COVER PHOTO – JANE MILLER / PHOTO BY MAX TELZEROW
BY JANE MILLER AND BRIAN QUIRT / NIGHTSWIMMING
These Are The Songs That I Sing When I’m Sad is an intimate and joyous performance for one singer and her piano. It explores the songs people turn to when they’re sad, the songs that they play to soothe their blues or lift them up out of the depths.
Jane sings and tells stories about songs that play this role in her own life, and then invites the audience to share the songs that they sing (or play or listen to) when they’re sad.
It’s a rare opportunity to hear a superb singer up close and personal as she delves into the link between deep emotions and the musical elements that make sad songs so addictive.
These Are The Songs That I Sing When I’m Sad is part of the Belfry’s 2023 SPARK Festival.
“With equal parts performance, concert, round-table discussion and musical master class, Miller takes audience members on an emotional and musical journey unlike any they’ve been on before.”
North Huron News
“This is the perfect show… Miller is a really gifted singer-song-writer-performer-musician….and the show is a joyous look at how music gets us through those sad times and why we hold them close to us.”
Lynn Slotkin
Gallery
“Miller is so animated – leaping off her stool with air-drums rolls – and she allows herself to be so completely vulnerable that it’s impossible not to be drawn in. At times, it’s almost unbearably intimate. “
Vancouver Theatre Reviews
“…so casual that it never feels like a lecture; it’s more like good dinner-party conversation. She encourages the audience to share …and there’s an uncensored quality to the group’s reactions—which include a good deal of laughter—to her stories.”
Georgia Straight
To learn more about the world of Sad Songs, visit sadsongs.ca, which includes playlists of all of the songs mentioned by audience members during our performances.
CREATIVE TEAM
Created by Jane Miller and Brian Quirt
Performed by Jane Miller
Dramaturged and directed by Brian Quirt
Produced by Gloria Mok
Designed by Rebecca Picherack