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SEGUE produces and presents an eclectic mix of music-led and cross-art form projects. The work we produce and share with our audiences and participators excites us and connects us with what it is to be human. We collaborate with our associate artists, companies, organisations and other partners to develop new work and new audiences and deliver a range of participatory projects. SEGUE is an associate company of the Lakeside Theatre at the University of Essex.

Arts Council Award for Troubadour

Team TroubadourAssociate Artist Andy Lynham has been awarded funding from Arts Council England for the research and development phase of Troubadour which SEGUE will go on to produce. The R&D phase will enable Team Troubadour (a.k.a. Andy Lynham, Mat Ottley and Fi Mason) to work on some essential creative and technical elements of the show prior to performances in summer 2013. Continue reading

Lakeside Theatre Launches New Website

Lakeside TheatreThe Lakeside Theatre where we are an Associate Artist has a new look and has launched a brand new website. There’s lots  of information about upcoming gigs, shows, young company, partners and associate artists.

This means that tickets are now available for the Adriano Adewale Group gig on Saturday 13th October and you can find details here >>

Other Associate Artists are writer Andrew Burton, performance artist Che Kevlin, Real Circumstance and director Gari Jones. We are looking forward to collaborating and working with them and the Lakeside over the coming year.

Music and Life – Alan Watts

Alan Watts was a British philosopher, writer and speaker, best known as an interpreter and populariser of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience. He recorded a series of talks in 1972. One of these on Music and Life resonated strongly with us at SEGUE. In Music and Life Alan Watts uses music as a metaphor for life – it is a wonderful reminder to us to sing and dance as the music is being played, not to strive towards the one crashing chord at the end.

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