Sound & Silents: A Century of Short Films from Women Directors

A showing of a varied selection of short silent films, from hilarious comedy by the very first woman director (Alice Guy Blaché), to stunning contemporary animation.

Accompanied by specially-written music from Joanna MacGregor and performed live in collaboration with DJ Rita Ray and Shri Sriram.

Joanna MacGregor is thought of as one of today's most wide-ranging and innovative musicians ands divides her time playing classical, jazz and contemporary music. She has performed in over fifty countries, often appearing as solo artist with many of the world's leading orchestras.

‘The most energising force in contemporary music’ The Independent

Rita Ray is a club DJ (The Shrine) and regular presenter and contributor to radio, co-hosted the BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards in 2002 and 2003, presented Festival in the Desert from Mali and Womad UK 2004 for BBC4 (TV) and compiles the annual World Music Awards CD.

Shri Sriram Born and brought up in downtown Bombay and raised as a classical tabla player, Shri turned tradition on its head by developing a more groove orientated playing style in his early teens. As time progressed, he adapted his innovative feel for percussion to other instruments, notably the bamboo flute and his self-made fretless bass. His diverse experiences are absorbed in his compositions, rolling drum'n'bass, sublime filmic trances and funky grooves which travel the length and breadth of deepest India to deepest South London. Truly new Asian music.

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