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Photo: Pau Ros
The descent of inanna
A modern mother and musician meets the earliest surviving musical compositions known to humanity, revealing an aural tradition of fertility rites performed and led by women over 4000 years ago. The Descent of Inanna is only just gaining its full interpretation as the languages of Ancient Sumeria are better understood and music theory entirely reconsidered. To reveal life in patterns of descent rather than ascent, navigating the great unknown like the labyrinth of the ear, listening-in to comprehend the ultimate wisdom beyond the material world. This is a visceral and electric manifestation, uniting the ancient with futuristic to break down societal taboos and invoke a landscape of renewed vision and hope.
"Wild and thrilling. Contagious. ★★★★" British Theatre Guide
"Totally absorbing to watch and marvellous to hear. Spectacular. ★★★★" Broadway Baby
A collaboration with Richard Dumbrill (ICONEA), Omar Nasser-Khoury, Eleni Kyriacou, The Old Truman Brewery and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama
"Utterly captivating. This mesmerising piece speaks from a deep, primal place. It took me on a journey to somewhere beyond this realm, and I think I speak for everyone in the room. It's a privilege to experience such a rare talent. Anna-Helena is a dream to work with and the tech production was excellent."
Juliet Kennedy, Creative Director, Juju's Bar and Stage (The Old Truman Brewery)
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