An exciting live concert showcasing the power of percussioninside the striking walls of Britannia Mine Museums Concentrator building will take place Sat, May 25 at 7:30pm.
NEWmatica, a riveting, site-specific, and interdisciplinary concert of new music and modern tap dance, co-produced by Astrolabe Musik Theatre, turns the venue into a musical instrument and brings together award-winning tap dancers Danny Nielsen and Dayna Szyndrowskiwith musicians Fringe Percussion and soprano Heather Pawsey.
This electric event presents percussive works by some of the worlds greatest composers: John Cage, R. Murray Schafer, André Cormier, and Jocelyn Morlock.
The works will take advantage of the buildings steel beams and girders, round wooden platforms, concrete floors, and found objects, and will be performed by members of the general public that have participated in a series of workshops developed by Astrolabe.
