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Tao of Glass

@sohoplace4 Soho Place, Charing Cross Road, London, Greater London, W1D 3BG, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Friday 28 August 202619:30
Saturday 29 August 202614:30
Saturday 29 August 202619:30
Tuesday 01 September 202619:30
Wednesday 02 September 202619:30
Thursday 03 September 202614:30
Thursday 03 September 202619:30
Friday 04 September 202619:30
Saturday 05 September 202614:30
Saturday 05 September 202619:30
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Performers
Phelim McDermottDirector, Actor
Kirsty HousleyDirector
Fly DavisSet Designer
Colin GrenfellLighting Designer
Giles ThomasSound Design
Chris VatalaroDirector, Percussion
Lyndie WrightPuppet Designer & Puppet Maker
Sarah WrightPuppeteer
Janet EtukPuppeteer
Vic LlewellynPuppeteer
Katherine TinkerPiano
Jack McNeillClarinet
Kasia ZiminskaViolin

An exploration of life, loss and a single question: 
Where does true inspiration come from?

Composer Philip Glass and performer-director Phelim McDermott (Improbable) have worked together on acclaimed opera productions in London, New York and beyond, and Tao of Glass is their most personal collaboration yet. Inspired by a dream, this West End premiere marries ten meditations on life, death and Taoist wisdom with ten brand new pieces of music from Glass, presented by McDermott with an ensemble of musicians and puppeteers.

Part-concert, part-performance, Tao of Glass is a storytelling tapestry, soundtracked by Glass’s mesmerising music and shot through with Improbable’s trademark theatricality. 

Produced by Factory International, Improbable and Nica Burns.

Tao of Glass