programmaboekje - programme de salle - evening

MyriamVanImschoot
WhatNatureSays
9>10/12/2016–20:30–Kaaistudio’s
performance•80min
CREDITS
conceptanddirection
MyriamVanImschoot
soundinstallation
FabriceMoinet,MyriamVanImschoot
performanceandco-creation
Jean-BaptisteVeyret-Logerias,CarolineDaish,Anne-LaurePigache,JakobAmpe,MatPogo
light
GeniDiez(Kaaitheater)
production
Hiros
co-production
Kaaitheater,KunstencentrumBuda,KunstenwerkplaatsPianofabriek
incollaborationwith
PACTZollverein
supportedbythe
FlemishGovernment
thanksto
MarcusBergner,FilipEyckmans,
JeroenPeeters,Campo
BurningIce#10issupportedbyImagine2020
andtheCreativeEuropeprogrammeoftheEuropeanUnion.
WHATNATURESAYS
nl/Watzegtdenatuurons?MyriamVanImschootgingoponderzoekineenzoo,lag
meteenstemvorkindeaanslagnaasteensnelweg,enontdektevogelsinhetbosdie
kettingzagenenringtonesimiteren.InAustraliëzagzekrokodillen,maardiehoordezeniet.
Vijfperformers–afkomstiguitdenoiseunderground,depopmuziekenanderescenes–
spelenaldezegeluidennametenkelhunstemalsmedium.Zebrengenzoeensoorta
capellavandeklanklandschappenvandewereld.
WhatNatureSaysiseenradiofoneperformancedielaveerttussenherkenbaarheiden
abstractie.Tijdensditluister-enkijkspelkomenjeideeënoverwatmens,natuurenmachine
islangzaamaanopdehellingtestaan.
•DeBelgischeMyriamVanImschootisgespecialiseerdingeluidspoëzie,vocale
performancesenvideo-engeluidsinstallaties.Zebeweegtbehendigtussenverschillende
media,enzetvoluitinophetexperiment.TijdensPerformatik2011creëerdezehet
associatieveklankperformanceLivingArchive.WhatNatureSaysginginpremièretijdens
BURNINGICE#8.
fr/Quenousditlanature ?MyriamVanImschootestpartieenexplorationdansun
zoo,s’estcouchéeavecd’undiapasoncontrelajoueàcôtéd’uneautorouteetadécouvert
danslaforêtdesoiseauxquiimitentlebruitdetronçonneusesetdesonneriesdetéléphone.
EnAustralie,elleavudescrocodiles,maisnelesapasentendus.Cinqperformeurs,
provenantdelascènenoiseunderground,delamusiquepopetd’autresgenres,imitentces
sonsavecleurvoixpourseulinstrument.Ilsproposentainsiunesortedepaysagesonore
mondial,acappella.
WhatNatureSaysestunspectacleradiophoniquequioscilleentreabstractionsetéléments
reconnaissables.Cetteproductionsonoreetvisuelleébranlepetitàpetitlesidéesquenous
nousfaisonsdecequ’estl’homme,lanatureetlamachine.
•LaBelgeMyriamVanImschootestspécialiséedanslapoésiesonore,lesperformances
vocalesetlesinstallationsacoustiquesetvidéo.Ellepasseavecaisanced’unmédiaàl’autre
ets’adonnepleinementàl’expérimentation.LorsdePerformatik2011,elleacréélepoème
associatifvisueletsonoreLivingArchive.LapremièredeWhatNatureSaysaeulieudansle
cadredeBURNINGICE#8.
en/Whatisnaturesayingtous?MyriamVanImschootcarriedoutresearchinazoo,
laydownbesideamotorwaywithatrillingtuningfork,anddiscoveredbirdsinthewoods
whosesongsimitatedchainsawsandringtones.InAustralia,shesawcrocodiles,butdidnot
hearthem.Fiveperformers–fromthenoiseunderground,popmusicandotherscenes–
imitateallthesesoundsusingonlytheirvoiceasamedium.Theythuspresentakindofa
cappellaoftheworld’ssoundlandscapes.
