Juliet Fraser | DANCE-OFF with HANNAH WEIRICH

DANCE-OFF

A programme of new duos for voice and violin on the theme of dance, with Hannah Weirich.

CAROLA BAUCKHOLT

Coo-Cooooo-Coo? Where, where? (2024; 24')

for soprano and violin, with animation by Elizabeth Hobbs

Coo-Cooooo-Coo? Where, where? was inspired by Doggerland, a vast ‘Garden of Eden’ that once connected the east coast of England with the European mainland, until it disappeared under a rising sea around 5000 BC. Music and animation tell of the sounds and the movement of the creatures who lived in a Doggerland, and reflects upon the struggle for survival of individuals, the collective and, ultimately, the ecosystem upon which we depend. The piece was created in close collaboration with animator Elizabeth Hobbs for Juliet Fraser and Hannah Weirich.

KRISTINE TJØGERSEN

Shape-shifters (2024; 16')

for soprano and violin, with MicroKORG keyboard and video

Shape-shifters have been an integral part of folklore, myths and literature all over the world since time immemorial. The most common form is the transformation of a human being into an animal or an animal into human. Several kinds of birds-of-paradise specialise in the transformation of their whole bodies during an elaborate display: by the precise shifting of their specially shaped feathers they change their silhouette into a new shape. For this reason they are called shape-shifters. In this piece the calls and songs of the birds-of-paradise are transformed into a duo for soprano and violin. The whole piece shifts its shape when the duo finally transforms into a dance club in the forest, forming a backing band for the birds-of-paradise on display.

PERFORMANCES

27 SEPTEMBER 2024

Bludenzer Tage zeitgemäßer Musik

Carola Bauckholt Coo-Cooooo-Coo? Where, where?

Michele Bernabei Johnny & Jane (wp)