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Composer Helen Ottaway and sound designer Alastair Goolden create a moving and contemplative musical experience from the sound fragments that people leave behind. During the spring they will collect stories, memories, music and voices from around the area. With Thin Air they celebrate the history and architecture of Dorchester Abbey and evoke a sense of the collective soul of all who have passed through and all who will pass through the building. Take a walk through this ancient space and your movement will trigger voices singing - speaking - chanting - the sounds seeming to literally emanate from the fabric of the building. Each walk or combination of walks conjures a unique piece of music. Thin Air to me was somehow about dancing - the grace of movement brought it to life and the beauty of careful selected music created mysterious and evocative engagement. Thin Air, St Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork, Michael Burrows, Dean. Produced and commissioned by OCM in collaboration with Oxford Playhouse and Dorchester Abbey. Thin Air is part of Oxfordshire 2007 and the Dorchester Festival.

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Helen Ottaway, Alastair Goolden
Company: Oxford Contemporary Music (in collaboration with Oxford Playhouse Artmusic)