Hannah Marshall
Hannah's performances involve experimenting with approaches to playing the 'Cello. She has spent the last 20 years collaborating and working solo in the fields of experimental music, visual theatre, dance, storytelling, visual art and film in order to make new, bold work. She happily fulfils roles like performer, sound designer, composer, facilitator, devisor, puppeteer, and outside ears & eyes. Hannah is an active educator, helping individuals of diverse ages, backgrounds, abilities and spectrums both individually and in groups, to engage with sound, performance making, music and the arts. She studied classical 'Cello playing with Len Stehn at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama & teaching/facilitation with Community Music LTD.
Apart from the projects mentioned below, other musicians Hannah has played with include John Butcher, Fred Frith, Simon Roth, Kay Grant, Mandy Drummond, Ntshuks Bonga, Orphy Robinson, Sylvia Hallett, Shabaka Hutchings, Suichi Chino, Atsuko Kamura, Alex Hawkins, Terry Day, Ansuman Biswas, Sarah Gail Brand, Maggie Nicols & Christian Marclay. She has created scores and soundtracks for performance ensembles including the People Show, Anton Mirto, Improbable Theatre, 20 Stories High, Tom Morris, Arlette George, A2, The Young Vic, Battersea Arts Centre, Norwich Puppet theatre, The Little Angel Theatre, Wild Theatre & Mayuri Boonham.
Below is an enthusiastic review of Hannah's 2012 solo record Tulse Hill.
"BRILLIANT improv pieces for solo detuned cello by glorious Hannah Marshall !!!! - minimal & rhythmic & instant & also eternal !!! - first BC random-hit of the day !!! - there is a god !!!!" -Pyongyang Plastcs
