“Ultimately this was a far more exciting, dangerous, and interestingly programmed experience than the more sanitised circus plus orchestra concerts that have become almost as ubiquitous as film score concerts in recent years”

— Limelight Magazine

About

TALE OF THE FIREBIRD is a concerto for violin, fire & orchestra composed & created by CHLOÉ CHARODY in 2018/2019. The work was commissioned by funding from THE AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS in 2017. This work aims to fully integrates three art forms: modern circus, contemporary art-music & physical theatre, with a compelling narrative conveyed through movement and physicality. This work has been written specifically for SONJA SCHEBECK & THE FREESTYLE ORCHESTRA’s unique capabilities, where the music, movement, and fire performance are conceived simultaneously.

Press

https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/it-s-a-different-energy-fire-work-comes-with-strings-attached-20190604-p51ufc.html

https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/reviews/concertos-on-fire-city-recital-hall/

http://www.altmedia.net.au/concertos-on-fire/139752

WATCH/LISTEN

“In this classical concerto, fire is an instrument of the orchestra - musicians shoot up in the air performing daring acrobatic stunts, taming and manipulating fire while music literally springs to life from all corners of the concert hall.”

— Sonja Schebeck, acrobatic violinist