About

Latana Phoung

Director - Producer

 

Born in Paris to Algerian and Chinese parents the mezzo-soprano Latana Phoung graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under the tutelage of Prof Laura Sarti and completed the intensive course with the National Opera Studio. As a scholar she was also awarded a Master's degree in Art History with distinctions from Sorbonne University/Freie Universität. She performed at the age of nine with the Maîtrise de Radio France as a soloist and chorister. She worked with conductors such as Seiji Ozawa, Charles Dutoit, Kent Nagano in Théâtre des Champs Elisées, Salle Pleyel and Radio France and recorded as a soloist Jean Thibaudeau's Souvenirs de Guerre which received a mentioning at the Italia Prize in 1998.

Latana performed very quickly major mezzo-soprano roles like Gluck's Orpheus, Maddalena, Brigitte by Franz Curti (Opera Studio of Geneva, Tour 2010-2012), Carmen (Questor's Theatre, London), Marcellina (Actor's Church, London), Cherubino (France), the Sorceress (Kent). She also sung for Longborough Festival (Don Giovanni), Pavilion Opera (Gianetta and Notario/Carlotta) and recently Opera Machine (Suzuki for Soho Theatre and Bird Theatre in Japan).

An experienced early music performer, Latana sung the solo part in Lully's Idylle sur Paix (with Christian Curnyn), Handel's Messiah (with Andrew Watts), Spanish baroque songs (with Madrid Barroco Orchestra) and Monteverdi's Eight Book of Madrigals (with Michel Laplénie). She recently started a series of Handel recitals with Eralys Fernandez in the UK(Handel House Museum).

She has worked with Susanna Stranders, Emma Kirkby, Mark Shanahan, Michael Pollock, Liz Rowe and Raminta Lampsatis

She is pleased to announce her debut at Wateford Royal Theatre and Wexford Opera House with The Invader composed by Eric Sweeney and directed by Ben Barnes in May 2014.

Latana wishes to express her gratitude to her singing teacher, the Sänger Start Foundation, Lady Jacqueline Govier and her dear family for their support.

https://latanaphoung.com/

Alexander Winfield

Artistic Director - Writer/Puppeteer







Alexander
 Winfield 
is
 a
 Puppeteer
 and
 Theatre
 Practitioner
 who
 has 
worked
 with
 a
 multitude
 of
 Puppet
 styles
 and 
in
different mediums.
 He 
received
 a
 BFA 
in 
Film
 Production
 and
 Direction
 at
 Ryerson
 University,
and 
since 
then has 
created
 many 
puppet‐centric
 films
 including
 Christ 
in
 Wood
 which 
was 
featured
 at
 the Toronto
 International 
Film
 Festival 
in
 2006.

 He
 was
 trained 
in
 Puppet Building
 and
 Performance 
by
 Toronto
 puppeteers 
the Puppetmongers,
 and
 studied
 advanced
 techniques 
in
 Puppet Construction
 under
 Montreal
 artist 
Mathieu
 Rene. 
He 
has 
toured
 with 
Theatre
 d’Illusia 
in
 France 
and
 performed 
for 
Clay
and
 Paper
  theatre 
at 
their 
annual 
festival 
Day
 of
 Delight.


He
 has
 also
 trained
 in
 LeCoq technique 
and 
devised 
theatre
 at


the 
Central 
School
 for 
Speech
 and
 Drama 
in
 London where he was graduated from with a Master's degree.
 Alexander 
devises
 his
 own
shows,
 using 
innovative 
lighting,
 scenography
 and
 performance
 to
 create 
unique
 and
 mysterious 
worlds 
for 
adults
 and 
children.
 His 
live


shows 
have
 been 
featured 
and 
won 
rave
 reviews
 at 
the
 Puppets
 Up festival
 in 
Almonte 
(Canada),
 the
 Micro‐Festival 
des 
Marionnettes 
in
 Trois‐Rivieres 
(Quebec),
 the
 Neo‐Griot 
Lounge 
in
 Bermuda
 and 
the
 OxFringe 
festival 
in
 Oxford, 
England.

 Alexander
 continues
 to work
 with
 Puppets 
and 
is 
currently 
based 
in 
London,
 England.

 


 
http://www.nautilustheatre.blogspot.com/

Eralys Fernandez composer/pianist

Born in Havana, the Cuban Eralys Fernández came to London after winning the prestigious award of best interpretation of Cuban music by the National Union of Writers and Artists in 2006. Eralys completed her Masters in Advanced Performance (piano and harpsichord) at the Royal College of Music and postgraduate course in Harpsichord at the Guildhall School Of Music & Drama. Eralys has performed with major opera, ballet companies and orchestras in Cuba, including a performance of Mozart Piano Concerto in E flat major with the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra in 2006. Since coming to London she has performed as a soloist and chamber musician as well as participating in master classes and workshops. Eralys has been interviewed and performed live on the BBC World Service and the Radio 3 In Tune programme and appeared many times on TV and radio in Cuba. It is her interest to promote classical Cuban music from the baroque to more contemporary composers. Eralys is a versatile musician playing different musical genres including jazz, flamenco, and classical. She is also a composer and arranger of music for piano Eralys released her debut CD “An Afternoon in Havana” in 2010 and her second CD “Alta Gracia” in 2013. She is also publishing a book of piano music for children and adults called “Light and Jazzy”

 

For more information please visit: 

www.eralysfernandez.com