“Words are simply not enough to describe it. Easiest standing ovation ever.”

— MINDSHARE ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

“Composer Chloé Charody is remarkable not just for her genre-defying music or the gravity-defying nature of its performance – a combination of classical music, circus and opera – but for her commitment to highlighting the plight of refugees in her work.”

— LIMELIGHT ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

The programme

This powerful new concert experience fully embraces circus, opera & classical music in one captivating world to tell

stories that must be heard.

LIMBO

LIMBO is a new violin sonata by Chloé Charody written specifically for the unique acrobatic skill set of violin virtuoso Sonja Schebeck.

Sonja partners acrobat Josh Frazer in this ground-breaking interdisciplinary duet to tell a poignant narrative through dynamic partner acrobatics, duo unicycle and cyr wheel, completely embracing circus and classical music in one captivating world.

LIMBO is set at Melbourne Park Hotel in 2021, a time when many refugees were detained indefinitely, some having been incarcerated by the Australian Government for up to 9 years. If we think of what it was like to be stuck inside for several months due to the pandemic, imagine what it would feel like after 9 years.

The sonata roller coasts through emotions of anger, frustration, fantasy & escape, exploding with one of the greatest weapons against oppression: hope.

Learn more about Limbo

LIMBO premiered at Jacksons Lane, London on October 14 2023

Photography by Rob Moore Photography

TRUTH IN THE CAGE

Creating the choreography for Truth in the Cage with choreographer, Remi Wortmeyer

Learn more about truth in the cage

Statement from the composer

“This concert is a form of artistic resistance - a way of giving a voice to the voiceless and to offer some form of help to people who have suffered terrible injustices. Because if no international body is going to bring to justice the governments responsible for so much pain, then the responsibility lies with us, in the arts.

I would be delighted if you would join us on this momentous journey, to listen to these stories that must be heard and to be part of a groundbreaking artistic movement which aims to seamlessly meld classical music, opera and circus into one single genre.” - Chloé Charody

PRESS

https://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/8497958/captivating-concert-stories-that-must-be-heard/

https://www.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/sydney-west/penrith/events/stories-must-be-heard

https://whatsoninadelaide.net.au/events/stories-that-must-be-heard/

TRUTH IN THE CAGE is a new song cycle for acrobatic soprano that was composed by Chloé Charody based on the poetry collection of the same title by Manus Prison survivor, Mohmmad Ali Maleki. Mohammad is an Iranian refugee who spent 10 years incarcerated at Manus Prison - a place run by the Australian Government to detain those who had come to Australia by boat to ask for sanctuary.

Whilst in this prison, Mohammad and his fellow inmates suffered terribly, and it was inside this prison where Mohammad wrote his poetry collection, ‘Truth in the Cage’. Chloé has collaborated with Mohammad to bring 7 of these poems to life in a dynamic new song cycle, composed for the exceptional American acrobatic soprano Caitlin Redding.