Renegade Orchestra: 2016

Our work continues to build an ensemble of 11 extraordinary musicians and composers from across the Post Soviet States. In May 2016, we gathered these musicians Evelina Petrova, Slava Guyvronsky, Matyakubov Shavkat, Misha Alperin, Reso Kiknadze, Zoltan Almashi, Natasha Pshenitschnikova, Vladimir Volkov, Kryukova Marina, Sergei Starostin and Petr Glavatskikh AND composer Alexander Manotskov, playwright Natalia Vorozhbyt and director Galina Pyanova in the mountains of Kazbegi, Georgia for an intensive music workshop towards the new score.

Over 10 days we explored, listenned and learnt from each other; playing, talking, jamming, walking, eating, drinking and dancing. Alexander, Natasha, Galya, Ali Hasanov and Josephine are now in the process of conceiving, writing and designing this new work. With thanks to Cockayne-Grants for the Arts, the Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation and YaD Arts for their support of the workshop.

To find out more about the production, see here.