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Vision

The imagined testimony of Hildegard of Bingen

Add to my Calendar 01-03-2019 20:00 01-03-2019 22:00 36 Vision Clare Norburn sopranoAriane Prüssner mezzoJoy Smith harpWith Teresa Banham as HildegardNatalie Rowland & Pitch Black Lighting lighting design Vision is an atmospheric candlelit show with a personal narrative by the extraordinary Abbess Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) alongside performances of her mesmeric chant.  The show gives an insight into the painful visionary experiences Hildegard suffered throughout her life, covering some of the core emotional moments in her life.  It is “an imagined testimony” as Hildegard lies on her deathbed, revisiting and re-experiencing meaningful episodes from her past, including the moment when she was taken from her family at the age of 8 and when she made the decision at the age of 42 to finally talk about and write down her visions. SJE Arts - St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford DD/MM/YYYY

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SJE Arts - St John the Evangelist Church
109A Iffley Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX4 1EH
England

Programme

Clare Norburn – Vision

Performers

The Telling

Programme Note

Clare Norburn soprano
Ariane Prüssner mezzo
Joy Smith harp
With Teresa Banham as Hildegard
Natalie Rowland & Pitch Black Lighting lighting design

Vision is an atmospheric candlelit show with a personal narrative by the extraordinary Abbess Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) alongside performances of her mesmeric chant.  The show gives an insight into the painful visionary experiences Hildegard suffered throughout her life, covering some of the core emotional moments in her life.  It is “an imagined testimony” as Hildegard lies on her deathbed, revisiting and re-experiencing meaningful episodes from her past, including the moment when she was taken from her family at the age of 8 and when she made the decision at the age of 42 to finally talk about and write down her visions.

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