London Summer 2017

TANGUERA vs. BACH CONCERTO Tanguera  was set in a fairly small theatre while the Bach performance was held at St Martin's in the Field. Tanguera's  theatre was much more polished, modern, and felt like I was about to see a performance. St Martin's, on the other hand, felt like I was going into church, and felt much more formal. I could also see a whole lot better during Tanguera  because we were sitting from above, making me feel more omnipresent, while I couldn't watch the musicians quite as well in St Martin's. I think the architecture of each venue added to how I felt during each performance; because the church was much older, the feeling of the performance felt much more flowery and traditional, in contrast with the much newer feeling venue of the tango. I think the emotional tones within the performances were drastically different. Tanguera  was overtly sexy, passionate, and vibrant; Bach, on the other hand, while it definitely wasn't a stiff perfo...

WEEK TWO: Crossbones Cemetery, Southwark Cathedral, Stephen Wright talk/documentaries, Tanguera, , Sky Garden, Wellcome Collection, British Library, Gordon Winebar, Café in St Martin Crypt, Bach Violin concert What was the venue like for each of these events? (Include the food-related events as well.) How did the architecture/design of the spaces make you feel, and how did that affect your experiences? From top to bottom, the venues varied from every imaginable kind of place. The Crossbones Cemetery was a quiet little memorial for those who did not have anyone to bury them; in complete contrast, Southwark Cathedral was a magical place  with its very own guardian, the cathedral cat Dorkin. Although each was a memorial for the dead, the ways in which people honored those who had passed was very different – the cathedral being a grand work of art of high value, while Crossbones was simple and homemade. When outside artist Stephen Wright from the House of Dreams came to gi...