propellor

Propellor’s journey starter back in 2017, on the Suffolk coast…

I was lucky enough to be awarded a two year Open Space residency at Snape Maltings (home to Britten Pears Arts), developing the ensemble's sound and creating our first piece, Loom, which follows the watercourse backwards from the sea to the sky. We've toured Loom around the UK since its premiere at Snape's Festival of New in 2018, sharing our music in workshops and creating site-specific collaborations at each performance. Flight is our second project...

Flight is Propellor’s latest multi-platform project, an 8-part podcast series, an intimate evening of music and conversation, and a full ensemble show with live visuals and dance!

Flight explores the interconnected world of music, birds and soundscape ecology. Above from left to right, top to bottom are contributors to the project:

British-Iranian turntablist and composer Shiva Feshareki (BBC Proms) - discussing the nature of creativity // David Hendy (author of Noise - a social history of sound) placing our relationship with our soundscape into historical and cultural context // Paraorchestra blind musicians Takashi Kikuchi and Victoria Oruwari discussing access, echo-location and the colour of noise // Mark Cocker (author of Birds Britannica) who unpins the themes with a narrative about migration and global unity // British-Finnish artist Hanna Tuulikki (Biennale of Sydney) exploring ideas of mimesis with the “more than human world” // Ruth Montgomery (artistic director of Audiovisibility) sharing ideas about eyes being her equivalent of noise pollution // Soundscape ecologist Linda O Keeffe explaining the elements of the science of listening, while exploring the connections between social issues and the soundscape // Musician Leafcutter John on treating a band like a field recording and the act of creating in the moment.

Expect music that tells the stories of astounding bird migrations, how we listen and why it matters, electronic collaborations with artist Leafcutter John, live reactive visuals, interactive recycled instruments and spoken word alongside powerful contemporary dance from About Time Dance Company director Jenny Reeves, with birds flying above it all, of course.