Vivaldi to Sinatra with Company Chameleon at the RNCM

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Vivaldi to Sinatra with Company Chameleon

12 January 2025

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String students performing
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Among our highlights from the RNCM’s Dance:Music series of concerts are two collaborative shows with dancers from Company Chameleon, an internationally renowned dance company based in Openshaw. Forming part of the RNCM Strings Festival on 12 January, Vivaldi to Sinatra will feature pieces by everyone from Caroline Shaw to Astor Piazzolla, performed by RNCM students and vividly brought to life through expressive choreography.

Programme
Antonio Vivaldi Sinfonia No 3 in G major
Caroline Shaw arr Julian Azkoul and the swallow^
Jesse Montgomery Starburst
Works for Double Bass ensemble
Béla Bartók Romanian Folk Dances
Astor Piazzolla Oblivion^
Astor Piazzolla arr Simon Parkin Libertango*
Irving Berlin arr James Manson Let’s Face the Music and Dance

Performers
Chris Hoyle, Catherine Yates directors
Pavel Fischer violin*
Hannah Roberts cello*
Anthony Missen, Alice Bonazzi, Kadafi Mulula, Cameron Woolnough choreographers^
Alice Bonazzi, Kadafi Mulula, Cameron Woolnough dancers^

Dancers from Company Chameleon

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