Kate Bush

Before the Dawn (2014) gave The Ninth Wave and A Sky of Honey extended theatrical lives, using film, puppetry and staged action alongside the songs. Bush's performance becomes part of imagined situations rather than a succession of isolated numbers. Start with her account of how the production was built and the live recording's movement through the suites. The ambition lies in sustaining their changing emotional worlds, with the staging helping listeners experience the album sequences as connected dramatic journeys.