Interaktion Festival 1
Performances with trees around the globe
During the festival we were in permanent contact with at least 3
trees located in different countries. Using custom-designed sensors, the
trees sent their wind-movement’s data in real time to the musicians
via internet.
This was the first festival held in Germany that
concentrated in a real-time interaction between musicians and natural
evolutions.
Ballhaus Naunyn. 15.-16.06.2007,
Naunynstraße 27,
10997 Berlin
to sing a Forest
Real-time interaction with living trees allows the person to be directly
affected and influenced by nature. The tree's movement affect the
characteristics, the direction and the spatial placing for the sound. It affects
the density, tonality and the rhythm of the resulting music.
Each composition explores a way to directly affect the performer's
improvisational style and patterns using different influence sources and media
types.
Seth Josel - Electric guitar
Amelia Cuni - Voice
Junko Wada - Dance
Oori Shalev - Composition, Percussions
Die Shaukel
"Die Schaukel" is a metaphoric swing installation, a virtual time-situation, and simply a moment. A remote tree with sensors in Mexico controlled the sonic spinning-speed of the speakers with its response to the wind. These responses were transmitted via the Internet and also controlled the sound design of the installation.
Mario Vázquez as old Julia, and cooking, percussion, dance, performance
José García, as teenager Julia (and percussion)
Oori Shalev as young-girl Julia (and percussion, software design)
Carlos Sandoval as a middle-age Julia (and Concept, Installation, Sound design, Live electronics, Percussion and software design)
