Michael Ormiston & Candida Valentino Events archive 2021

Samsara

27 Oct 2021 – 5 Nov 202119:30 POSTPONED TO NEXT YEAR !!!
at the Théâtre national de la Danse Chaillot, Paris
Aakash Odedra Company and Bagri Foundation invite you to enter the world of Samsara. Created and performed by international dance artists Aakash Odedra (UK/India) and Hu Shenyuan (China), with live music by composer and vocalist Nicki Wells (UK/Switzerland) virtuoso percussionist Beibei Wang and Mongolian Khöömii Overtone Singer and multi-instrumentalist Michael Ormiston. Experience a touching story of self-discovery and cultural exchange through this epic live performance of music and dance.
www.aakashodedra.com/productions/samsara/

Catching Well

Saturday 18 September: 12.30 to 4.30pm –
OUR 2020 COMMISSION BY SYLVIA HALLETT receives its first performance – musicians, dancers, unusual costumes. Michael will be playng Morin Khuur and percussion.

Colourscape Music Festival

September 11th to 19th 2021
on Clapham Common
EUROPE’S MOST UNUSUAL ARTS FESTIVAL
Eye Music Trust presents its flagship Colourscape Festival on Clapham Common in our new 70-chamber Festival Two Colourscape

Music of the Spheres

Saturday September 4th at Royal Victoria Docks, London
A spectacular Outdoor Event :Each show starts with dancers and musicians within land-based Spheres moving around the audience – a perfect way for a performance to be “socially-distanced” and a great theatrical spectacle.
The middle part of the show features performances on unusual and sculptural instruments from around the world with musicians playing under a large sculptural canopy. Musicians performing include Michael Ormiston (Far Eastern instruments; Steve Wishart (Hurdy Gurdy); Sylvia Hallett/Mike Adcock duo (violin, accordian, percussion, amplified bicycle wheel).
The finale of each show is “Music of the Spheres”. Composed and played by Simon Desorgher on the flute, the performance all takes place within giant Spheres and Domes.
A giant Sphere the size of a four-storey building is launched onto the lake with aerial dancer Claire Crook inside, spinning and spiralling on silks suspended from the centre. The Sphere performs a ballet on the lake as it moves over the surface of the water controlled by the Eye Music technical team.

Watford Colourscape Festival

Saturday Aug 21st to Mon Aug 30th Cassiobury Park WD18 7LG near the Park Hub cafe and paddling pool.
Monday Aug 23rd to Friday Aug 27th – our resident musician Michael Ormiston: free-flowing performances and workshops for families. Fantastic for all ages from babies through to 100 year-olds
Saturday Aug 28th HYPERYAK – unique ensemble with Lawrence Casserley (computers); Simon Desorgher (panpipes/flutes); Jeff Higley (Tibetan Singing Bowls); Michael Ormiston (Mongolian Overtone Singing)

Wentworth Woodhouse Music of the Spheres

Sunday Aug 15th Wentworth Woodhouse, Wentworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S62 7TQ
Show 1 at 12noon; Show 2 at 2pm; Show 3 at 4pm

Waddesdon Colourscape Festival

Wednesday July 28th to Friday July 30th – From 10.30am to 4.30pm
Continuous performances throughout the day from 11am to 3.30pm. Michael Ormiston: free-flowing performances and workshops for families.
Fantastic for all ages from babies through to 100 year-olds
Saturday July 31st – From 10.30am to 4.30pm Extraordinary Trombonist, Alan Tomlinson and Far Eastern specialist Michael Ormiston join forces
Wednesday Aug 4th to Friday Aug 6th From 10.30am to 4.30pm Michael Ormiston: free-flowing performances and workshops for families.
Fantastic for all ages from babies through to 100 year-olds
Sunday Aug 8th -From 10.30am to 4.30pm HYPERYAK – unique ensemble with Lawrence Casserley (computers); Simon Desorgher (panpipes/flutes); Jeff Higley (Tibetan Singing Bowls); Michael Ormiston (Mongolian Overtone Singing)

Music of the Spheres Colchester

Saturday July 24th Castle Park, Colchester CO1 1UD
Three 90 minute shows throughout the afternoon A spectacular Outdoor Event Each show starts with dancers and musicians within land-based Spheres moving around the audience – a perfect way for a performance to be “socially-distanced” and a great theatrical spectacle. The middle part of the show features performances on unusual and sculptural instruments from around the world with musicians playing under a large sculptural canopy. Musicians performing include Michael Ormiston (Far Eastern instruments; Steve Wishart (Hurdy Gurdy); Sylvia Hallett/Mike Adcock duo (violin, accordian, percussion, amplified bicycle wheel).
The finale of each show is “Music of the Spheres”. Composed and played by Simon Desorgher on the flute, the performance all takes place within giant Spheres and Domes.
A giant Sphere the size of a four-storey building is launched onto the lake with aerial dancer Claire Crook inside, spinning and spiralling on silks suspended from the centre. The Sphere performs a ballet on the lake as it moves over the surface of the water controlled by the Eye Music technical team.

Colourscape at Budleigh Salterton Festival

11am to 4.30pm Sunday July 12th
Colourscape with Elemental Symphonies performed by Sylvia Hallett and Michael Ormiston – Mongolian Overtone Singing and Tibetan Singing Bowls plus movement artists Jemima Brown and Lisa Rowley.
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