Details

Exquisite Corpses throws into juxtaposition British and American experimental compositions that use graphic and open forms of notation. The Vocal Constructivists rely exclusively on the human body for their instrumentation. Coming from diverse musical backgrounds, the group draws on a variety of artistic influences-classical, global, avant-garde, eclectic, and performance art. The music is also communicated in visual displays, enabling the audience to witness the interpretative strategies firsthand. The programme features six living composers-Mark Applebaum, Anthony Braxton, George Chambers, Pauline Oliveros, Michael Parsons, and Lauren Redhead. Pieces include complex and intricate graphic symbols, colour paintings, articulations of language types, phonetic sounds, percussive envelopes, and filter techniques. Music is expressed in gesture, as well as sound. These scores leave certain parameters open but are not invitations to improvise. Instead, performers are charged with the task of predetermining a thoughtful means to sonify (with exactitude) an inferred musicality.

Cast/Performers

Barbara Alden, Clare Brady, George Chambers, Adrian Cole, Lin D, Rebecca Hardwick, Jill House, Charles Hutchins, Dominic McGonigal, John McLeod, Lauren Redhead, Stephen Rice, Celia Springate, Simon Walton, Ali Warner, Minjas Zugik

Creatives/Company

Presented by: Grimeborn
Company: The Vocal Constructivists
Director: Jane Alden