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ORIENTATION/DANCE

custom made listening modules (wood, acoustic foam, loudspeakers, amp)

orientation/dance #01 (rue van humbeek)
guided sequence for large indoor space, english, 14:20, for 10 listening modules and 3 external loudspeakers, Molenbeek, Brussels 06/02/2021

orientation/dance #02 (quai aux charbonnages)
guided sequence for indoor space, english, 13:10
for 1 live speaker, silent listening modules and 3 external loudspeakers, at Q-O2, workspace for experimental music and sound art , Brussels 20/02/2021

orientation/dance #03 (porte rouge)
guided sequence for outdoor space, french, for 4 listening modules and 3 external loudspeakers, 17:40,
Quartier des Marolles, Brussels 31/03/2021

orientation/dance #04 (barsinghausen)
guided sequence for indoor space, german, for 6 listening modules and 3 external loudspeakers, 17:40
Kunstverein Barsinhausen, 26/26/2021

orientation/dance #05 (brasserie atlas bruxelles)
movement and voice composition for 4 listening modules as loudspeakers, 18:00. Brasserie Atlas, Brussels 30/06/2021

orientation/dance #06 (raummusik köln)
movement and voice composition for 6 listening modules as loudspeakers, 17:20, NeuLand, Köln 12/09/2021

orientation/dance #07 (eupen)
guided sequence for outdoor space, english, for 6 listening modules and 4 external loudspeakers, 15:00, Meakusma 2022, Eupen 02-03.09.2022


Orientation/dance as performative sound installation invites participants to pay close attention to their own way of listening, but also to the acoustic properties and dynamics of the space the performance takes place.
As a sequence of choreographed movements the performance setup oscillates between modes of isolation and opening towards the outside, of individual and collective action.
 
The participants carry custom-made listening modules built out of lightweight, flexible wooden boards on their shoulders. The inside of each module is covered with acoustic foam: when closed around the head, the noises from the outside are diminished. Spoken instructions are transmitted though built-in fm-receivers.