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In association with the NI Science Festival
We are delighted that the HIVE Choir will kick off our special weekend of events with their annual 'HIVEsplaining' concert, where they explain a scientific topic through song. In previous years, they have 'hivesplained' audiology, ornithology, oceanography, and human growth. This year, fittingly, they take on the Bog!
The concert will premiere a slew of new original songs about Irish boglands. Together, we will navigate the morass of historical and mythological interpretations of bogs and peatlands, as well as the latest scientific findings that reveal the ecological importance of bogs.
Get ready to sink into your seat and enjoy a mix of lyrics swamped with archival sources, poetry and other literature, oozing with Irish traditional and improvised melodies. Expect slime, slush, sludge, mud, marsh and muck - but not too yuck.
HIVE Choir is an experimental vocal ensemble based at the Sonic Arts Research Centre in Belfast. Under the direction of John D'Arcy, HIVE creates new music from found texts, traditional songs, improvisation, musical games and audio technologies (often inviting the audience to get involved too).
HIVE has worked with National Museums Northern Ireland, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Belfast Film Festival, Northern Ireland Screen, University of Oxford, and Serpentine Gallery, London.
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| Ticket Type | Ticket Tariff |
|---|---|
| Adult | £10.00 per ticket |
Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.
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