(Community Matters) Evidently Steven’s good karma allowed us to score really great seats (returns) to one of the few remaining performances of Song of the Goat Theatre’s Macbeth at London’s Barbican Theatre. It’s quite unconventional – think beautiful athletes and voices of an accomplished compline choir meet Shakespeare.
Song of the Goat is a current star of the avant garde theater movement. They devised a musical interpretation of the classic using Gregorian, Benedictus, even near-contemporary music with strong movement and a Japanese flavor. Before the play Steven and I were given a tour of the very minimalist set and met the lone musical accompanist who alternated between a Korean kayagum, a custom flute, a brass device which uses water to distort sound and is played with a bow, and a drum. The musical accompaniment is near perfect.
The Rudes are teaching me to let go of literal translations and always logical interpretations. I thoroughly enjoyed tonight’s performance – especially the striking voices of Gabriel Gawin (Macbeth), Anna Zubrzycki (Lady Macbeth) and Ewan Downie (Banquo).
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