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Kaboom

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A multimedia installation. KABOOM! tells the story of the nearly two million African porters and carriers used by the British, French, and Germans during World War I in Africa. Set to a rousing, orchestral score co-composed by Philip Miller and Thuthuka Sibisi’s, the monumental, three-channel work is projected onto a scale model of the stage.

The Head and The Load

William Kentridge’s and composers, Philip Miller and Thuthuka Sibisis exploration of Africa’s role in the First World War combines music, dance, film projections, mechanized sculptures and shadow play to illuminate the untold story of the millions of African porters and carriers who served—and in many cases died for— British, French and German battlefield forces.

Triumphs and Laments

William Kentridge’s monumental frieze Triumphs and Laments: A Project for Rome premiered with live theatrical performances with live shadow play and two musical processions, one an expression of triumph and the other of lament, choreographed by Kentridge, with original music by renowned South African composer Philip Miller.

Paper Music

Paper Music one of the latest projects in the long-time, ongoing collaboration between Johannesburg-born visual artist William Kentridge and his South African compatriot, the composer, Philip Miller

Their artistic partnership dates back to Kentridge’s 1993 film Felix in Exile, part of his celebrated Soho Eckstein series for which Miller wrote the score. Paper Music is a witty, poignant, a gently subversive song-and-film cycle; it unites films, mostly animations based on William Kentridge’s charcoal and ink drawings, with live musical performances by vocalists Ann Masina and Joanna Dudley, pianist Vincenzo Pasquariello, and composer Philip Miller. A fascinating exploration of the relationships between sound and image.