THANK YOU!!

I wanted to take the opportunity to thank everybody who made it possible for the rain emperor to take place, from those of you who bought tickets to come to see the show, the musicians who learned the incredibly challenging scores to my Mum whose world famous lasagne kept the hard working crew going into the night.

See below a review from Organ Art Online Magazine. Sadly tonight is our final show so don't miss this opportunity to come down and se what all the fuss is about...

'THE RAIN EMPEROR – Village Underground, Shoreditch, Feb 26th

The Rain Emperor will operate a CASH ONLY Box Office and Bar for the events this week.
Feel free to turn up on the night but please do remember to arrive well between 8pm - 8.45pm as we will be strict about people entering once the show has started.
Tickets - £15

The wheels are set in motion with preparations, TWO DAYS LEFT!!
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The Village Underground can be found off Great Eastern Street, nearest tubes are Old Street or Liverpool Street.

You will find it keeping left of an enormous naked billboard of Beth Ditto, alongside the fantastic boutique 'A Child of the Jago' and beneath the tube carriages on the roof.

... but not yet breathing out!

The Rain Emperor is now less than a week away and the show is set to be a stunning experience not to be missed.

Everyone involved has worked their fingers to the bone, whether it be learning the very challenging scores of Robert Jacob, conjuring aerial feats or tipping the balance of sanity - the results are very pleasing indeed.

Now its your turn to show your support and join us for an evening of the very finest in conceptual entertainment. Enter our world and loose yourself for a few hours within the madness.

Presenting Jordi Castano Figueras, an improviser, contact dancer and practitioner of physical Theatre, Jordi will be performing alongside film installation work by Scottee on our opening night on Thursday 26th February 2009.

As well as training in the third person company of improvisation led by Mark Phoenix. Jordi has been dancing in the Moving East with well know contact dancers in London and has trained with John Mowat the art of acting and Mask.

The Rain Emperor is featured in this weeks issue of Time Out as their recommended BOOK NOW.
Heed their advice, this event is not to be missed!!!
Tickets are available on the website http://www.therainemperor.com/tickets

The acoustic properties of the village underground lend themselves perfectly to the soulful sounds of our tenor sax soloist Beverley Chadwick, who will play 'Wedding Dance' by Robert Jacob as part of The Rain Emperor.

Aste is set to perform Deus Miserere in the eye of the storm.

Aste is a performance artist, novelty-act aerialist and theatre maker, Aste has created a series of shows based around games. She was one of the founders of Glastonbury's notorious underground pianobar, and has been known to hang upside down on a rope singing Jacques Brel songs and playing the accordion. She is one half of the Amundsen &Slade Sonic Sideshow.

Check out our stunning flyer designed by Bennycrime.

These go to print next week, any great ideas for distribution are very welcome, we want to make sure as many people know about this fantastic event as possible, it is absolutely NOT TO BE MISSED!!

Feel free to forward to everyone and anyone with an appetite for something a little different...

Working alongside Paul Hanford as Sound Designer/Director is Ed Dowie, a London based Musician/Sound Artist working mainly in the field of Electronic Music and Laptop Performance. He undertook his undergraduate at De Montfort University, Leicester and Université de Montréal in Canada, and has recently completed an MA at University of York. Recent performance & compositional work has included The Paper Cinema (@ ICA and BAC), Paint the Town Red (@ The Bargehouse, SE1), Clockwork Orange (York Theatre Royal), The Red Room (C Central, Edinburgh Fringe) and Pool (No Water) (York Student Theatre).

The Rain Emperor has been listed as Run-Riots 'Wild Card' for February.

'Run-Riot is a listing of cultural happenings, updated on a regular basis by a team of writers, agitators and culture enthusiasts. Our aim is to connect with those actively seeking a culture buzz, to deliver a refined selection of events. Well, it’s a little more than a listing. It’s a ‘guide’ cultivated and nurtured by those on the front line. On the whole you can trust us... Take a risk, friend.

It is an honour to have Gerard Cousins playing Robert Jacobs scores 'Five Pieces for Solo Spanish Guitar' and 'A Gift' which he recorded for his recently released album by the same name.

Gerard Cousins is one of Britain’s most exciting classical guitar talents, he has performed in countries ranging from Pakistan to Peru. His Debut CD of Spanish guitar repertoire, UNA LEYENDA has received excellent reviews and has featured on BBC radio and Classic FM.

http://www.gerardcousins.com

I am pleased to introduce our fabulous sound team for the event:

Paul Hanford - Sound Director

The mailing list is now up and ready to go, please join for the latest updates & news on the event.
I am also testing the twitterfeed...

I am very pleased to welcome everyone to 'The Rain Emperor' website and blog!

Tickets for the event went on sale last week and we have already sold a handful so would like to urge everybody to get in early and buy tickets online as there will only be a limited amount available at the door.

I will update the blog as frequently as I can to keep you informed of developments for the show, new collaborations and opportunities to volunteer and work on the project.

Coming soon will be a mailing list option so please join up for newsletters...