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THE MOST
MEMORABLE
CONCERT I
HAVE EVER
BEEN TO”
Audience feedback,
Lympstone, Devon
Keele Concerts Into the Melting Pot
The Telling A combination of music and
theatre which fuses a plethora
of extraordinary instruments
including the Arabic oud and
sounds from the rich cultural
heritage of the Iberian Peninsula
in the Middle Ages.
22 January
7.30pm
New Vic Theatre,
Etruria Road, ST5 0JG
Entry £16 | Students £5
Keele Music Students FREE
Spain. July 1492: The deadline
for the expulsion of the Jews is
days away. At twilight a Jewish
woman lights the lamps and
starts up her spinning wheel. Voices:
Clare Norburn & Ariane Prüssner
It is her last night in Seville.
She tunes into voices of a
community of Jewish, Christian
and Muslim women from across
the Spanish peninsula. Oud:
Giles Lewin
Down the centuries, women’s
stories of integration, love, the
rich cultural heritage and racial
intolerance are played out to a
soundtrack of plaintive Sephardic
songs and lively medieval
Cantigas and instrumentals.
Harp, percussion:
Joy Smith
Recorders:
Fatima Lahham
Actor as The Jewish woman
Blanca:
Suzanne Ahmet
Director:
Nicholas Renton
Lighting Designer:
Natalie Rowland
Play:
Clare Norburn
With thanks to The Marcus Trust