Pure poetry as Iain Banks adds audio to Mark Brew's Nocturne
June 26th, 2009 in Appearances & Events, UK-Specific
DaveH of The Banksoniain fanzine fame has been in touch with some information about an audio contribution by Iain to a dance performance that's opening tonight in London:
Not strictly an Iain appearance but Gary Lloyd who created an audio version of The Bridge and is working with Iain on a tribute album for Frozen Gold has used a recording of Iain reading a poem by Luke Pell in the music that Gary has written for a dance group.
The first of this year's performances of Nocturne by the Marc Brew Company are free and will be taking place as part of the Greenwich and Docklands International Festival this weekend. The piece lasts approximately twenty minutes.
- Friday June 26th, 13:45 & 18:45
- Saturday June 27th, 13:45 & 18:45
- Sunday June 28th, 13:45 & 15:45
at Monument Gardens, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
There will also be performances at:
- Winchester Hat Fair - 3rd and 4th July
- Penrith Dance Daze - 26th July
- Stockton International Riverside Festival - 31st July, 2nd August
- Liberty Festival 2009 - Trafalgar Square, London - 5th September
- Manchester International Festival - 18th to 20th September (TBC)
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