A unique opportunity to hear Steven Severin performing his new score to “Le Sang D’un Poete” by Jean Cocteau
Acclaimed solo artist and founder member of legendary band Siouxsie & the Banshees, Steven Severin embarks on his debut solo UK tour this autumn, and will be performing at St. Mary in the Castle in Hastings on Monday 18th October.
In collaboration with Kent-based arts organisation Last of England, Severin will be adding this additional date to his 26 venue tour, giving audiences in Kent and East Sussex their first chance to hear his new score for “Le Sang d’un Poete (Blood Of A Poet)” Jean Cocteau’s 1930 black & white surrealist classic and the second in Severin’s ongoing series of MUSIC FOR SILENTS.
During their reign, Siouxsie & the Banshees established themselves as one of the foremost alternative artists and the only survivors of the London punk scene to evolve, innovate and succeed until their final demise in 2002. Severin has since committed himself almost exclusively to scoring for film and TV. Since May 2008 Severin has been performing live accompaniment to silent films, startling audiences across the globe who have now come to expect the unexpected from the man who has crossed paths with such diverse luminaries as John Cale, Alan Moore, Jarboe, Lydia Lunch, Marc Almond, Merc Cunningham, Robert Smith and the Tiger Lillies.
“Le Sang d’un Poete” received it’s premiere at the Silent Movie Theater in Hollywood in January this year and a CD of the score is to released by Cold Spring on 5th. October.
Last of England is a not-for profit organisation established in 2009 that curates and facilitates new creative work in the swath of English countryside and coast that runs from Dungeness in Kent to Hastings in East Sussex. The Dungeness peninsula is famous as the home of the film-maker Derek Jarman (a personal friend of Severin) and this event reflects the continuing importance of the area to artists, film-makers and musicians.
Venue:
St Mary in the Castle, 7 Pelham Place, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3AF 01424 717592
Date:
Monday 18th October 2010
Time:
Doors open 7.30pm
Tickets
£12.50,
Concessions (student and OAP) £8.00
Tickets will be available from:
St Mary in the Castle 01424 717592 Hastings Information Centre 01424 451111(credit card bookings)
Last of England 01797 344021
For further information or to arrange interviews,please contact Nicholas Shaddick on 07793 841266 or email nick@lastofengland.org
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