Altough we seem to be having a private discussion with nanaimo :) showing how activity is at an all-time low, here is some stuff related to my latest cultural endeavours to amuse you in case you have some time off the celebrations!
Most of the things I've seen seem to be focused on repetitiveness - I sware it is a concidence. The first is the 1000-year-old Korean Court Rituals - it sounded more modern that I have ever imagined (a bit like Bartók, actually). Besides the funny instruments (like the back of a wooden tiger) and spectacular costumes, the whole thing was a rather nice surprise music-wise as well. Here is a really good description by a korean girl (unfortunately in French, but please check out the pics and video!) Although the sample has singing in it, which, in my opinion, makes it weird in a way, it gives a good idea about the style.
The second is a dance, also partly Asian-related, done with shaolin monks - it is inventive and very enjoyable, take a look youself: (and maybe watch the "rehearsal" videos, they are interesting, too).
And the third one ...is also a dance! With some performance (because of i, it will always mean "naked man pissing in a glass" to me but never mind :-D) . Here , it was a "poem" by Ligeti, on 100 metronomes. You can listen to here (if you are veryvery brave) but the funniest thing was, most people did not even realise that it was part of the play - they though it was a break and others needed to shush them after a while.... There was also dance, of course: for "Phases" the idea is that the two girls are dancing the same thing (just like the two pianos play the same tune) but because of some very minor difference , their dance/music will become de-phased. Hm. Another version here.
Question of the day: do you like repetitive things? I though I would hate them forever but I actually enjoy it more and more. Dementia? Old age?
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ok this is the last time I tried to insert a youtube video :(
tarelle, could you pls take it out? I screwed up a whole hour with it...thanks!
This video makes me think of the ways of Nature, crystal formation, budding, bird colonies...I think life is very repetitive. The first sound we hear is our mothers' heartbeat!
Lucky you, you will enjoy working more and more. :-P
Mmm... thanks again and again to sweeten my nights when that one is sleeping!
Once Nana calls me, once I manage to stay awake and finally watch these, wow.
I like repetitive things, for me they are natural - together with the small shifts: which make everything alive.
With the metronoms lots of things came to my mind. Old stuff mostly. And the heights of weights on them gave wave-shape in each line :P
How would you design white noise?
Why I dont post instead of writing km long comments? Bon nuit :P
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