Benjamin Skepper Live at the Fitzroy Town Hall

contrapuntal presents

Benjamin Skepper Live at the Fitzroy Town Hall

DATE: Saturday 27 April 2024

TIME: Entry 7pm for a 730pm START concluding at 830pm

TICKETS: 65 + bf | 50 + bf (concession - limited availability) | 80 on the door (if available)

*seated event

VENUE: Fitzroy Town Hall, 201 Napier Street, Fitzroy

A LITTLE ABOUT BENJAMIN SKEPPER AND THIS VERY INTIMATE SHOW

Melbourne/Naarm-born, Skepper is a classically trained musician, an innovator fascinated by evolving technologies and our deepest corporeal connections to music. He’s no less fascinated by issues of identity, human rights and the many relationships between sound, medicine and healing.

Following critical acclaim for multiple sell-out performances at Sydney Festival earlier this year, Skepper will unveil new compositions that delve into themes about love, desire, longing, and hope. Blending modern classical piano with luscious strings and ambient electronic nuances his music evokes profound emotional responses while blurring the boundaries between classical and contemporary music. Intimate, haunting and introspective.

History and tradition fuses with the contemporary in a site specific installation at the iconic Fitzroy Town Hall. Always pushing the boundaries of experimentation with cutting edge sound design and new technology, this multi-sensory deep listening experience will take its audience on a journey through time, space and into self-reflection.

A pop-up bar featuring artisanal beers by Japanese craft brewery COEDO and premium sake and umeshu infused with gold leaf from 450 year old Tsuki no Katsura in Kyoto, will further delight your senses.

All are welcome, and we look forward to sharing this beautiful experience together.

Benjamin Skepper + contrapuntal

Video

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Praise for the Artist

“an emotional, spiritual and intellectual odyssey” (Limelight Arts) ★★★★

“an eclectic genre defier…hacking the strings with the bow like a bread knife”  (Sydney Morning Herald) ★★★★

“mesmerising and profound” (Classikon)

Supported by:

Lux Australis | Auspicious Arts Projects Inc | LSS Productions | COEDO | Heron Beverages | Piano Moves | Tsuki no Katsura | Dejavu Sake | City of Yarra |  contrapuntal