Sounding Out: Tracking Secret Sounds of the City
On Saturday I ran a workshop as part of the ongoing exhibition Sounding Out. The workshop was also inspired by the upcoming World Listening Day.
A nice sized group of enthusiastic sound-ista’s turned up – thank you Bag Factory :).
I introduced the group to a range of simple listening tools such as bottles to use as resonators for listening to vibration. Then we set off to explore the surrounding Fordsburg neighbourhood to search for hidden and unexpected sounds.
Noisemakers Workshop at Vrygrond
I’m running a Noisemakers Workshops this weekend and early next week as part of Assitej and Theatre Arts Admin Collective’s Family Season.
These particular workshops are aimed at parents with children, and focus on making and using unique and quirky musical instruments made from the stuff we normally throw away.
Have a look here and here to get an idea of the kinds of things we make at Noisemakers workshops.
Read on for details… (more…)
How We Made Noise at Out The Box
Noise was prevalent at last week’s Out the Box festival, and I made some of it.
I created original music and sound design using a table lamp amongst things, for Ubom! Theater’s Door and sound design for Kim Kerfoot’s hilariously dark Guillotine – part of Iqonga, Handspring Puppet Company’s experimental platform at the festival.
And I also found ample opportunity to test drive one of my new instruments, a perishable harp made from a 5 litre bottle and bamboo rod. Nicknamed ‘the Stick Insect’ I played it at the festival launch and garnered some favourable astonished responses (“What’s That?”). Then I used it as part of a performance workshop which Jori Snell and I ran called ‘Land of the Underneath‘. Here’s a dramatic picture:
And here’s a close up: (more…)
How to Create Noise Makers with Personality
In early September Cape Town’s Out The Box festival comes to life. Its focus is ‘puppetry and visual theatre’ and presents quite an eclectic mix of performance media – the traditional plus all of the newer stuff (video, installation etc).
I’ll be presenting two workshops, one with Jori Snell – which explores sound and movement (read more about it here). And one solo which focuses on the nitty gritty of building and playing unusual string instruments, or more broadly speaking, ‘noise makers’ for use in theatre and life. See below for the detailed info. And if you need to know more, you can contact me directly.
How to Create Noise Makers with Personality
Date: Sunday 11 September
Time: 10h00 to 16h00 (6 hours)
Venue: Cape Town, venue to be confirmed
Price: R250
This workshop focuses on making and using unique and quirky musical instruments. (more…)
Konis Phonis Homo Habilis
A few happy customers after Saturday’s open day Kone Phone drive.
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