The King Must Die

[marthaquest_72]

Hi everyone- I'm a new member and have been in contact with some of the administrators to make sure it's ok for me to post this. My sister-in-law, the artist Marvin Gaye Chetwynd is producing a performance piece called 'The King Must Die' in Edinburgh this summer. She wondered if any members of the Renault community in the UK would be interested in taking part. Below is the message she sent me and her mobile number for anyone interested.
Thanks
marthquest_72

Dates this Summer 2015
July 29
August 1, 13, 22, 29

Would anyone like to join Marvin Gaye Chetwynd's troupe to perform this Summer as part of the Edinburgh Arts Festival, travel and a fee would be paid. Please contact Marvin 07501277971, spartacuschetwynd@googlemail.com

Working across performance, sculpture, installation and painting, Marvin Gaye Chetwynd draws on a disparate array of cultural reference points (high-brow and popular, historic and contemporary) to construct her exuberant, anarchic and distinctly handmade worlds. Mediaeval Mummers, Starship Troopers, 60s happenings, contemporary cinema – all of these have provided inspiration for her work over the years.
If there is a unifying thread, it is an interest in the folk, the pagan – those outlets throughout history for the licensed collective outpouring of emotion – whether in archaic ritual, Greek tragedy, Medieval masquerade, puppetry or political demonstration. A sense of spontaneity and urgency permeates her work, nowhere more visibly than in her celebration of the lo-fi and ad hoc. With no attempt at disguise, her works visibly lay bare their artifice, requiring a conscious suspension of disbelief as we encounter her surreal and humorous reflections on life’s very real problems.
In a new performative installation for the The Improbable City, Chetwynd draws inspiration from the rich world of Mary Renault’s historical novels and their fan groups. Her sumptuous and theatrical installation places the epic action from Renault’s novel The King Must Die within an operatic setting referencing the legendary Czech stage scenographer, Josef Svoboda. Immersive and sumptuous, Chetwynd’s installation invites us to lose ourselves in an exuberant celebration of the pagan.

Supported by Scottish Government Edinburgh Festivals Fund.
Old Royal High School Regent Road, New Parliament Ho

Comments

[toujours_nigel]

That's amazing. Please post it to http://renaultx.dreamwidth.org/ where members are more likely to see it.

The King Must Die

[marthaquest_72]

Hi there- thank you! I'm afraid I'm a bit green with regards posting and working out to get around the pages- but hopefully I've worked it out and everyone can have a look and see if they're interested. Marvin and I are both huge Renault fans and it's exciting to think of her performance being inspired by the books!
Cheers
marthaquest_72

Re: The King Must Die

[kizzykat]

Sounds very interesting, but is it a good idea to post a phone number? You never know who's out there reading this.

Re: The King Must Die

[marthaquest_72]

I guess perhaps not- but she is usually up for anything!