Composers Annelies Van Parys, Aftab Darvishi and Calliope Tsoupaki create new, contemporary sounds for three women who have had to wait in the wings of the great Greek myths far too long. They shine a new light on these women’s stories, add a new nuance to them and infuse them with new power. Is Medea a revengeful monster or a mother consumed with compassion? Is Circe an evil witch or a heroine filled with great humanity? And what about Penelope’s so-called helpless waiting? 

Author Gaea Schoeters found the words that do these women justice: moving yet liberating. Soprano Katharine Dain sings them to life. Three colourful soloists enter into an intense dialogue on clarinet, duduk and qanun. British stand-up classicist and captivating storyteller Natalie Haynes provides an introduction for the three characters.

Programme
Annelies Van Parys – Medea 
Aftab Darvishi – Never Belonged 
Calliope Tsoupaki – Penelope

Performers
Katharine Dain, soprano
Anna voor de Wind, clarinet 
Raphaëla Danksagmüller, duduk 
Osama Abdulrasol, qanun 
Natalie Haynes, classicist & writer
Ragazze Quartet

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