I am so happy to announce that I have been cast as Aaliyah in the film Resonant Bloom by Qinwei Hu and Jingjing Li.
Filming is underway in some beautiful locations like the Rose Theatre in Kingston where I get to live my dream of dancing on a big theatre stage. The film should be out later this year.
Big thanks to the producer, director, all the crew and my dancing partner Ruby.
Also another announcement – I am playing with my band Yavenirie Amok our last gig this summer in Biddle Bros in Hackney on the 18th of July. It’s a free entry so please come along if you fancy some original mystery rock music.
This Saturday the 26th of April I am playing a gig with my band Yavenirie Amok organised by amazing @bandupuk community at The Victoria in Dalston.
We’ll be playing completely different songs this time, a special , more folky and experimental set so if you heard us before do come again!
Tickets are £10 online, they are cheaper online than on the door so book in advance if you want to come please, it will also help us with organising the gig 🙏
Yesterday I was sent a great article – interview with Teodor Dore, the composer of Rachmaninov Variations album on which I read a letter from an Ukrainian refugee.
I am so grateful for the mention and for Teodore’s kind words, this project is very special and close to my heart because of the w*r and the obvious social and political consequences of it all.
Please listen to the whole album if you get a chance:
The article came just before the World Theatre Day which is also a very special day for me as it took me a long time to call myself an actress and see myself as part of the performance industry. So it’s a good reminder where I got in my journey.
Sending you all warm wishes with a bit of a holiday vibe going on 💚
Tomorrow March the 7th at 2:30pm Uk time I will be live on Quest Radio, on Shrimp Radio program, talking about my band Yavenirie Amok, they will also play our song Fire, tune in!!
The album Rachmaninoff Variations by Teodor Dore is out now! New found pieces by Rachmaninoff plus four letters from refugees with the last one on track number 7 read by me 🙂 I had a pleasure of working on this inspiring album last year with a fantastic group of artists, big thanks to Victoria and Teodor for choosing me to read this beautiful and very moving text. I hope this work brings inspiration and hope for freedom to all!
From Teodor Dore: The album that began to take shape in Barcelona in 2022, inspired by the diaries of Sergei Rachmaninoff, was recorded a year later at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. It has now been released under DAG Classical, the largest classical music label in South America.
The album’s launch was celebrated worldwide as part of an international tour. My heartfelt gratitude to every member of the team who stood by me throughout this entire journey!
‘In art, to understand something is to love it,’ Rachmaninoff once wrote. May love and art be the driving force that unites us all!
Zuza Tehanu 