Body Clock
After working over 2 years, in 3 countries, with 9 organisations and over 70 participants, we premiered ‘Body Clock’ on 25th May 2024. Huge thank you to everyone involved. Big shout out to the creative team - @yuma.sy@jacob_luca_edwards ob @eif_soundandmusic@xhosacole@linden.dc for trusting in this first adventure into a new practice. Stay tuned for more to come in the next few months.
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A couple of weeks back we were @unimusicbirmingham finishing up the final touches of Body Clock. Thanks to @sck_iii for the photo’s, @yuma.sy and @jacob_luca_edwards for trusting the process and @soundingchange_uob for all of their continued support. Excited to share the work with all that are able to make it on the 25th. Link in BIO 🙏🏾✨
Azizi Cole: Body Clock
🗓️ Saturday 25 May 2024
⏰ 7:30pm
📍Elgar Concert Hall
Body Clock investigates the idea of composing a piece of music by exploring sounds of the body; using unison, syncopation, and rhythmic techniques to create a live music and physical dance experience. Born out of a research project supported by @operanorth the work has been developed as part of Sounding Change, and receives its first live performance this evening.
A percussionist and composer, @zidrums artistic practice combines experience in both music and dance to create work that is both a visual and audible performance experience using body percussion to compose and choreograph simultaneously.
Performed as a duet by dancers @jacob_luca_edwards and @yuma.sy with music by @zidrums and @eif_soundandmusic Body Clock is a multidisciplinary piece combining music, movement, and the influence that music can have on the body.
🎟️ Ticket link in the Sounding Change bio.
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Body Clock
Back in March 2022 I was commissioned by Opera North to begin research on my own movement practice as a Choreographer/Composer. ‘Body Clock’ investigates the idea of composing a piece of music based on exploring sounds of the body using unison, syncopation and rhythmic techniques being both a live music and physical dance experience. Performed as a duet ‘Body Clock’ is a multidisciplinary piece combining music and movement to ultimately become one, by researching the relationship and influence that music can have on the body through movement. In the opposite way how can you then use the body as an instrument to compose and become the music as well as the dance?
Performers: @omnishadz@isaacourognao
Dramaturge: @toussainttomove
Photographer: @sck_iii
Camera: @ashleykarrell
Assistant: @hennyjphoto
Costume: @maestrends
Audio Mix: Sam Day
Special thanks to the Resonance team @operanorth and @prsformusic for supporting me on my journey. More coming soooon.
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