Larvae
Thursday 4th & Friday 5th, August 18.40
Thursday 18th & Friday 19th 20.25
Words & Music: Catherine Kontz
Performer: Danny Standing
For Solo Baritone Voice and Six Radios
The oversize score for Larvae features 33 white hexagonal flexagons which initially hide the musical material and hymenopterous words that the singer gradually uncovers throughout the performance and then uses to transform the landscape of white into a palette of colourful shapes. A metamorphosis not to be missed!
The making of this video has been kindly
supported by The Boltini Trust
Genesis
As a composer I am often very involved in the visual and theatrical aspects of the performances of my works. With some pieces, as for example with Larvae, I am interested in exploring the physical and visual potential of the musical score itself within the performance. I am delighted to be back for the fourth time at the festival with this short experimental work written and devised for Danny Standing. (C.K.)
