The Ground Beneath her Feet
T01421585564
Archive :: production:T01421585564, concert:S0910087729, venue:V1208
Production details
Part of the Manchester International Festival. For this world premiere, Salman Rushdie's epic novel The Ground Beneath Her Feet is transformed into a full-length concert piece for orchestra, film, singers and narrator. Described as the greatest rock and roll novel, The Ground Beneath Her Feet is a mythological story of celebrity, desire and great music, and provides a powerful source for this major new production. Composed by Victoria Borisova-Ollas and featuring a new film directed by Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas, Internal Affairs), this timeless tale of two star-crossed lovers will be performed by the multi-award-winning Hallé orchestra conducted by Mark Elder. Film may contain scenes of a sexual nature