Sound design for ‘THE VILLAGE’ – a site specific immersive theatre by Persona Collective

During past few months Persona Collective have been working closely with LGBTQ+ communities, Soho’s local businesses and residents to stage this multi-sensory intimate journey across multiple secret locations and passageways throughout Soho and Chinatown.

When? From 30th March until 19th April 2023.

Poster design @emilygeorge.jpg

Poster photography @emilygeorge.me

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England @aceagrams

Host + partner @the_koppel_project

Cast + Creators: @valentinebordet, @intact_sofa, @emilygeorge.me, @harperwalton_, @francescakos, @s__plowman, @gladyswen, @melanie__gautier, @_a_sf, Amanda Kamanda, Pilar Morales Perez, John Quan, Kieran Saikat Das Gupta, Tony Towell, Kim Way

The Collective: Artistic Director + Producer @rocio_ayllon; Assistant Director + Choreographer @gladyswen; Choreographer @georgiamay.__; Creative producer @abbie.madams; Producer, Photographer, Props + Costume @yagasovinska; Graphics, Props + Art Direction @emmaIddesign; Art installation + Set Design @jackwates; Costume Designer @jakubxnowacki

Lighting Design Team: Design Director + Labs Facilitator Satu Streatfield; Lighting Designers @_a_sf & @annng.y; Lighting technician Steve Lowe

Sound Design Team: Sound Design Director + Labs Facilitator @jmacabra; Sound Designers Enrico Lovatin & Vit Trojanovsky

Sound Design Assistants: Zell Couver; @juice_shuting; @joviennw; Haein Kim; Ella Macfarlane; Artem Spivak; @lilbobagginz

JOHN QUAN & CASTING FULL METAL JACKET by Vit Trojanovsky

This scene took its place in the first venue of immersive theatre, hairdresser Cuts in Soho. It is a rework and adaptation of my previous sound piece ‘Indochina Jungle’

DUMPLING SOUNDSCAPE by Vit Trojanovsky
DUMPLING SCENE by Jose Macabra and Vit Trojanovsky

Dumpling soundscape has been mixed into the full scene which took place in the second venue at The Koppel in Piccadilly Circus. It is a field recording of playful manipulation of a raw dough and boiling water.

HELL SOUNDSCAPE by Vit Trojanovsky
CHURCH SCENE by Jose Macabra and Vit Trojanovsky

Hell Soundscape has been mixed into the full scene which took place in the third venue at St Patrick’s Church in Soho Square. It is a recording of electromagnetic waves from inside of the Overground train made by Soma Ether enhanced with very long reverb

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