Stillness Inside
“Stillness Inside”- an old song of Michael’s from the 1990s, written when living & working in Amsterdam. Re-recorded & reworked for At Swefn’s Edge. #dreamscape #mentalhealth #surviving #addiction
Dance On The Edge – Part 5: Aurora Falls
Dance On The Edge part 5. While we sit & wait in anticipation for your competition entries, we decided to share this track “Aurora Falls” in the hope it gets your feet moving & your arms waving! #dance
Dance On The Edge – Part 4: A Competition
Dance On The Edge Competition Time! Open to all ages & abilities. We invite you to film yourself interpreting our track “Icarus Suspended” through dance or movement. You can either send us a private link or post online & tag us. Wednesday 26th August is the deadline to get your film to us. We’ll choose a winner & announce on Saturday August 29th officially launching it as the video for the track.
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Dance On The Edge – Part Three: Nancy Kettle A Collaboration.
This week we proudly present a creative collaboration with fellow Mercury Creative Nancy Kettle, a choreographer & dancer. In the beautifully recorded film you can see her interpretation of “Prelude To Earthbound”.
Dance On The Edge: Part Two – Sam Bailey – A Commission.
Week two of our Dance On the Edge Season throughout August.. Sponsored by Antony Stuart-Hicks at APL Theatre, we proudly present the talents of dancer and choreographer Sam Bailey with his interpretation of At Swefn’s Edge “Cafe Organetta”…
Guest musicians on this track: Cliff Macdonald on upright bass, Lizzie Gutteridge on bass curtal and chalumeau, Rick Daniels on drums and backing vocals.
Who is Sam Bailey?
Biog:
Training: UCC University Centre Colchester, BA (Hons) Musical Theatre, graduating in 2014
Theatre Includes: Pop Factor (UK Tour), Peter Pan Pantomime (Embassy Theatre Skegness), My Land’s Shore (Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub), Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (Upstairs At The Gatehouse), Fatbusters The Musical (St. Giles In The Fields) and Peter Pan (New Theatre Royal).
Cruise: Mirage Productions & Shows (Fred Olsen Cruise Lines) – Male Dancer
Floating On The Edge
“Tonight, at dusk, in my little rowing boat full of fairy lights, I indulged in a little socially distanced singing slap bang in the middle of Heybridge Basin. To take a stand. For every single person out there who wants to sing but can’t. To play an instrument but can’t. No visor. No mask. No standing whilst listening to a recorded choir sing. Full belt Mozart- Porgi Amor from The Marriage Of Figaro.” Kate Millner, At Swefn’s Edge
We also compiled a number of short videos we took whilst preparing for the filming:
We used various microphones to record Kate’s performance, to see hwat worked best. we went with the recording using a Sennheiser Ambeo Smart Headset (Binaural Audio) for the video, but we also recorded using a stereo pair of mics on a Tascam DR-40, a lav mic mounted in a parabolic dish & a hydrophone placed under the water just a short distance from the bank where the camera was set up.
The 4 recordings using the different mics can be heard here:
August – Dance On The Edge: Part One – A Challenge
After the restrictions of the lock-down, we At Swefn’s Edge think everyone should be endeavouring to move their bodies as often as we can in celebration of the life we have- and August is the perfect summer sunshiny month to do this.
We are over the moon today to be launching our DANCE ON THE EDGE season.. a collection of selected pieces of our music weaved into dances by other creatives. We are excited to explore how our music can be interpreted by others in their own way…
To mark Lammas and Kate’s 21st birthday (again!).. we present The World Turns (A Ritual Dance)…featuring our talented musician friend Gareth Knight on didgeridoo and fujara.
Here is Paula Baker (Footprints Theatre Company) with her brilliant interpretation of our track: