Hannah Nepilova speaks to violist Lawrence Power and film-maker Jessie Rodger about their new production company, Âme, which is releasing a series of videos merging classical music with other art forms.
Âme is production company and creative studio that is devoted to connecting artists and sharing performance in innovative ways. They make live experiences with artists on film, exploring different ways to interact with spaces and bring art to life in new ways.
A note about Âme’s founders
Lawrence Power is a violist who has been travelling and performing with the world’s greatest orchestras and musicians for the last twenty years, among them the Royal Concertgebouw, Chicago and Boston Symphony Orchestras, the Philharmonia and many others. As a recording artist he has created an extensive discography, recently receiving a Gramophone Award, BBC Music Magazine Award and a Grammy for his work. He is often invited to work with venues and festivals as curator and has enjoyed residencies with BBC Radio 3, Turner Sims Southampton and with Aalborg Symphony Orchestra. He has also served as Artist in Residence with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and curated a concert series at Kings Place. He founded and serves as Artistic Director of West Wycombe Chamber Music Festival.
Jessie Rodger is a journalist-turned-filmmaker who works with a wide variety of artists and organisations, including 59 Productions, DT+, Philharmonia Orchestra and Manchester Collective. Music is often the focus of her work and her priority is to think about the way the camera connects performer with audience. Over the past few years she has collaborated with Lawrence Power on a series of extended films and projects, including the Lockdown Commissions. 