WhatNatureSaysisaradiophonicperformancethattacksbetweenrecognisabilityand
abstraction.Duringthisplayoflisteningandwatching,yourideasabouthumanbeings,
natureandmachinesareslowlycalledintoquestion.
•MyriamVanImschootspecialisesinsoundpoetry,vocalperformancesandvideoand
soundinstallations.Shemovesdexterouslybetweenvariousdifferentmedia,fullyembracing
experimentation.DuringPerformatik2011,shecreatedtheassociativeimageandsound
poemLivingArchive.WhatNatureSayspremieredatBURNINGICE#8.
WHATNATURESAYS:WRITINGS
nl/NaaraanleidingvanWhatNatureSaysmaakteMyriamVanImschooteen
pubicatiewebsiteaanvoordereactiesvantoeschouwersindevormvanessays,brievenen
gedichten.Hierondervindjeeengreepuitdezeverzameling.
Bezoekzelfdewebsiteopwww.oralsite.be/pages/WNS_Writings
en/ForherperformanceWhatNatureSays,MyriamVanImschootcreatedawebsiteon
whichtheaudiencecouldleavereactionsintheformodessays,lettersandpoems.Youcan
readsomeofreactionsinthisbooklet.
Youcanvisittheentirecompilationonwww.oralsite.be/pages/WNS_Writings
RudiLaermans,sociologueandessayist,Sound/voice/imitation.Anonomatopoeicradio
playforthehumanvoicethatcanalsopartlybeseen,oron/aroundWhatNatureSaysby
MyriamVanImschoot
Asaperformance,WhatNatureSaysbyMyriamVanImschootcannotbeunivocally
categorised.Perhapsthemostaptdescriptionisofanonomatopoeicradioplayforthe
humanvoicethatcanalsopartlybeseen(anewkindofoperaperhaps?).Butthe
performanceisalsoapeculiarchoreographythatevokesarangeofheterogeneous
associations.Abouthowwerelatetooursonoroussurroundingswhileoftennotlisteningto
them;abouttherelationshipbetweenhearingandseeing;aboutthehumanvoiceandits
mimeticpower;about….
(...)
Inourrelationshipwiththeworld-as-sound,wecontinuallymakeuseofaculturalhearing
aidthattransformsmerenoiseintomeaningfulsounds.Youspontaneouslyorderand
interpretsoundsfromyoursurroundingsbyplacingtheminmoregeneralcategoriesonthe
basisoftheirsourcesorcauses(allcultureissecondnature).Thenthereisnolongera
soundenvironmentmarkedbysilenceor–itsopposite–overabundance.Yourearscapture
humanvoices,traffic,thehumofarefrigeratororwhatnot.Ametamorphosisofsoundsinto
symbolsorsignifiers,intocarriersofknownbecauserecognised–oratleastrecognisable–
meanings:wealwaysandeverywheretransform‘nature’intoculture,theworldintoa
meaningfulenvironment.ThisisoneofthepossiblemeaningsofthetitleofVanImschoot’s
production.
Thereisalwaysaresidue,eveninthemerelyauralpartofWhatNatureSays.Ineverydaylife
youusuallyignorethissonorouswasteunlessitevokestheconnotationof‘possible
danger!’.Theunheardisnotheardbecauseitisn’tsupposedtobethere.Eitheritistoowell
known:insignificantbackgroundnoise,banalsoundsunworthyofattention;oritis
unknown:anunclassifiablesoundthatisabletoirritatepreciselybecauseitremains
unidentifiable(‘whataweirdsound!?’).Inoneofhisessays,WalterBenjamininpassinguses
theterm‘opticalunconscious’foreverythinginourseeingthatweroutinelyoverlook,find
visuallyrepellingorrepressbecauseitcoulddisruptournormal'scopicfield'orflooditwith
toomanyvisualstimuli.However,thereisalsoanauralunconsciousthatiscloselyrelatedto
thedistinctionbetweentheheardandunheard.
