Close Menu
Fabuk MagazineFabuk Magazine
    Latest Edition
    23rd edition of FabUK Magazine featuring Leila Hadioui
    What's Hot

    JU-NNA’s SS24 Collection Unveils a Symphony of Modern Elegance and Ethical Innovation

    29 November 2023

    IMAX AND PATHÉ LIVE ANNOUNCE THE GLOBAL RELEASE OF “QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL” EXCLUSIVELY IN IMAX THEATRES FOR A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT BEGINNING JANUARY 18

    29 November 2023

    ENDNIG THE YEAR WITH A BANG IS ‘VIVAS’ WITH THEIR EXPLOSIVE NEW SINGLE ‘VINYL GIRL’

    29 November 2023
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Fabuk MagazineFabuk Magazine
    • Fashion

      JU-NNA’s SS24 Collection Unveils a Symphony of Modern Elegance and Ethical Innovation

      29 November 2023

      Joshua Kane ‘The Shipwrecked Tailors’ Fashion Show

      19 November 2023

      Pure London X JATC Grows POP Destination for February 24 Show

      16 November 2023

      Miss London 2023 NATASHA BERESFORD Face of CETUEM Cosmetics Attends Party at Beauty Clinic AESTHETIQUE

      15 November 2023

      British artist Kate MccGwire unveiled her fashion art scarf collection partnership with Paris-based Co-Lab369 – at 1 Hotel, Mayfair on Berkeley Street

      15 November 2023
    • Events
      1. Art
      2. Festivals / Shows
      3. Film festivals
      4. Theatre
      5. Sports
      6. View All

      Royal College of Art appoints Professor Christoph Lindner as new President and Vice-Chancellor

      24 November 2023

      BURTYNSKY: Extraction/Abstraction

      21 November 2023

      Maxim prodigy front man art show at claredon fine art Covent Garden

      16 November 2023

      Art For Change Prize Regional Winners Announcement

      24 October 2023

      JAPAN LEADS THE WAY IN CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY AT THE ISHIKAWA HYAKUMANGOKU CULTURAL FESTIVAL

      9 October 2023

      FESTIVAL MODE ET CULTURE SINO-FRANÇAIS

      13 September 2023

      Nitin Sawhney’s Journeys Festival returns to the Royal Albert Hall

      27 July 2023

      BUYER CONFIDENCE SPREADS AT MODA

      8 February 2023

      10th Duhok International Film Fest to be Held with French Cinema Focus

      25 November 2023

      Raindance Film Festival starts October 25th in London

      24 October 2023

      “Maestro” during the 67th BFI London Film Festival

      13 October 2023

      The six new filmmakers welcomed at the Résidence du Festival

      10 October 2023

      La Clique

      19 November 2023

      Ballet Black return to the Linbury Theatre with much-anticipated double bill

      2 November 2023

      Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett

      30 October 2023

      Dear England

      26 October 2023

      F1® DRIVE – London: New details revealed for world’s first F1 karting experience

      23 November 2023

      Harlequins have today confirmed an agreement with legendary London nightclub Infernos to be the Official After Party for Big Game 15.

      22 November 2023

      Grace Clinton inspires female ‘Sports Leaders’ in Haringey

      15 November 2023

      Getting to know Racing for All’s Aisling Power

      19 October 2023

      Cos Sakkas named British Hairdresser of the Year for the second time!

      28 November 2023

      PURE LONDON X JATC ANNOUNCE SPARKLING LINE-UP TO FASTEST GROWING DESTINATION – JEWELLERY

      28 November 2023

      SCOOP REVEALS SENSATIONAL LINE UP OF ACCESSORY DESIGNERS

      27 November 2023

      10th Duhok International Film Fest to be Held with French Cinema Focus

      25 November 2023
    • Film

      Films that opened up on Friday Nov. 24th, 2023

      24 November 2023

      DAISY EDGAR-JONES, ṢỌP̣É DÌRÍSÙ AND HIMESH PATEL JOIN THE BAFTA EE RISING STAR AWARD JURY PANEL TO DECIDE THE 2024 NOMINEES

