Blood of a Poet (Le sang d’un poète)
music for Jean Cocteau’s 1930 surrealist classic film
For four players:
ob, b cl, vln, perc (marimba, bongos)
Duration: 50 minutes
Jean Cocteau’s Le sang d’un poète (Blood of a Poet) (1930) explores the technical capabilities of film to magically transcend time, to capture creativity and to suspend physical laws. One of the true classics of the cinema and a key work of Surrealism, Cocteau’s first film is an aesthetic tour de force consisting of a series of episodes and imaginary events. The strange and disturbing images and trick photography represent Cocteau’s unique view of “the poet’s inner self”. Cocteau’s combination of visual poetry and theatrical camp makes this a rich, fascinating and enigmatic film.
First performance at Chapter Cinema, Cardiff on 28 October 2006
with Nick Williams (oboe), Alison Lambert (bass clarinet), Aibhe Smythe (violin), Hugh Wilkinson (percussion)
Further information, videos and photos here
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Performances
29.10.06 | CARDIFF | Chapter Arts Centre |
01.11.06 | CRANBROOK | Queens Hall |
03.11.96 | AMMANFORD | Miners Theatre |
04.11.06 | LEICESTER | Phoenix Arts |
05.11.06 | NORWICH | Arts Centre |
07.11.06 | LLANTWIT MAJOR | St Donats Arts Centre |
09.11.06 | ABERYSTWYTH | National Library of Wales |
10.11.06 | HOLYHEAD | Ucheldre Centre |
15.11.06 | PORTSMOUTH | New Theatre Royal |
16.11.06 | SWANSEA | Dylan Thomas Centre |
17.11.06 | MOLD | Clwyd Theatr Cymru |
18.11.06 | SHEFFIELD | Showroom |
19.11.06 | BASINGSTOKE | Central Studio |
02.12.06 | LONDON | Barbican Cinema |
Produced by Sound Affairs with the financial support of: Arts Council of Wales, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation