Arthur Pita's THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL

Frank will be performing his new score live on tour with this magical new production from celebrated director & choreographer Arthur Pita. The score features hand cranked musical box mechanisms playing from paper strips, a theremin, ocarinas, cittern, violin, and the brilliant counter tenor voice of Angelo Smimmo.

Directed & Choreographed by Arthur Pita
Music Composed by Frank Moon
Designed by Yann Seabra
Lighting Designed by Ed Yetton

TOUR DATES:
Jerwood Dance House, Ipswich: 12-24 December 2013
Watford Palace Theatre: 18 January 
Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham: 23 February 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter: 23 March
Gulbenkien, Canterbury: 30 March

Based on Hans Christian Andersen's classic Christmas story, this touching tale of an impoverished young street girl's hopes and dreams is beautifully told through dance, song and original live music. A snowy stage sets the scene for an icy cold Christmas Eve, where the Little Match Girl paces the emptying streets, shivering and desperate, trying to sell her matches. Cold, hungry and with just one final match flame to keep her warm, she sees a vision of her beloved grandmother. Leaving her troubled life behind, the Little Match Girl is guided up into the night sky by her grandmother who takes her to the moon. Now, on a clear night, if you look closely, you might see the light of a shooting star, or is it a match burning brightly?


 

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