      15 November 2023

      Films that opened up on Friday November 3rd, 2023

      3 November 2023

      Films that opened on Oct 27th 2023

      29 October 2023

      Kyle Allen is headed to Mars in charming rom-com

      20 October 2023
    • Music

      IMAX AND PATHÉ LIVE ANNOUNCE THE GLOBAL RELEASE OF “QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL” EXCLUSIVELY IN IMAX THEATRES FOR A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT BEGINNING JANUARY 18

      29 November 2023

      ENDNIG THE YEAR WITH A BANG IS ‘VIVAS’ WITH THEIR EXPLOSIVE NEW SINGLE ‘VINYL GIRL’

      29 November 2023

      MIMI WEBB RELEASES OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “BACK HOME FOR CHRISTMAS”

      28 November 2023

      SAM FISCHER UNVEILS NEW TRACK ‘HARD TO LOVE’

      24 November 2023

      Floss Jordan | Captivates on lush cinematic single ‘Turbulence’

      21 November 2023
    • News
    • Interviews
    • Travel

      What Parents Need To Look For In A UK Summer Camp Provider

      22 November 2023

      3 Destinations Along the Amalfi Coast You Need in Your Life

      20 November 2023

      National Geographic Traveller (UK) announces The Cool List 2024

      1 November 2023

      What Things Should a Student Take With Them When Travelling?

      24 October 2023

      Where Should a Student Go on Vacation in the UK?

      24 October 2023
    • Store
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube
    Fabuk MagazineFabuk Magazine
    You are at:Home»Events»Art»The Royal Opera announces 8bit
    Art

    The Royal Opera announces 8bit

    22 April 20215 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    Share
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Email

    The Royal Opera announces 8bit – a series of 8 free digital operatic experiences, bringing together some of the most innovative contemporary artists

    Dumbworld fatal system error (dumbworld) image
    Dumbworld fatal system error (dumbworld) image

    On Friday 30 April at 7pm GMT we are excited to present 8bit – a series of eight newly commissioned, experimental experiences of digital opera – bringing together some of the most innovative contemporary artists. 

    Available for free, and hosted across Facebook, YouTube and Instagram – the eight short ‘bits’ comprise six short films, one audio performance and a web browser experiment, presenting well-loved repertory in ways audiences will never have experienced them before, as well as world premieres of new short works.  

    Created in response to the impact of Covid-19 on the arts (and not least the freelance community), ROH Director of Opera, Oliver Mears, and Creative Producer Kate Wyatt and Producer Rachel Caccia commissioned an international cohort of collaborators who straddle both opera and technology to create short works of digital opera.  

    Oliver Mears, Director of The Royal Opera explains: “At a time when it is so hard to work together in the same place, let alone the same time, we have been forced to adapt and work in different ways. 8bit links material that spans platforms and genres in an audio and visual moment of fabulous variety and eclecticism – challenging the stereotypes associated with opera.” 

    Audiences will be directed to a specially curated hub on the ROH website, where they will be guided through a global musical journey, from Berlin to Ellis Island and back to Covent Garden. Through music and sound-driven performance, viewers will be encouraged to travel across a digital landscape and experience classical music and opera in stunning new ways. 

    Patrick among the flowers 05Canadian-born director and dramaturg Patrick Eakin Young has created an ‘Instagram opera’ titled Among The Flowers – featuring a new composition by Matt Huxley, with vocals by Lucy Goddard. Patrick Eakin Young says: “During the past year, through all the lockdowns, Instagram has been one of my main conduits to the outside world. I thought: what would it be like if I created an opera specifically for it? What would that look and sound like? What’s so fascinating is that digital opera may change depending on the format that it’s in, but it’s still opera: it’s still about storytelling, emotion and music.” 

    Katie mitchell

    Katie Mitchell returns to ROH with a new collaboration with Grant Gee – a five-minute film to the soundtrack of Anna Meredith’s ‘Heal You’ – featuring the voluntary work of ROH Chorister Amanda Baldwin at a London vaccination centre. The piece “celebrates the vaccination rollout and the brilliance of women’s contribution to that process,” explains Katie Mitchell. 

