Cygnet & Swan presents RavenMad
Enter the macabre mind of gothic literature master, Edgar Allan Poe, as we bring thirteen classic tales to life with voice actors, sound effects and music. This production — conceived from the brilliant minds of Olivia French and Alexandra Meerbach — features the voices of Australian actors, and is proudly supported by the Ballarat Arts Foundation. RavenMad’s adaptation aims to grant listeners access to Poe’s arabesque world and ignite a passion for the sinister and sublime genre of gothic literature.
Cygnet & Swan presents RavenMad
The City in the Sea
A poem that describes a city of sin, ruled by Death, which sinks to the bottom of the sea. This piece will be performed in choral by our skilled sirens of the sea.
Watch our film adaptation of this poem on Cygnet & Swan's YouTube channel now!
CREATIVE TEAM
Director . . . Alexandra Meerbach
Sound Editor . . . Elizabeth Bradford
Composer . . . Matt Shaw
CAST
Sirens . . . Lana Lunacy, Ebony McClain and Marli van der Bijl
PRODUCTION TEAM
Producer . . . Cygnet & Swan Productions
Co-Creators & Creative Directors . . . Olivia French and Alexandra Meerbach
Production Managers . . . Alexandra Meerbach and Elizabeth Bradford
Musical Consultant . . . Marli van der Bijl
Theme Composer . . . Matt Shaw
Marketing Coordinator . . . Elizabeth Bradford
RavenMad is proudly supported by the Ballarat Arts Foundation, as the grateful recipient of the 2021 Jack Anderson Film Award grant.
We wish to acknowledge the Wadawurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin nations, the Traditional Owners of the land upon which our podcast was produced and recorded. We recognise their continuing connection to the land and waterways, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend this respect to all First Nations peoples.
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