Graveyards & Gardens [LIVE]
$11.82
Graveyards and Gardens (world premiere)
Caroline Shaw, composer, recorded sound, & performer
Vanessa Goodman, choreographer & performer
James Proudfoot, lighting designer
Kate de Lorme, sound designer
Eric Chad, sound designer
Taylor Janzen, production manager
With this work, Vanessa Goodman and Caroline Shaw offer many pleasures, but two are of special note. Firstly, there is the chance to see a visual and sonic album emerge before one’s eyes: what these two artists make will live on, and this live-streamed genesis is, among other things, a powerful display of the creative process.
The second pleasure is a unique, revelatory melding of movement and sound. In Graveyards and Gardens, what is heard and what is seen do not merely complement each other, as they might in a more conventional dance performance; instead, they are fused in such a way as to make their effects seem indistinguishable.
The performance takes place among 400 feet of orange sound cables and an arrangement of plants – nature and technology being another synthesis the artists explore. Things begin with a long passage featuring an array of sounds – some come from tape decks, some from a record player, some from old Edison wax recordings.
This auditory wash slowly diminishes until only one part is left; the energy then shifts, and dance mixes with music until they become one. Entrancing, enveloping, and ultimately liberating in its innovations, this is experiential art at its best.
When Vanessa performs Graveyards and Gardens live from the ANNEX, you’ll discover unique details and perspectives through an immersive, multi-camera, 1080p high-definition real-time broadcast.
For an enhanced audio experience, please use headphones.
The livestream will take place at 4:30pm Pacific. Broadcasting live from ANNEX Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Live-stream links will be sent on the day of your performance.
An artist talkback will take place on Thursday, January 28 at 8:30pm Pacific, following the second performance of Graveyards and Gardens, facilitated by Peter Dickinson. Everyone is welcome to attend! More info here: https://www.musiconmain.ca/event/graveyards-and-gardens-artist-talkback/
Tickets: $15 Canadian / $11.82 US