Charneh Watson - RAGE

Residency 7 to 12 October 2024

RAGE is a project that explores cathartic rage, created by Charneh Watson in collaboration with composer and musical director Taner Kemirtlek.

RAGE is a one-to-one performance where audiences are invited to beat a sofa with a baseball bat, accompanied live by a piano quartet. It is a space where participants can explore, process, and let go of repressed emotions through movement guided by music. The instrumentalists will guide this exploration of RAGE in performance, and collaborate with the participants by responding to their reactions through a bespoke composition.

Access is creatively embedded into the piece through loudspeakers and physical interaction with the space.

The residency will begin the project's R&D process and the exploration of rage, creating the musical composition and developing the performance elements, and how to embed reflection and care into the process for audiences.