Event 34: Early Music Festival: Nine Daies Wonder

The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments

Clare Salaman (director) Steven Player (dancer, musician, comedian, actor) and members of The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments

In 1599, Will Kemp Morris danced from London to Norwich, an epic journey which he publicised in his account ‘Nine Daies Wonder’. The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments celebrate this eccentric publicity stunt with dancing, comedy, raucous dance tunes and more refined music of the Elizabethan age, breathing new life into an extraordinary event which remains awe-inspiring 400 years on and still has the power to delight, amuse, and provoke the question as to whether or not such an undertaking is really a good idea.

Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music, University of Leeds

Tickets: £15 adults, £12 concessions, FREE students

*Tickets are available to purchase on the door*