To celebrate Dragon Boat Day and the release, albeit belatedly, of its enchanting debut longplayer, Pacu's Trip, cross-cultural music/performance art combo, Moving Sound will bring its eclectic blend of ethnic harmonies and atmospheric ambiance to Taipei's Red House Theatre on Tuesday for a special one-off performance.
Entitled A Celebration of Ancient Spirit in a Modern World and dubbed "music for an urban tribe," the show has been created by the group to, in its own words, "Connect old and new, and East and West, to create a new ritual" for the age-old Oriental holiday. The concert will allow audiences to both hear and see Moving Sound at its best.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MOVING SOUND
The combo plans to entice audiences with an audio feast filled with everything from gypsy music to Middle Eastern tunes, African, Aboriginal, Adriatic and Oriental songs, while at the same time arousing viewers with the show's visual and theatrical aspects, that blend elements of the ancient and the modern.
Formed in 2001 in New York by US national Scott Prairie and Taiwan's Mia Hsieh (謝韻雅), and later joined by Taiwan national Alex Wu (吳政君), the art house styled performance group has long been a regular crowd-pleaser in Taipei and has been lauded for its rich audiovisual performances at alternative venues such as the Witch House.
Along with wowing fans in Taiwan the group has also wooed crowds in the US, where it recently played a five-city tour and saw its pleasing world beat tinged vibes prove hugely successful. Moving Sound performed to packed-houses at a string of well-known venues on both the East and West Coasts including LA's The Knitting Factory and New York's Galapagos Art Space.
For its up-coming show at Taipei's Red House Theatre, the group will perform a mixed bag of tunes from the recent album and will be joined on stage by several guest musicians. Teaming up with Moving Sound will be a local classical Chinese musician, two Indian classical musicians and Belgian Pieter Thys, who appeared on the group's recent album.
Performance notes:
What: A Moving Sound: A Celebration of Ancient Spirit in a Modern World.
Where: The Red House Theatre, 10 Chengde Rd, Taipei (台北市成都路10號).
When: 7:30pm, Tuesday, June 22
Tickets: Tickets cost NT$450 and are available at the door.
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