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A musical project inspired by French poet Jean Cocteau’s dream to “hear the sounds of Picasso’s Guitars”. The Guitar Quartet is a collaborative effort between artists of France and Australia. Visiting artists include Rafael Andia (professor of Guitar at the prestigious Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris), and Claire Sananikone (a brilliant student from the Paris Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique). They are joined by Eric Cathan and Giuseppe Zangari from The University of Newcastle.
Under Andia’s artistic direction, the group will perform rarely-heard Spanish Music in haunting and evocative duets and quartets. Simultaneously, a careful selection of Picasso’s paintings will be projected onto a large screen. The objective will be to deliver an expert mix of “sound-image-emotion”.
One of the highlights of the performance will be the Australian premiere of Mr Andia’s composition, INMEMORIAL "sobre temas revolucionarios" for two equal guitars. This musical work attempts to give a “voice” to Picasso’s celebrated painting “Guernica”, the powerful depiction of a Basque village annihilated by fascists during the 1936 Spanish Civil War.
The Guitars of Picasso
Peninsula Theatre, Cnr McMasters & Ocean Beach Rds, Woy Woy
1st August at 8pm and 3rd August at 2pm
Bookings: 43 233 233
Adults $33, Concessions $27, Children $22
www.ericcathan.com
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