Dancing Plague


Pt 1 )

A performative aucusmetic screening, and an archive of viral sequences performed and installed at WELD, Stockholm, and SKOGEN, Gothenburg, 2014. The workings were initiated and staged in relation to the dance performance Dancing Plague, choreographed and danced by Lea Martini & Anne-Mareike Hess. 

Pt 2 )

A performative ritualism of talismanic herbal consecration, an archival installation of viral sequences, and a video performance as part of scenography, at SKOGEN, Gothenburg and Sophiensaale, Berlin 2016. The workings were initiated and staged in relation to the dance performance Dancing Plague, choreographed and danced by Leah Martini.
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Pt 1 )

” Rupture - Record - Screen > >  THE REVOLUTIONARY UNCONSCIOUS AS MUSICALITIES AT THE BORDER.AN ACOUSMATIC VIDEOGRAMMAR OF THE HAUNTED, THE INTOXICATED, THECONTAGIOUS, THE VIRAL AND THE POSSESSED AS SONIC FICTION TRAPPED, MAPPEDAND SNAPPED. THE EVENT IS A COLLECTIVE  JOURNEY THROUGH HIVES OF PRERECORDED SOUNDS AND SIGHTINGS PILOTED BY THE ARTIST ROBERTO N PEYRE. RE-EMBODIED BY YOU.

A fine selection of transmutating key moment scenes from feature-, documentary-, art-, and amateur movies will be VOICED, COLLAGED, and screened throughout the evening, beginning at 6pmsharp.

There will be flickering lights, strong and explicit film scenarios. Thisevening is not suitable for children, epileptics and the faint hearted.* Acousmatic sound is sound one hears without seeing itsoriginating cause. The word acousmatic, from the Frenchacousmatique, is derived from ἀκουσματικοί akousmatikoi, a termused to refer to probationary pupils of the philosopherPythagoras who, so that they might better concentrate on histeachings, were required to sit in absolute silence whilelistening to their teacher deliver his lecture from behind aveil or screen. The term was first used by the Frenchcomposer, Pierre Schaeffer (1966). ”

A selection of videostills from the film/video archive installed, screened, and live manipulated as part of scenography at Weld, Skogen and Sophiensaale, 2014 & 2016.




Archive of viral scenes’n’sequences sampled from:
-Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinski, 2009, Jan Kounen.
-Blade, Stephen Norrington, 1998.
-The Flicker, Tony Conrad, 1965.
-Triumph of The Will, Leni Rifenstahl, 1934.
-Maitre Fou, Jean Rouch, 1955.
-Martin Arnold,Piece Touche, 1989.
-The Girl Shewing Gum, Jonathan Smith, 1976.
-Gargantua, Jonathan Smith, 1992
-Rock My Religion, 1984, Dan Graham
-Harlem Shake (”Con los Terrorista” from ”Malades” by Hector ” El Father”
Delgado and Plastic little) by Baauer, 2012
-Häxan, Benjamin Christensen, 1922
-Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore, Mark Leckey, 1999.
-Stormy Wearher, Frederick J. Jackson, Ted Koehler and H.S. Kraft, 1943.
-Pardita Durango, Alex de la Igesias, 1997.
-Voodoo Connection, Alan Neuman & Max Beauvoir, 1985.
-MTV Social History of the Mosh Pit, Christopher Wilcha, 2002.
-Red Shoes, Powell & Pressburger, 1948.
-Lucky People Center International, Johan Söderberg & Erik Pausser, 1998.
-La Taranta, Gianfranco Mingozzi & Ernesto de Martino, 1961.
-James Brown performs Night Train live at the TAMI Show, 1961.
-Buzurum, Dunkelheit, 1996.
-La Ultima Rumba de Papa Montero, Octavio Cortazar, 1992.
-Fäbojäntan, Josef W Sarno, 1978
-Pokemon, Eletric Soldier Polygon (Banned version), 1997.
-Dance of Darkeness, Edin Velez, 1989.
-Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, Fax Bahr, George
Hickenlooper och Eleanor Coppola, 1991.
-Miley Cyrus VMA Satanic Ritual, Youtube preaching, 2014.
-Paris is Burning, Jennie Livingston, 1991.
-The Power of The Witch, Michael Bakewell, 1971.
-The Serpent & The Rainbow, Wes Craven, 1988.
-Abnormal Gait Exam : Choreiform Gait Demonstration, 2010.
-Swedish traditional folk dance: Västgötapolska & Skrälåt,2011.
-Tyga - Molly (Explicit) ft. Wiz Khalifa, Mally Mall, Cedric Gervais,
2013.
-TwinCityTV - JAMAICA, 2013.
-Tight Eyez vs. Retro Round 1 _ Krump vs Turf, 2014.
-Nicki Minaj - Beez In The Trap (Explicit) ft. 2 Chainz, 2012.
-Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit,1991.
-Norwegian Hallingdans, 2009.
-Lindy Hop - Hellzapoppin, 1941.
-The Occult Experience, Frank Heimans,1987.
-Carlos Castaneda's Tensegrity, 1995.
-Atlanteans, Bob Quinn, 1981.
-Juke / Footwork Mini Documentary feat Da Mind Of Traxman JP, 2012
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Pt 2 )

Dancing Plague Pt2,  Skogen, Gothenburg & Sophiensaale, Berlin, 2015.

A performative ritualism of talismanic herbal consecration of all visitors and participants, an archival installation of viral sequences from the previous mentioned collection of cameraworks, a graphic installation scenograpy, and a video performance as part of the scenography, at SKOGEN, Gothenburg and also the video performance at Sophiensaale, Berlin 2016. The workings were initiated and staged in relation to the dance performance Dancing Plague, choreographed and danced by Leah Martini alongside Lisen Ellard, Tea Harryson, mfl.



Scenography (detail), Skogen, 2016.



Video performance (Video still. Detail of screenography), 2016.
 


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