A new solo instrumental music theatre piece tells the stories of a baker, a tailor, a child and a mother living in London’s East End.
As the versatile clarinettist/performer Neyire Ashworth takes you on this journey, you will share in the delights and tragedies of the area – the clarinet leading you through the virtual streets and transforming into memorable characters.
‘..restrained direction, sensitive handling of an emotional subject and judicious balancing of poetry, music and narrative’
Stenclmusic is a dramatic evocation of London’s East End inspired by the poems of the charismatic Yiddish poet Avrom Nokhem Stencl 1897-1983 and memories from the community.
The live performance is supported by multi-layered recorded clarinets, with a sound designhat plunges you into the streets of Whitechapel, alongside interviews with its inhabitants. Projected images of the streets and people, past and present, create a colourful and mesmeric backdrop.
