a music-dance ‘ritual’ performance portraying
ancient Celtic instruments
The ritual element of the performance is enhanced through choreography as well as through the pulse of the drum. As trombone virtuoso John Kenny narrates and plays an extraordinary range of instruments, a solo dancer drives the story forward through her movement, embellished by symbolic totemic animal masks. The versatile range of percussion provide an exciting counterpart to primordial timbre of the ancient wind instruments.
John Kenny: music, narration and performance of conch, cow horn, bronze age horn, Deskford carnyx, Tintignac carnyxand Loughnashade horn, Pete Vilk: percussion, Diane Portelli: dancer, Dorian Mallia: rehearsal director, John Purser: script, Jennings Falzon: masks and stage properties, Ritienne Zammit: costume design, Christopher Gatt: light design
THE MOUTHPIECE OF THE GODS is produced by Ruben Zahra.
Premiered as part of the Malta International Arts Festival on the 11th of July 2019 at the Neolithic temple complex of Ħaġar Qim, Qrendi – Malta