Taiwanese theatre director and internationally acclaimed pianist, An-Ting Chang, is directing the music and theatre team, Concert Theatre, in a performance of The Tenant, based on Anne Brontë’s ‘The Tenant of Wildfell Hall’. The performance will be staged at theatres in locations across the UK, giving British audiences a chance to become acquainted with Chang’s unique style.
Described as ‘strikingly innovative’ by Michael White of The Daily Telegraph, The Tenant will see a live pianist and two actors tell the story through music and speech in a hybrid concert-theatre form, creating a new way of experiencing classical music and theatre. In a modern gallery setting, the performance will offer new perspectives on Bronte’s radical feminist text through three composer’s works; Scriabin’s 24 Preludes, Mozart’s Violin Sonata No. 26, and Brahms’ Rhapsody.
After graduating from National Taiwan University in Chemistry and Theatre, An-Ting Chang went on to obtain a Masters in Performance (piano) and is finishing her PhD at the Royal Academy. She is a regular concert performer in the UK, Europe, and Taiwan and regularly features on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune. Her directorial credits include Kiss of the Earth (UK tour) and The Depraved Appetite of Tarrere the Freak. Music directing includes Bristol Puppet Festival and Suspense Festival.
On their tour, Concert Theatre will perform at King’s Weston House, Bristol (26/27 April), National Portrait Gallery, London (28 April), Drill Hall, Chepstow (30 April), the Bury St Edmunds Festival (23 May), Sarum College, Salisbury (24 May), Holburne Museum, Bath (25 May).
