Tangram x SANSARA: Chronicle 时•录

Composers Alex Ho and Rockey Sun Keting collaborate with the renowned author Yilin Wang to present a unique theatrical experience in which singers, barefoot, will spread charcoal on fabric creating a visually stunning artwork different for every iteration of the programme.

Tangram lead an interdisciplinary team to reimagine the emotional power of the collective sung voice. Melding newly composed choral music with staging and visual design, Chronicle 时•录 is a first collaboration between Tangram and SANSARA, one of the UK’s finest choirs described as ‘exquisite… a superb and sensitive vocal ensemble’ (Gramophone).

According to Rockey Sun Keting, ‘This project speaks to the core of who I am as an artist, someone drawn to the space between memory and history, language and sound. It’s a chance to bring ancient Eastern poetic traditions into dialogue with contemporary choral music, and to give voice to women across time through a modern lens.’

Chronicle 时•录 is co-commissioned by SANSARA and Nederlands Kamerkoor, with support from Arts Council England, PRS Foundation, The Radcliffe Trust, The Leche Trust, Vaughan Williams Foundation, Cockayne Grants for the Arts, and Britten Pears Arts.