Soundworlds

Writer and theatre-maker Travis Alabanza conjures a riotous fantasy of spectacular queer resistance, sparked by the apparently mundane act of four trans friends leaving the house together. With an original score by DJ and producer Mwen. Featuring Afi, Chloe Filani, Alexis Meshida & Ebun Sodipo. Directed by Patrick Eakin Young, with sound design by Ross Flight. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Musician and theatre-maker Aminita Francis uses looped vocals, song and spoken word to navigate her own mental health crisis in this virtuosic new piece of solo hip-hop theatre. With additional music and production by Matt Huxley, sound design and mixing by Ross Flight, and directed by Patrick Eakin Young. Co-commissioned by Camden People's Theatre. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Playwright and performer Joana Nastari presents a new sonic theatre piece based on her award-winning theatrical love letter to strippers: Fuck You Pay Me. With a banging favela-funk score by Charlotte Bickley. Starring Joana Nastari and Chloe Petts. Directed by Bethany Pitts, dramaturgy by Bethany Pitts and Patrick Eakin Young, and sound design by Ross Flight. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Anna Rheingans of folk duo The Rheingans Sisters provides vivid musical tableaux in this sonic adaptation of Joanne Schwartz's award-winning children's book, depicting a day in the life of a young boy growing up in a seaside mining town in Nova Scotia. Featuring Vox Smith as Davey. Directed by Patrick Eakin Young, text by Joanne Schwartz, and sound design/mixing by Ross Flight. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Canadian performance company Quote Unquote Collective construct a multicultural, multi-national, multi-lingual rallying cry for universal childcare, using a cappella vocal music and verbatim interviews with caregivers from around the world. Crafted by Amy Nostbakken & Norah Sadava. Additional mixing and mastering by Matt Smith. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Singer-songwriter Douglas Dare plays a festive living-room set at an East London Christmas party in this holiday special, which embroils the listener in all the messiness of the season. With text co-written and performed by George Heyworth. Conceived and directed by Patrick Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aho Ssan's experimental electronic album Simulacrum becomes a sonic dystopia and the setting for a chilling fable that draws on the artist's own experiences growing up in the French suburbs. With text by James Ginzburg. Voices by Tevye Matheson. Conceived and directed by Patrick Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Christopher Cerrone's pulsing electroacoustic album Liminal Highway is transformed into a luminous landscape for this dreamlike journey through city streets, in pursuit of a mysterious woman. With text by Stephanie Fleischmann and flutes by Tim Munro. Performed by Ally Murphy. Conceived and directed by Patrick Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome back to Soundworlds! Here's a little taste of our upcoming season, which launches on 4th November 2021. We'll be releasing new brand new sonic theatre projects every fortnight. Subscribe to the Soundworlds feed on your favourite podcast app and you'll be sure not to miss out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The first of three new sonic theatre commissions from artists on the Erased Tapes label, reflecting on the concept of "home". Composer-saxophonist Daniel Thorne contrasts vivid, sensuous impressions from his childhood home of Perth, Australia, and from his adopted home of Liverpool, England. Written, composed and performed by Daniel Thorne. Editing and dramaturgy by Patrick Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The second of three new sonic theatre commissions from artists on the Erased Tapes label, reflecting on the concept of "home". American multi-instrumentalist and singer Peter Broderick takes a wander through the landscapes, both natural and manmade, of his adopted home on the west coast of Ireland. Featuring music from his album Blackberry (courtesy of Erased Tapes). Written, performed and recorded by Peter Broderick. Dramaturgy by Patrick Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The last of three new sonic theatre commissions from artists on the Erased Tapes label, reflecting on the concept of "home". English songsmith Douglas Dare shares the euphoria of a night out with his chosen family: the fabulous denizens of London's queer East End. Composed, performed and recorded by Douglas Dare. Written by Patrick Eakin Young, from interviews with the artist. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Singer-songwriter Douglas Dare and Erased Tapes founder Robert Raths discuss Home Tapes with Soundworlds director Patrick Eakin Young. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Club Gewalt's electro-pop documentary based on Philippe Petit’s legendary tightrope walk between New York’s Twin Towers in 1974. In this new audio adaptation of their 2014 production, members of the Rotterdam-based performance collective relate Petit's extraordinary feat to their own ambitions and fears as artists. A Club Gewalt production, presented by Soundworlds. Concept, recording and editing by Sanna Elon Vrij, Robbert Klein & Gerty van de Perre. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. Man On Wire: The Album is available to purchase on cassette from www.clubgewalt.nl/en, or as a digital album from www.clubgewalt.bandcamp.com/album/man-on-wire. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Club Gewalt members Sanna Elon Vrij and Robbert Klein discuss Man On Wire, making work as a collective and millennial perspectives on opera, with Soundworlds director Patrick Eakin Young. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The first of four sonic theatre miniatures inspired by the suffocating interiors and suburban tableaux of Raymond Carver's iconic 1981 short story collection. "Gazebo" is adapted and directed by Patrick Eakin Young, with music by Matt Huxley. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The second of four sonic theatre miniatures inspired by the suffocating interiors and suburban tableaux of Raymond Carver's iconic 1981 short story collection. "Sacks" is adapted and directed by Patrick Eakin Young, with music by Matt Huxley. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The third of four sonic theatre miniatures inspired by the suffocating interiors and suburban tableaux of Raymond Carver's iconic 1981 short story collection. "I Could See The Smallest Thing" is adapted and directed by Patrick Eakin Young, with music and sound design by Alex Groves. Featuring vocals by Hatis Noit. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The last of four sonic theatre miniatures inspired by the suffocating interiors and suburban tableaux of Raymond Carver's iconic 1981 short story collection. "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" is adapted and directed by Patrick Eakin Young, with music by Matt Huxley and sound design by Alex Groves. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Director Patrick Eakin Young and composers Matt Huxley and Alex Groves discuss What We Talk About When We Talk About Love with visual artist Jonah Sack. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The first in a three-part sonic theatre piece by Patrick Eakin Young, based on Courtney Angela Brkic’s memoir The Stone Fields. Drawn to Bosnia by her family history, Courtney joins a UN forensics team helping to excavate the mass graves at Srebrenica, unbeknownst to her father. Featuring a score by Christian Mason and Shelley Parker, based on traditional Balkan vocal music. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The second in a three-part sonic theatre piece by Patrick Eakin Young, based on Courtney Angela Brkic’s memoir The Stone Fields. Courtney tells the sad tale of her aunt Ljubica who fell in love with a war criminal. Featuring a score by Christian Mason and Shelley Parker, based on traditional Balkan vocal music. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The third in a three-part sonic theatre piece by Patrick Eakin Young, based on Courtney Angela Brkic’s memoir The Stone Fields. Courtney concludes the story of her grandmother Andjelka, who was arrested for hiding her Jewish lover from the Fascists. Featuring a score by Christian Mason and Shelley Parker, based on traditional Balkan vocal music. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Director Patrick Eakin Young, writer Courtney Angela Brkic and composer Christian Mason discuss Remnants with Rachel Donnelly, Project Manager for the Second World War and Holocaust Partnership programme at the Imperial War Museum. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Soundworlds creator Patrick Eakin Young introduces the concept of sonic theatre and gives a taste of what to expect from our first season. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.