JacquesRancièrecoinedthephrase‘lepartagedusensible’fortheanything-but-natural
sharinganddivision,–thedoublemeaningof‘partage’–,betweenwhatisorisnot
perceivedwithinasociety.Thesharing/divisionbetweenthelegitimatelyperceivableand
thediffering,illegitimateresidue,determineswhetherpeople,things,statements,sounds...
areapartofthecommonor‘lecommun’,orthatwhichiscollectivelyvisibleoraudiblethat
regulatesindividualperception.WhatNatureSayscallsintoquestionthedominant
‘sharing/divisionoftheaudible’.Theproductionimplicitlyurgesareorderingofthisandthus
alludestoapossiblepoliticsof‘theaudible’.Noisepollutionhasbeenapublicissuefor
sometimenow,butthisnegativeattitudedoesnotimmediatelyprovidethebasissoughtfor
adifferent,moreinclusivepoliticsofsoundthatredistributesthesharing/divisionbetween
theheardandtheunheard.
(...)
MusicianandperformerMyriamPruvot,Unemélopéepourleshumainsperdus
"Aprèslerireetlafascinationpourcesvisagestordusdesperformers,toutoccupésàse
faire-son,m’estvenueuneémotionplusprofondeetlointaine.Qu’avais-jesouslesyeux
sinonlespremiershommes?Dansleurnuitdelareprésentation,ilsdessinaientdesgnouset
desantilopesavecleurbouche.Ilsracontaientlachasseetlamort.Lafrousseetlajoie.
Jemesuisdemandéplustardpourquoijeconsidéraisl’œuvredeMyriamdansune
perspectivemilitante,politique.Pourquoi,audelàdemonplaisirdespectatrice,j’avaisenvie
dedéfendrecetravail.Quelcommunpartagions-nous?
Peut-êtreparcequeWhatnaturesaysm’adéplacéesimultanémentdansdeuxespaces.
Celuidufaireetdelareprésentation.Jemetrouvaisàlafoisdansunthéâtre,avecles
interprètesmaisaussidansleslieuxdeleursprojections.Parleurseulevolonté
m’apparaissaituneforêtdenseoùsefracassaientdesarbres,avecdescrisd’oiseauxterrifiés
etlaberceused’unjeuneindigène.Etpourtantnuleffet,nulleautreopérationmagiqueque
laconvictionpartagéed’ungroupehétéroclited’humains,réunisparlapuissanced’une
convocation,chacunàleurplacepourfaireexisterunmondeabsent.
C’estcettefoidansl’invisibleetl’indispensableentreprisecommuneàsonémergencequi
m’asaisie."
SoundpoetMarcusBergner,Luminoussilence
Luminoussilenceaccompaniestenebrous
momentssonorouslyandinvisiblymoving
overthecornersandcrevices
ofnoisyconsciousness.
Whatweheartherein,
canitalsobeseen,
andviceversa?
Arborealargot
SAVETHEDATE
TheBrusselsBiennialofPerformanceArt
24/03>1/04
Performatik17willbeenteringtheintriguingtwilightzonewherecreators–in
collaborationwithanumberofdifferentBrussels-basedpartners–tinkerwith
thecodesofvisualartsandtheperformingarts.
Bodysculpturesplayacentralroleinthiseditionfrommovementinsculptures
tothesculptingofmovement:
theyarenevermonumental,andarealwaysfragile
GraceSchwindt
OperaandSteel
IevaMisevičiūtė
SSSSSSSSSSSS
(hissit,don'tsayit)
MetteEdvardsen
oslo
EspeciallyforPerformatik17,
GraceSchwindtcreatesa
performanceforthetheatre
stage.Shedrawsinspiration
fromBernini’ssculpturalgroup
ApolloandDaphne.andcreates
astrikingoverallpicturewith
music,songandacrobatics
Thissoloaboutsurvivalinstincts
basedonButohtechniques,
performedinthepublicspace.
Initially,Misevičiūtėlookslikeone
ofthosestreetartistswhopretend
tobestatues,butthemeticulous
movementsgraduallyevolveintoa
choreography.
Kaaistudio’s•24>25/03
VariouslocationinBrussels•
24>25/03
Inhernewsolo–andanagram–
oslo,MetteEdvardsenonce
againplayswithlanguage,time
andspace.Sheextendsthe
conceptofthesolointothe
entiretheatrespace,where
thoughts,words,thingsand
actionsmultiply.
Kaaistudio’s•28>29/03
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