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Beyond Encounters #4 Archived

Below is the archived show of  Beyond Encounters #4 .  The tracklist is included as well. Happy Holidays !

  1. Edge of Presence improv rehearsal with Hiroko Komiya in Warsaw (6/19/23) recorded by Atsushi Takenouchi.  Sounds audible: I am writing with a feather pen on a notepad  with contact mics attached . Hiroko is reading her nautical journal, while circling a stone. I adjusted the  EQ for the file later.
  2. Warsaw Morning (future release)  Field recording: Hiroko Komiya. Keyboard:CHL.
  3.  Inside Nanjiing teachers college (slow humid afternoon). This piece was not used in the River Thoughts film.
  4. The effect of exhaustion extract 2. A short piece from Simone Weil’s Factory Journal. Text: Simone Weil Voice: Hu Manrong. I provided the sounds. This track appeared on this site on 2/08/20.
  5. Fellow traveller- Unreleased
  6. Train engine -Unreleased
  7. A night run in late December, Loire Valley-Unreleased
  8. Potomac River, Christmas Morning.  Appeared on this site 12/25/14
  9. Morning Sea-Unreleased
  10. Barcelona Bells-Unreleased
  11. Boardwalk, late December, seaside. Unreleased.
  12. Evening with snow-sounds now heard as song-10 

A Quiet Garden

Hello everyone, Very happy to share this new release with Hiroko Komiya on this winter solstice.  Enjoy.

A Quiet Garden -静かな庭- 　日本語下記

One Winter Morning
Light shines through the gaps in the trees
The sound of the wind
Echo Heard
Audible swells
Standing still and remembering
Various Scenery, Various Moments
In this quiet garden
In this quiet garden

ある冬の朝
樹々の隙間から光がさし
聴こえてくる風の音
聴こえてくるエコー
聴こえてくるうねり
立ちつくして想い出す
様々な景色　様々な瞬間
この静かな庭で　この静かな庭で

Text: Hiroko Komiya

Notes on Frequency in Motion in Barcelona

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The expanded cinema/Butoh performance Frequency in Motion in Barcelona was really something special.  For me, it was the first time I ever performed/screened in a convent which dates back to the Middle Ages. A rare opportunity.

The show’s setup itself was also unique. The chapel or convent is divided into three rooms and each room had a different sound set up.

So, throughout the show, Hiroko and I would move to different stations and produce various sounds (objects, bowls) The dancers, Marlène Jöbstl and  Atsushi Takenouchi,  would travel into each room at different times or together as well.
Everything was improvised.

The crowd, which was large,  was not separated at all from the dancers or the musicians, so there was constant interaction. Sadly, I could not see what the dancers were doing. My films were projected in chapel room 1 and 3. There was no screen, only the chapel wall.
The entire show was 64 min non-stop. We were able to get a really good mix of the recording  from the mixing board, so  we may  release this recording soon. We are also now getting some video footage as well.
All in all, a beautiful, magical, audio visual, Butoh journey. Arigatou.
Deep thanks to Hiroko, Atsushi, Marlène and Convent Sant Agusti.
This is our third performance together: Vienna, Warsaw, Barcelona

Photo: Mallol Gemma

Beyond Encounters on air today !

 

 

photo-2The next Beyond Encounters on Camp Radiois on 11/27 (today !) from 6pm-7pm (French Time). Recordings new and old of seasonal views, audible journeys, and works-in progress. Tune in 🙂

I will also be reporting on the Frequency in Motion performance in Barcelona soon. More to come.