Funeral Song
Opening Performance – Fraser Scowen and Ziyue Wang
The collaboration between Scowen and Wang opens the performance for the afternoon of Day 2. Funeral Song explores endings through an electronic performance that weaves in and out of the afterlife. The piece moves in the unknown to explore the links between the material and life.
This production came on straight away after the films which was intriguing, adding new surround sounds to the venue. The pitch would go high and low, at times being a mixture of both which was surprising to hear. It felt very surrealistic and worked well to open the live performances.
Alstroemeria
Audio Visual – Ben Thorn, Rysia Kaczmar and Theo Power
Alstroemeria is named after a flower and explore sound as a form of interdependence. The piece explores an evolving and changing landscape where sounds complement each other: making way for changes and development. As we journey through growth to withering, the piece elegantly reflects life, with the understandable that life is forever transforming.
The use of audio visual to interpret this information was a clear and unique feature of this piece. As the sound changed, we felt the impactful way life weaves in and out. I wonder if the audio could be paired with visuals to represent this, though I understand that would change the storytelling technique on show, which does work well.
[Al Limite Della Tranquillita Edizione Due]
Audio Visual – Mal Seward
Musicians: Severin Salvenmoser, Emily Marks, Finty Woolf
This piece is able to explore, through a live hybrid of audiovisual, an autobiographical reflection of PTSD and dissociative disorder. With many different elements weaving together, the production can an atmospheric immersive environment to navigate this unique experience.
The use of visuals alongside the intriguing noises at the beginning brought the audience straight into this piece. Using instruments in this way was fascinating, adding each element together to make one final product: a cleverly crafted piece of art.
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