Stewart Lee, Tania Chen, Steve Beresford, Poulomi Desai, Simon Underwood, Seth Ayyaz
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Usurp Chance Tour
Usurp Art Gallery and Sound and Music present two dynamic, ensemble performances that explore perceptual concepts of chance, time, listening and humour and the parameters of improvisational approaches in new music. The Usurp Chance Tour will be journeying from 15 March to 8 May and performing from an old chocolate factory to a revitalised cinema, to philharmonic halls.
"Indeterminacy" was originally recorded in 1959, with John Cage reading aloud 90 stories, each lasting one minute. For this performance, Stewart Lee assumes Cage's role accompanied by contemporary pianists, Tania Chen and Steve Beresford improvising on pianos and objects.
"Humour and existentialist melancholy co-exist, perching on a knife-edge." Gramophone
"The Conspirators of Pleasure" featuring Poulomi Desai (augmented sitar), Simon Underwood (modified toys and electronics) and Seth Ayyaz (daaf and electronics), create improvised soundscapes, twisting technology and transforming organic sounds into eerie calls with intense waves of noise, pulsating rhythms and melancholic, lyrical interplay.
Please note: this is not stand-up.
Stewart Lee
An official Channel 4 survey of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups Ever placed Stewart Lee at number 41. His mother, whom he loves dearly, thinks Tom O'Connor…
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Steve Beresford
Excellent keyboard player whose worked with John Zorn and Han Benninki, as well as creating scores for films and television.
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Also Appearing
Poulomi Desai, Simon Underwood, Seth Ayyaz
Stewart Lee, Tania Chen, Steve Beresford, Poulomi Desai, Simon Underwood, Seth Ayyaz image © Idil Sukan
Norwich Arts Centre
- Disabled Booking:
- 01603 660 352
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Stewart Lee, Tania Chen, Steve Beresford, Poulomi Desai, Simon Underwood, Seth Ayyaz image © Idil Sukan
Norwich Arts Centre
- Disabled Booking:
- 01603 660 352
See all events at Norwich Arts Centre