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.

 

Frequency in Movement in Barcelona on 11/20/23

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I am really excited to report,  I will be traveling to Barcelona for Frequencies in Movement in Barcelona.

Frequencies in Movement is a multidisciplinary performance that works with image, sound and butô. The proposal is based on the sounds of objects, field recordings, and music by Hiroko Komiya (JP), and Chris H. Lynn (USA); Lynn’s Super 8 film recordings; and the representation of Butô by Marlène Jöbstl (FR/AT), and Atsushi Takenouchi (JP).

Here is the link to the event. Big thanks to Hiroko, Atsushi, and Marlène. More soon

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Very pleased to present a new dialogues. Big thanks to Dan and Una !

Score: Daniel Barbiero

Original text and narration: Una Lee and Chris H Lynn.

dialogues is an exchange of poems, letters, or notes. Each narration is accompanied with the same landscape

Beyond Encounters show #2 on Camp Radio

Here is the tracklist for Beyond Encounters #2  on Camp Radio with archive and links. Enjoy !

Alma Laprida 3PM,3AM

Kris Kuldkepp-Muundumised/transfigurations

 
Brian Lavelle Detecting Ra()ar
 
 
Hiroko Komiya, Carla Rihl, Chris H Lynn-Silence of Silence 
 
Thanks to everyone and Camp Radio.

Camp Radio-Beyond Encounters show 1 archived !

Beyond Encounters has now been archived. Have a listen if you missed the broadcast yesterday.

Tracks featured from  labels Verz Imprint and Plus Timbre. Collaborations with Daniel Barbiero and Hiroko Komiya. Deep thanks to Camp Radio

Track Listing:

1.Afternoon classes in Jianye with green tea. 

2.Then. and then …w. Hiroko Komiya from Oto no Yukue.  

3.Along the shore with Daniel Barbiero from Along the Shore.

4. Ray’s Meadows Park.