Photo Credit: UU Studios “#CAPITAL” by composer Alastair White will open Metaverse Fashion Week 2023. Soprano Kelly Poukens a recent finalist in the Queen Elisabeth Competition, will star in the fashion-opera. She is joined by dancer Zara Sands and sound producer Pieter Franssen. Alastair White and Gemma A. Williams are the creators of the experimental endeavor of fashion-opera. Simon Mitchell, {…}
Composer Alastair White is set to present a new opera “Hareflight” at Leicester Guildhall in the U.K. The showcase, which is set to take place on Feb. 25, 2022, will feature tenor Niki Zohdi alongside flutist Jenni Hogan. The work will be curated by Gemma A. Williams and will include poetry and music by White as well as fashion by {…}
On August 17, 2021, the Hackney Round Chapel will present the premiere of “RUNE,” a grand-fashion opera spectacle by composer-librettist Alastair White, and produced by UU Studios. The work will feature an ensemble of three grand pianos, and will blend elements of contemporary dance with interactive sculpture, and high fashion; the design is done by team Ka Wa Key, whose {…}
Alastair White’s “WOAD” is set to premiere on June 16, 2021 at Goldsmiths, University of London. The fashion opera stars soprano Kelly Poukens, saxophonist Suzy Vanderheiden, and features the fashion of Renli Su. The work was created at the Cultuurcentrum Achterolmen in Belgium during the COVID-19 lockdown. White is the composer of such operas as “ROBE” and “WEAR.” “[‘WOAD’]engages these {…}
(Photo Courtesy of Alaistair White) Alastair White’s “WEAR” will be presented in London on August 23 and 24, 2019. The work, which has been described as “Waiting for Godot” meets “Lulu,” will be presented in its first fully-staged production at the Bridewell Theatre. The opera was nominated for a Scottish Award for New Music earlier this year. “WEAR is an {…}