A Kabuki Winterreise: Spring Snow at the RNCM
Creative Tourist
Embark on a powerful journey that inhabits a world of sound and silence, solitude and connection, and love and loss.
One of the highlights of the RNCM‘s Dance:Music initiative, mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron and pianist Julius Drake unveil a brand new interpretation of Schubert’s iconic Winterreise complemented by kabuki interludes, a form of traditional Japanese drama and dance. Spring Snow will weave the tales of Yasuna, a distinguished Kabuki play from 1818, and Schubert’s timeless Winterreise from 1827, into a rich tapestry of emotion.
Under the direction of Sonoko Kamimura, you’ll see the elegant movements of traditional Japanese dance-theatre against the ethereal backdrop of shamisen music, as two solitary paths cross and inspire one another in breathtaking harmony.
Programme
Franz Schubert Winterreise Op 89 D 911
Interspersed with short kabuki interludes
Performers
Fleur Barron mezzo-soprano
Suleiman Suleiman actor/dancer
Julius Drake piano
Sonoko Kamimura movement director
Hibiki Ichikawa shamisen
