 Event |
Grand Union Orchestra: Song of Contagion
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| Venue |
Wilton's Music Hall, London, England |
| First Date |
13 June 2017 |
| Last Date |
17 June 2017 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Ever wondered what would happen if you teamed up a distinguished scientist with internationally-acclaimed jazz and world musicians? The answer is Song of Contagion, the brainchild of composer Tony Haynes and epidemiologist Elizabeth Pisani, which explores the mismatch between areas where diseases are suffered and those where the money is spent, bringing cold statistics vividly to life on stage. |
| Description Source |
Website |
| Primary Genre |
Music
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| Subjects |
Health
Medicine
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| Contributors |
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| Production Nationality |
England
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| Further Information |
It begins in the East End, round the corner from Wilton’s, where cholera raged in Victorian times; eradicated in London by building the sewers, it continues rampant in Kolkata today. A moving series of songs tells the stories of combatants and civilians affected by shell-shock, for which treatment is still scarce. Exuberant dance rhythms describe how dengue and Zika spread unnoticed across Afric
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
130835 |
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