Music for a while

“A man, torn apart by a thousand different voices” Drawing on the beliefs of Dryden and Purcell that the Pythagorean spheres cure ‘madness’ and ‘rage’. This dramaturgical interpretation of Music For A While considers mental health, the ways in which we seek peace with the voices we hear inside that promote rage, doubt and anxiety. Oedipus questions ‘How can these torrents of emotion be stilled and reasoned and restored’ Alecto’s snakes' heads dropping suggest a passing of time, we consider how sometimes it is only with time and accepting our internal states of chaos, that we are able to find stillness and restored peace with the music within us. Drawing on Satre’s concept of Absurdism, ‘Man is an evolved animal in an ‘anti human’ universe’ we consider the depths our psyche travels to seek reason and release in this world. Finding the solution is often in making peace with the music in our own minds, for a while.” ‘Music For A While’ By Henry Purcell Arrangements By Meili Li Singer & Performer Meili Li Sound Recording and Editing by M.Li Filming By Li & Wise Director & Video Editor R.Wise Filming Location: Hamburg 2020. Shot on Nikon D7000 & Sony Alpha 6400.