Ether 2011: Adrian Utley (Portishead) & Will Gregory (Goldfrapp) collaborate for The Passion of Joan of Arc

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Alison Fraser

Shot in France in 1927 by Carl Theodore Dreyer, the silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc was the victim of 55 years of bad luck. Censored before its release in 1928, the original negative was destroyed by fire. Then a second negative re-edited by Dreyer from alternate takes was also thought lost to [...]

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Ether 2011: Space Capsule lands at Southbank Centre

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Alison Fraser

On 31 March & 1 April, Will Gregory’s Piccard in Space crash-lands at Southbank Centre as part of Ether 2011. Gregory’s (of Goldfrapp) debut opera is a classic adventure about the real-life physicist Auguste Piccard and his mission to prove Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. In 1931, he broke aviation records by reaching 51,775 feet (15,781m) [...]

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Line-up announced for Ether Festival 2011 & listen to our Ether Spotify playlist

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Alison Fraser

Ether, Southbank Centre’s annual music festival of innovation, art, technology and cross-arts experimentation, returns from 24 March – 28 April for its tenth year this year with a mix of rock iconoclasts and contemporary classical pioneers. From Jonny Greenwood and Thom Yorke playing alongside London Sinfonietta and members of The Nazareth Orchestra in 2005 to Chris [...]

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