POWER PLAY
Friday 4th April, 1pm
Venue: Kevin Barry Recital Room, NCH
Tickets: €17.50
Multi-Concert Discount Packages available
Andreas Borregaard, accordion
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Laura Bowler / Sam Redway POWER PLAY (2024)
Philip Venables / Ted Huffman My favourite piece is the Goldberg Variations (2021)
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An accordionist with a mask; a life told through other voices. Who is in control? And of what? Commedia dell’arte meets AI meets storytelling meets classical accordion: Danish accordionist Andreas Borregaard presents two new works written for him as part of his ongoing exploration of what it means to be a performer of contemporary music.
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The programme features POWER PLAY, a playful yet challenging examination of class, money and power, drawing on the traditions of the Commedia dell'arte. Andreas Borregard as Zanni finds himself in a space of almost no control, no worth, and desperation. He is confronted by a powerful voice that presents as human… But is it?