Exoplanet
ɛksəʊˌplanɪt/ noun. Astronomy – a planet orbiting a star outside of our solar system.
THE EXOPLANETS – a curious directive and City of London Sinfonia co-production is an extraordinary blend of theatre, live orchestral performance, and planetarium experience.
Lava worlds, where it rains diamonds.
Gas-giants, where hyper-hurricane winds surpass the speed of sound.
Mini-Neptunes and super-Earths.
Audrey is in hospital.
An orchestra watches her, and waits.
As her mind wanders back and forth in time, THE EXOPLANETS come to life.
A story about parenthood, creativity and scientific progress.
Standing on the shoulders of Gustav Holst, the music of THE EXOPLANETS is a new kind of orchestral suite, created by a super-group of composers from around the world including Theo Whitworth, Anibal Vidal, Robin Haigh, Blasio Kavuma, Samantha Fernando, Zhenyan Li & Pauchi Sasaki. A first glimpse at the strange and wild planets beyond our solar system, THE EXOPLANETS is a human story of everyday life, mapped onto the cosmos.
A curious directive and City of London Sinfonia co-production, in association with Norwich Theatre and Norfolk and Suffolk Music Hub inspired by the Conceptual Image Laboratory (NASA) and funded by Arts Council England.
