Tao of Glass

25th July - 12th September @sohoplace

Factory International Improbable Nica Burns Heni Koenigsberg Factory International, Manchester Improbable Perth Festival Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen Hong Kong New Vision Arts Festival Carolina Performing Arts – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Naomi Milgrom AO Directed by Phelim McDermott & Kirsty Housley

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An exploration of life, loss and a single question: Where does true inspiration come from? Composer Philip Glass and performer-director Phelim McDermott (Improbable) have worked together on acclaimed opera productions in London, New York and beyond, and Tao of Glass is their most personal collaboration yet. Inspired by a dream, this West End premiere marries ten meditations on life, death and Taoist wisdom with ten brand new pieces of music from Glass, presented by McDermott with an ensemble of musicians and puppeteers. Part-concert, part-performance, Tao of Glass is a storytelling tapestry, soundtracked by Glass’s mesmerising music and shot through with Improbable’s trademark theatricality.

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A woman plays the violin Johan Persson Featuring Kasia Ziminska

Performers throw reams of sheet music into the air Johan Persson Featuring Phelim McDermott Sarah Wright Janet Etuk

Phelim McDermott stands inside a light up ring of light, looking up to the sky with his hands in the air Johan Persson Featuring Phelim McDermott

Three puppeteers move to make a small puppet of a boy fly through the air Johan Persson Featuring Sarah Wright Janet Etuk Vic Llewellyn

Phelim McDermott stands in the centre of the stage, surrounded by sheet music on the floor, wearing a long coast and bowler hat Johan Persson Featuring Phelim McDermott