Sabrina Lastman & Sasha Bogdanowitsch at Performing Art Marathon (PAM)

P E R F O R M I N G A R T S M A R A T H O N 2011
Featuring:
S o u n d i n g W o r d: A powerhouse 2-day double bill of multi-media music engagement with performances of Contemporary Jazz & Avant-Folk by Sabrina Lastman & Sasha Bogdanowitsch.

S o u n d i n g W o r d, a beautiful temporal and timeless storytelling of original compositions with voice, original instruments, walkmans, electronics and video, highlights two original performances:

River of Painted Birds by Sabrina Lastman is a musical performance created for solo voice, walkmans, electronics and video, combining composed sections and free improvisation. This piece is inspired by the poetry and texts of former political prisoners that wrote as a response to the repression, both during and after the military dictatorship in Uruguay (1973-1985). River of Painted Birds was commissioned by NYSCA and premiered in 2010. This presentation at PAM will be a renewed version of the piece. Texts by Mauricio Resencof, Edda Fabbri, Henry Engler, and Adolfo Wasem. Visuals by Helen Dennis. Linux Audio Programming by Marcos Wasem....

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P E R F O R M I N G A R T S M A R A T H O N 2011
Featuring:
S o u n d i n g W o r d: A powerhouse 2-day double bill of multi-media music engagement with performances of Contemporary Jazz & Avant-Folk by Sabrina Lastman & Sasha Bogdanowitsch.

S o u n d i n g W o r d, a beautiful temporal and timeless storytelling of original compositions with voice, original instruments, walkmans, electronics and video, highlights two original performances:

River of Painted Birds by Sabrina Lastman is a musical performance created for solo voice, walkmans, electronics and video, combining composed sections and free improvisation. This piece is inspired by the poetry and texts of former political prisoners that wrote as a response to the repression, both during and after the military dictatorship in Uruguay (1973-1985). River of Painted Birds was commissioned by NYSCA and premiered in 2010. This presentation at PAM will be a renewed version of the piece. Texts by Mauricio Resencof, Edda Fabbri, Henry Engler, and Adolfo Wasem. Visuals by Helen Dennis. Linux Audio Programming by Marcos Wasem.

Present, Past and Future Sees by Sasha Bogdanowitsch is an original solo multi-media work for voice, original instruments and electronics that explores the ancient vocal and instrument relationship of the bard through contemporary ears. This work utilizes various extended vocal techniques and text from a variety of poets alongside the composer’s unique language of sounds to dive deep into what the present, past and future holds. Present, Past and Future Sees was premiered in 2010. This presentation at PAM will be a renewed version of the work.

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