HUSH - HENRY'S DREAM MACHINE

Via a miniature version of an old theatre, we dive into the world of Henry Purcell. While Henry observes the spectacle as an air spirit, a singer opens the gates to the imagination. She whisks you away into dream images or ‘masques’ that Purcell created for the theatre. We hear echoes of Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest, King Arthur is present and Queen Mary's music sounds until HUSH reverberates and we are silenced. An accordionist and a lutenist let the music of Purcell shine in unique arrangements. With melodies and chords, they take you through the baroque landscape of the seventeenth-century composer. A world of sounds to which electronic tunes were added here and there. To interpret Henry's magical universe, a Belgian-Canadian team provides a wonderful multimedia experience.