The Arts Council England has funded the composition and recording of a score to accompany a piece of contemporary dance from Peter Lyons.
Lyons (of Peter and Kerry) was commissioned to write the score to Vanity Fowl, a piece of contemporary dance which, according to its programme, 'follows an ordinary man, full of the usual insecurities that affect us all. A man that craves love, friendship and the need to belong'.
Lyons was given the opportunity as part of a wider Arts Council England initiative called New Adventures, which saw Matthew Bourne, one of the world's leading choreographers, recruit two promising choreographing talents to produce a performance which will be played out at the Sadler's Wells theatre.
Lyons worked alongside Tom Jackson Greaves on the score, and has crafted a delicate piece of music full of strings but has also applied the synths and electronic sounds common in his own music, marrying the two in a glitchy yet haunting work.
The score will be released by Lyons' label Tape Club Records on 28 January, and a special live performance date will be announced shortly after.
You can listen to The Longest Handshake from the score below.
Lyons (of Peter and Kerry) was commissioned to write the score to Vanity Fowl, a piece of contemporary dance which, according to its programme, 'follows an ordinary man, full of the usual insecurities that affect us all. A man that craves love, friendship and the need to belong'.
Lyons was given the opportunity as part of a wider Arts Council England initiative called New Adventures, which saw Matthew Bourne, one of the world's leading choreographers, recruit two promising choreographing talents to produce a performance which will be played out at the Sadler's Wells theatre.
Lyons worked alongside Tom Jackson Greaves on the score, and has crafted a delicate piece of music full of strings but has also applied the synths and electronic sounds common in his own music, marrying the two in a glitchy yet haunting work.
The score will be released by Lyons' label Tape Club Records on 28 January, and a special live performance date will be announced shortly after.
You can listen to The Longest Handshake from the score below.
