NIGHT
(Molly Sturges and Chris Jonas)
(For
voice, soprano saxophone, viola, live video projection, live treatment of prerecorded
sound and performance projection set with MIDI controllers and movement). Made
in collaboration by Molly Jane Sturges and Chris Jonas. 40-60 minutes in duration)
Developed in the OBRAS Artist in Residence Program, Evoramonte, Portugal (Feb - May 2004)
US Performances of NIGHT to begin Fall and Winter 2004.
Short
Description
NIGHT
is a collaborative multimedia performance piece by composers/performance artists
Chris Jonas and Molly Sturges. Through live music, sound, video and movement,
NIGHT explores the many realms of darkness: the natural beauty of night, the duality
of the inside in the light versus the outside in the dark, fear of the unknown,
and the psychological, biological and cross-cultural worlds of night. Night is
also a metaphor for today's fear-based climate in The United States. Here the
darkness of night highlights precarious notions of security, personal, cultural
and national identity, and the fear of the other side.
Performed
by:
Molly Sturges - composition, voice, electronics
and movement
Chris Jonas - composition, video
& soprano saxophone
With guest musicians
