Kuumba Live, 16 May 19th May 2015Past Events, Uncategorisedcoloursandsounds The Orchestra took part in Kuumba Live at the Kuumba Centre in St Paul’s, Bristol — one of their regular rehearsal spaces — playing a 90-minute show accompanying jugglers, a trapeze artist, breakdancers, a bellydancer, and other performers. Many more photos in the event’s Flickr album.
Paris, 25-26 April: Two orchestras, three shows 7th May 2015Past Events, Uncategorised, Videoscoloursandsounds The Bristol and Paris chapters of the Fantasy Orchestra came together in Paris at the end of April for three shows over one weekend. Show #1: Jardin Villemin On the bandstand, with a dozen or so Bristol players arriving hotfoot from the airport to join the orchestra for a lunchtime set. Show #2: L’Albatros, Montreuil An evening show, to a capacity audience, in the auditorium of an arts complex housed in the old Pathé movie studios. Some clips from youtube: Show #3: Aux Petits Joueurs A final show the following evening, in a café near the Parc des Buttes Chaumont, sharing a bill with Paris horn ensemble La Band’Originale . See the whole collection of photos from the trip on Flickr.