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Review: Bushra El-Turk and Eleanor Knight, Silk Moth; Grimeborn, 9 August 2019
“It was one of the most remarkable musical experiences of my year … demanding that we look and listen. A sincere and sensitive exploration of ethnicity, domesticity and violence.” George Haggett reviews Ruthless Jabiru’s Arcola Theatre debut Silk Moth for Tempo: a Quarterly Journal of New Music. Continue reading
Review: Grimeborn Festival stages daring triple bill featuring El-Turk’s Silk Moth
“Utterly captivating … This was a daring and powerful theatrical evening which lasted less than an hour, but whose emotion will resonate for far longer.” Caroline Potter reviews Ruthless Jabiru’s Silk Moth for I Care If You Listen. Continue reading
Kelly Lovelady: On staging Bushra El-Turk’s Silk Moth this August for Grimeborn
Ruthless Jabiru presents Bushra El-Turk’s hard-hitting opera Silk Moth alongside works by Liza Lim and Cassandra Miller at the Arcola Theatre in London’s East End, August 9-11. Composers Edition’s Dan Goren caught up with the pioneering musical director Kelly Lovelady to find out more. Continue reading
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Inside Music: Composer Soosan Lolavar explores deep musical connections

Soosan Lolavar is a British-Iranian composer and researcher. Today on Inside Music, she discovers how composers like Janǎćek, Philip Glass and Ligeti often revisit their best ideas.
Soosan also describes the way her recent treatment for cancer has changed her relationship with music, forging deeper connections with the works of Mahler, Sibelius and Beethoven.
And she also finds how a performance by the legendary Iranian singer Mohammadreza Shajarian conjures moments of freedom, wild horses and the folk traditions of Sicily.
A series in which each week a musician explores a selection of music – from the inside.
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This time last year we were still giddy from our Crowdfunder success! Thanks so much again to everyone who’s supported our album collaboration with Soosan and Nonclassical so far.
For all those interested in our progress—Soosan speaks openly about her year here for Inside Music, while I continue my fundraising crusade to support our sizeable project team..
We hope to regale you all with a 2022 release! In the meantime, our Crowdfunder remains open for donations of any/every size ⇨⇨⇨
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