    German conductor and curator André de Ridder and soprano Katherine Manley collaborate on OVER/ UNDER GROUND – where a single hand-held camera follows Katherine as she moves around public spaces in Berlin, taking the operatic voice (having been forced) out of its usual context performing ‘Verso già l‘alma col sangue’ from Handel’s Aci, Galatea e Polifemo.   

    “I’ve always been interested in the possibilities of film with operatic content, beyond the filming of conventionally staged performances. The pandemic has furthered that interest and our little film is an exploration of that. We combined the contemporary sounds of Mouse On Mars’ ‘sonic auteur’ Jan St. Werner with a classic Baroque aria which kind of gets lost over and underground the streets of Berlin, looking to find a place outside the theatre. We found new meaning in Aci’s passage into isolation but also a mysterious, possible manifestation of a relationship triggered by a meeting with a stranger, maybe Galatea?” says André de Ridder. 

    Over underground still 2Director and choreographer, Anna Morrissey’s All Together Alone, sees dancers of The Royal Ballet responding unchoreographed to a reworked version of ‘Ebben’ from Catalani’s La Wally by Ben and Max Ringham, with vocals by Jette Parker Young Artist Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha.  

    Echoes at the gate, a film by multidisciplinary video designer Akhila Krishnan, explores themes of immigration, identity and language, with soundtrack of ‘Akh! istomilas ya gorem‘ from Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades. Akhila Krishnan notes: “The main thinking behind this idea is to show that this music (that might seem to be very distanced/removed) for a young audience member actually speaks of universal, relevant and current ideas and themes.” 

    Rakhi still
    Rakhi still

    Making her ROH debut, violinist, collaborator and music director Rakhi Singh has crafted a music video titled – FFAALL – set to three different pieces of music by Rakhi herself, Seb Gainsborough and Nicola Matteis. Filmed in different spaces at the ROH during lockdown, the piece features Salford-based artist Blackhaine whose practice concerns deconstructive and exhaustive technique contained within sound, film and movement. 

    Elayce moon
    Elayce moon

    Theatre and opera director Elayce Ismail has worked with composer John Barber to create Our Dark Side and The Moon: a night-time duet, a meditative guided listening, reflecting on our relationship with the Moon. With spoken narration by Elayce and vocals by Nazan Fikret, the listener is invited to take their device to a window or outside space to watch the moon as they listen.   

    Elayce explains, “We made this audio piece for the end of lockdown as a bridge between the world inside your home and the world outside. Inspired by the Moon and recent Mars landings, and reflecting on the human desire to explore, exploit and colonise, this night time duet asks you to look, to listen, to dream and to question.” 

    Concluding the experience, artist-led creative production company Dumbworld have crafted an interactive web-based opera experience titled Fatal System Error, following the last digital breaths of a web bot. Featuring a new composition by Brian Irvine, performed by Alexandra Lowe (JPYA) and The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. 

    8bit Alexandra Lowe All Together Alone Brian Irvine Dumbworld Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha The Orchestra The Royal Ballet

    Related Posts

    4 Mins Read

    Royal College of Art appoints Professor Christoph Lindner as new President and Vice-Chancellor

    24 November 2023 Art
    3 Mins Read

    BURTYNSKY: Extraction/Abstraction

    21 November 2023 Art
    1 Min Read

    Maxim prodigy front man art show at claredon fine art Covent Garden

    16 November 2023 Art
    4 Mins Read

    Art For Change Prize Regional Winners Announcement

    24 October 2023 Art
    Don't Miss
    Fashion

    JU-NNA’s SS24 Collection Unveils a Symphony of Modern Elegance and Ethical Innovation

    29 November 20231 Min Read

    For the SS24 season, JU-NNA finds muse in the enchanting sculpture ‘Alternating Rhythm’ by Maria…

    Joshua Kane ‘The Shipwrecked Tailors’ Fashion Show

    19 November 2023

    Pure London X JATC Grows POP Destination for February 24 Show

    16 November 2023

    Miss London 2023 NATASHA BERESFORD Face of CETUEM Cosmetics Attends Party at Beauty Clinic AESTHETIQUE

    15 November 2023
    Stay In Touch
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    Fabuk Magazine ISSUE 23 featuring Leila Hadioui
    Fabuk Magazine
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube Pinterest
    • How to get FabUK
    © 2023 All right reserved

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.