Passion in Practice

Pericles: Recomposed

January 29th, 2015

Bringing together a group of artists from the UK, Europe, India, and the US, the Pericles Ensemble had two days of rehearsal before being joined by a Chamber orchestra, three hours before their opening performance.

A world premiere in three different ways:

– A modern iteration of Shakespeare’s Company
– A modern iteration of the accent his actors spoke
– A new version of Vivaldi’s masterpiece

First performed at Daniel Harding’s Interplay Festival at the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Berwaldhallen, Stockholm

The Shakespeare Standard reviewer Louie Woodall, accompanied the Ensemble and documented the experience in three articles.
Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3

Louie also reviewed the performance

Shakespeare’s Pericles spoken in the Original Pronunciation, underscored by Max Richter‘s Four Seasons: Recomposed, played live by the Trondheim Soloists with Daniel Hope.

(Original Recording c/o Deutsche Grammophone, featuring Daniel Hope, Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin, André de Ridder)

The Pericles Ensemble

The Trondheim Soloists
Daniel Hope, violinist

Gower, the Chorus David Crystal

The Kingdom of Antioch
Antiochus, King of Antioch Hilton McRae
Hesperides, Princess of Antioch Diana Kashlan
Pericles, Prince of Tyre Ben Crystal
Thaliard, servant to Antiochus Anirudh Nair

The Kingdom of Tyre
Helicanus, councillor to Pericles,
later Governor of Tyre Owen Oakeshott
Escanes, councillor to Pericles Solomon Mousley

The City of Tharsus
Cleon, Governor of Tharsus Owen Oakeshott
Dionisia, Governess of Tharsus Joan Walker
Leonine, servant to Dionisia Solomon Mousley

The Realm of Pentapolis
Three Fisherman Owen Oakeshott, Solomon Mousley, Aslam Percival
Simonides, King of Pentapolis William Sutton
Thaisa, Princess of Pentapolis Natalie Thomas
Marshall to King Simonides Alex Boxall
Lychorida, Thaisa’s Nurse Diana Kashlan

The Land of Ephesus
Cerimon, Lord of Ephesus Anirudh Nair
Philemon, servant to Cerimon Alex Boxall

Late Pericles Hilton McRae
Late Thaisa Joan Walker

The City of Tharsus
Marina Jennifer Jackson
Leonine, servant to Dionisia Solomon Mousley

The Port of Metaline
Bawd, a Brothel-owner Natalie Thomas
Pander, husband to Bawd Anirudh Nair
Bolt, servant to Bawd Warren Rusher
Lysimachus, Governor of Metaline Aslam Percival

Diana, Goddess of Women Diana Kashlan

Other Lords, Pirates, & Messengers the Ensemble

Crew
Master of the Play Ben Crystal
Master of the Booke Nathan Markiewicz
Master of Pronunciation Professor David Crystal
Master of him Hilary Crystal
Master of the Sonnets Will Sutton
Master of the Company Warren Rusher
Master of the Room Aslam Husain
Master of the Ensemble Jennifer Jackson
Master of the Physiks Anirudh Nair
Master of the Sticks Natalie Thomas
Master of the Stage Saskia Smit

: David Crystal

: The first shipwreck

: The shipwreck

: The second shipwreck

: The Blessing of Marina

: Anirudh Nair, and Diana Kashlan

: Natalie Tomas

: Natalie Thomas & Anirudh Nair

: Daneil Hope & David Crystal

: Will Sutton & Ben Crystal

: Aslam Husain, Jennifer Jackson, & Diana Kashlan

: Aslam Husain, Jennifer Jackson, & David Crystal

: Diana Kashlan

: Jennifer Jackson & Hilton McRae

: Pericles Reunited, watched by Gower

: Hilton McRae, Jennifer Jackson, Joan Walker

: Marina Reunited

: Owen Oakeshott

: Daniel Hope, Daniel Harding, Ben Crystal, and the Trondheim Soloists

: The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Hall, with the Trondheim Soloists, Daniels Hope, Harding, and the Pericles Ensemble

Pericles: Recomposed
Featuring L’Arte Del Mondo with Daniel Hope

Savannah Music Festival

Tuesday 5th April 2016, 6pm EST

The Savannah Music Festival hosted Passion in Practice’s re-staging of the tragedy of Pericles, Prince of Tyre, for one night in Savannah, Georgia, USA.

Underscoring the play with Max Richter’s reworking of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons: Recomposed, featuring the German orchestra l’arte del mondo led by Daniel Hope, the evening’s event transcended the normal theatre going experience.

An enthralled audience laughed, gasped and cried, glued to the magical experience happening onstage as the Shakespeare Ensemble led the Musicians, the Musicians led the Ensemble and the moments when both worked together created something surprising, unique, magical.

Photos below of the Pericles Ensemble in rehearsal. Choreography by Jennifer Jackson. Photography by Will O’Hare.