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First the three tenors put the opera into football, now Tête à Tête put the kick into opera. Taking the terraces by storm in a jubilant festival, we present our biggest programme yet: over thirty new works of entirely 21st century drama driven by music. Over an action packed three weeks we host up to six performances a night, where artists will strain every sinew to poke, prod, nudge, dribble and lovingly kick about this most immediate, engaging, sensual, consuming and sweaty of art-forms. The formation includes Opera North, Glyndebourne Education, Welsh National Opera, Impropera, over three hundred individual artists and a taste of future seasons' line ups for Tête à Tête. For full programme details please visit www.tete-a-tete.org.uk. Ride One Dark Night - In Ride a cycle courier, a pedestrian and a tango make a fifteen minute love story and One Dark Night sees a woman back in her flat after another dreary day at work. Ula - Ula This tense thriller sees a New York film writer lost in the Highlands and guest of a fisherman and his daughter. Love unfolds but with unexpected consequences. Shadowplays - Shadowplays Featuring a singing contortionist, performing shadows and video this production explores the interdependence of shadow and substance, inspired by Dada artist Kurt Schwitters. The Singing Bone - The Singing Bone A tale of betrayal from the macabre pen of the Brothers Grimm, completely re-imagined by Stephen Crowe as an opera for children. As I Have Now Memoyre - As I Have Now Memoyre This production builds an installation-set during the performance and invites the audience to walk through it and investigates the psychology of singing through a singing teacher and her pupil. WALLEN - WALLEN The incredible talents of siblings composer/singer/pianist Errolyn and jazz composer/trumpeter Byron Wallen explore the untold story of extraordinary talents in WALLEN.