Dance like Nobody’s Watching transports you back to Vienna, 1918, where composer Arnold Schönberg founded the ‘Society for Private Musical Performance’ – an underground club for rebels, misfits and adventurers where Schönberg could indulge his love of popular music.
This was a space free from judgement. Critics, celebrity musicians, and establishment types were shunned, and no programmes were released in advance. Free from inhibition, Schönberg and his friends could focus on the music and the music alone. The Society rehearsed and performed at a ferocious pace, reverberating the leftfield utopia they’d created with the sound of stripped-back Viennese waltzes.
These elaborate classics were normally performed exclusively for the wealthy and the entitled, but in Schönberg’s alternate reality they were reclaimed to be enjoyed in their purest form – by and for lovers of music. In Dance Like Nobody’s Watching we invite you into Schönberg’s inner circle to experience these era-defining orchestral reductions performed with a vigour as never before.
Presented by Bristol Beacon
Charles Hazlewood Conductor
Paraorchestra
Please note: This is a seated performance
Programme
Johann Strauss II arr. Schönberg Emperor Waltz, Op. 437
Arnold Schönberg Five Orchestral Pieces, Op.16 (version for chamber ensemble)
Gustav Mahler arr. Schönberg Songs of a Wayfarer, Op 16
Johann Strauss II arr. Schönberg Roses from the South Waltz, Op. 388
Format: Seated
Age: 14+
Performance times
Doors: 19.30
Start: 20.00
All timings are approximate and subject to change
Boundary-breaking ensemble.”
The Guardian
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Seating plans
Seating plans
Lantern Hall is a performance space with a flat floor that can be used in a seated or standing format. To find out more detail about our seating plans, auditorium entrances and exits and accessible viewing areas, view our seating plan page.
Venue information
Venue information
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The venue
Lantern Hall
at Bristol Beacon
Getting to the venue
Location: Lantern Hall is located within Bristol Beacon. Head to Level 1 and follow signs to find the auditorium.
Address: Bristol Beacon, Trenchard Street, Bristol, BS1 5AR
Bicycle
Bicycle racks can be found in front of the main entrance on Trenchard Street, Colston Street, and on the city centre promenade. Find your nearest cycle routes using Cycle Planner.
Car parking
Trenchard Street multi-storey car park is 200m away, directly behind Bristol Beacon.
Bristol Clean Air Zone
Bristol Beacon is inside the Bristol Clean Air Zone. Check if your vehicle will be charged and how much you’ll have to pay.
Bus
Most bus services stop in and around the city centre promenade, 250m from Bristol Beacon.
Access
Mobility
Spaces for wheelchair users are available within the first 10 rows on the flat floor of the Hall.
Assistance Dogs
Assistance dogs and emotional support animals are allowed in the performance space. Seats in rows AA-J on the flat floor are most suitable. If you prefer, you can leave your animal with a member of staff during the performance.
Hearing Facility
A Sennheiser MobileConnect assistive listening system is installed in the venue. Download the free App and use your own mobile device and headphones to listen to the performance. (Devices are available on request.)
Eat & Drink
Eat & Drink
We’ve got plenty of places for you to relax and refill. From coffee and cake, to delicious sharing boards, to full menus.
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