The Enormity of the Now – 25 March 2021
We’re in the business of the new.
“Elaine Mitchener creates in order to challenge – others and herself. She’s not looking for the comfort zone. We talked about necessary questions and uncomfortable answers.”
“Elaine Mitchener creates in order to challenge – others and herself. She’s not looking for the comfort zone. We talked about necessary questions and uncomfortable answers.”
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On the way to a really new kind of music: The British singer and composer Elaine Mitchener
“I think we should be activists. We should work to change society.”
“With every performance I’m searching for a totality of expression, to fully unify and amplify the musical, physical, emotional, and political aspects of each work.”
“SWEET TOOTH is sonically immersive and experimental in its improvisatory approaches, referencing Kumani singing and sea shanties. It is an intense experience for the players and observers.”
“Elaine Mitchener is a singer who defies all categories — and that’s the way she likes it, she tells Chris Searle”
An interview in Italian with national newspapaer Il Manifesto about Elaine Mitchener’s latest project SWEET TOOTH.