This is an initial R&D proof of concept of a collaboration between
@pell_ensemble @handmadesound and
@thunkist - a spatial-sound, 360° film dance work that confronts the brutal industrial history of Magnitogorsk, echoing the human cost of labour through bodies, movement, and sound.
The music is motion-activated. Using smartwatches on each of her wrists, Rebecca triggers the sounds in the piece and moves them around the surround sound space. For the live performance of this, John will play woodwinds, also manipulated by movement from a watch on his wrist.
To give an idea of the surround sound, the audio is binaural, so best listened to with headphones.
Full length normal and pan-able 360 degree versions on YouTube - links in
@thunkist bio.
Movement choreographed and performed by Rebecca Evans
@pell_ensemble
Music written and performed by John Biddulph
@handmadesound
@flowfal and spatial audio production by Simon East
@thunkist
Thanks to Tom Bromley at
@burnt_orchid for the use of his amazing workshop as the filming location
#contemporarydance #experimentalmusic #spatialaudio #woodwind #flowfal
