10. le grain de la voix
Sunday 22 November
Phipps Hall 2pm,
Full price £14; Concession £12
Sam Hayden Actio (UK Premiere)blablabor Hirsch hirn hornisse (UK Premiere)
canto battuto
Christoph Brunner percussion
Eva Nievergelt voice
At the core of le grain de la voix there are immediate physical expressions. It is not the distinctiveness of the message that is the aim, but the conjuction of body and language in a ‘stereophony of sensuousness' (Roland Barthes).
In Sam Hayden's Actio this is achieved not only by repeatedly scanning the underlying text but also by intensifying the vocal and instrumental sounds that are being recorded from close-by. The term ‘sounding material' is hence taken quite literally.
Questions and statements in four languages serve as a starting point in the performance-like work of the explorative radio duo blablabor.
The singer and percussionist distil melodies and rhythms from spoken language. Semantics is temporarily interrupted in order to achieve a topography of language with canyons, plains, mountains and valleys.
Produced by hcmf// commissioned by canto battuto; supported by British Council
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