{"id":7173,"date":"2016-01-21T14:43:28","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T14:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=7173"},"modified":"2016-01-21T14:43:28","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T14:43:28","slug":"smoke-and-mirrors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/01\/21\/smoke-and-mirrors\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoke and mirrors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Creating windows where there are none in the concert-hall this morning, in preparation for the <em>Invitation to the Dance<\/em> concert celebrating the music of Lully next month.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7175 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/01\/Projections_02.jpg\" alt=\"Projections_02\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/01\/Projections_02.jpg 599w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/01\/Projections_02-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7174\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/01\/Projections_01.jpg\" alt=\"Projections_01\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/01\/Projections_01.jpg 599w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/01\/Projections_01-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7176 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/01\/Projections_03.jpg\" alt=\"Projections_03\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/01\/Projections_03.jpg 599w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/01\/Projections_03-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7177\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/01\/Projections_04.jpg\" alt=\"Projections_04\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/01\/Projections_04.jpg 599w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/01\/Projections_04-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The conceit is to turn the concert-hall into the Palace of Mirrors in Versailles as a backdrop to the secular and sacred pieces in the programme, complete with a picture of the famed Hall on the projector-screen behind the performers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7182\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/01\/WP_20160121_008-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"WP_20160121_008\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/01\/WP_20160121_008-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/01\/WP_20160121_008-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/01\/WP_20160121_008-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/files\/2016\/01\/WP_20160121_008.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>Now all I have to do is persuade all the instrumentalists and singers to don period costume&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The concert is on <strong>Weds 17 February<\/strong> at 1.10pm; details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/music\/whatson.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/01\/21\/smoke-and-mirrors\/&amp;t=Smoke and mirrors' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Smoke and mirrors%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/01\/21\/smoke-and-mirrors\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/01\/21\/smoke-and-mirrors\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/01\/21\/smoke-and-mirrors\/&amp;title=Smoke and mirrors' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2016\/01\/21\/smoke-and-mirrors\/&amp;title=Smoke and mirrors' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating windows where there are none in the concert-hall this morning, in preparation for the Invitation to the Dance concert celebrating the music of Lully next month. 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