Sonica: Hand To Mouth To - Keeley Forsyth
Part of Sonica Glasgow 2026
Scottish premiere
“Her voice is a spectacular thing: a cut-glass vibrato that brings to mind ANOHNI, or the unearthly tremble of late-period Scott Walker” - Pitchfork
Set in a darkened, ambiguous space, Hand To Mouth To is a mysterious performance: somewhere between slam poetry, spoken-word performance and religious ceremony. Lauded singer Keeley Forsyth has enlisted artistic collaborators to expand and rework her Hand to Mouth EP of 2025 for this reimagining, which includes on-stage cellist Colin Alexander and pianist Matthew Bourne, plus sonic interventions from Ross Downes. Excerpts from a specially commissioned response to the EP by novelist Jean-Baptiste del Amo slither in and out of a performance moving from starkly intimate to soaringly remote.
Duration - 60 mins
ACCESS - Highly visual/ no or little text
Credits
Keeley Forsyth - voice and narrator
Matthew Bourne - Piano, memorymoog
Colin Alexander - Cello
Ross Downes - Sound Design
Producer - Laura Ducceschi
FOH Sound - James King
Supported by the PRSF Beyond Borders and Outlands Network
Photo of Keeley Forsyth by Jose M. Spínola
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