S2 E01 — After Weeks of Rain

Writer and theatre-maker Travis Alabanza conjures a riotous fantasy of spectacular queer resistance, sparked by the apparently mundane act of four trans friends leaving the house together. With an original score by DJ and producer Mwen. Featuring Afi, Chloe Filani, Alexis Meshida & Ebun Sodipo. Directed by Paige Eakin Young, with sound design by Ross Flight. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Musician and theatre-maker Aminita Francis uses looped vocals, song and spoken word to navigate her own mental health crisis in this virtuosic new piece of solo hip-hop theatre. With additional music and production by Matt Huxley, sound design and mixing by Ross Flight, and directed by Paige Eakin Young. Co-commissioned by Camden People's Theatre. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Playwright and performer Joana Nastari presents a new sonic theatre piece based on her award-winning theatrical love letter to strippers: Fuck You Pay Me. With a banging favela-funk score by Char Bickley. Starring Joana Nastari and Chloe Petts. Directed by Bethany Pitts, dramaturgy by Bethany Pitts and Paige Eakin Young, and sound design by Ross Flight. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anna Rheingans of folk duo The Rheingans Sisters provides vivid musical tableaux in this sonic adaptation of Joanne Schwartz's award-winning children's book, depicting a day in the life of a young boy growing up in a seaside mining town in Nova Scotia. Featuring Vox Smith as Davey. Directed by Paige Eakin Young, text by Joanne Schwartz, and sound design/mixing by Ross Flight. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Canadian performance company Quote Unquote Collective construct a multicultural, multi-national, multi-lingual rallying cry for universal childcare, using a cappella vocal music and verbatim interviews with caregivers from around the world. Crafted by Amy Nostbakken & Norah Sadava. Additional mixing and mastering by Matt Smith. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Singer-songwriter Douglas Dare plays a festive living-room set at an East London Christmas party in this holiday special, which embroils the listener in all the messiness of the season. With text co-written and performed by George Heyworth. Conceived and directed by Paige Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aho Ssan's experimental electronic album Simulacrum becomes a sonic dystopia and the setting for a chilling fable that draws on the artist's own experiences growing up in the French suburbs. With text by James Ginzburg. Voices by Tevye Matheson. Conceived and directed by Paige Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christopher Cerrone's pulsing electroacoustic album Liminal Highway is transformed into a luminous landscape for this dreamlike journey through city streets, in pursuit of a mysterious woman. With text by Stephanie Fleischmann and flutes by Tim Munro. Performed by Ally Murphy. Conceived and directed by Paige Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Soundworlds! Here's a little taste of our upcoming season, which launches on 4th November 2021. We'll be releasing new brand new sonic theatre projects every fortnight. Subscribe to the Soundworlds feed on your favourite podcast app and you'll be sure not to miss out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first of three new sonic theatre commissions from artists on the Erased Tapes label, reflecting on the concept of "home". Composer-saxophonist Daniel Thorne contrasts vivid, sensuous impressions from his childhood home of Perth, Australia, and from his adopted home of Liverpool, England. Written, composed and performed by Daniel Thorne. Editing and dramaturgy by Paige Eakin Young. Full credits at www.soundworlds.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.