'Skaņu Telpa / Skaņu Valoda' workshop notes
place: Riga/Pedvale, Latvia
dates: August 29 - September 7, 2008
led by: Maksims Shentelevs, John Grzinich, Patrick McGinley
requirements: mostly we need a clean empty room that is quiet. then we need about 10-15 people who are excited to learn and try something new. the best results come when everybody stays for the whole workshop.
sponsor: NOASS
Darbnīcai var pieteikties rakstot uz / if you want to participate: my-ym@inbox.lv
Pieteikumā nepieciešams īss CV / tell us about yourself
This workshop focuses on sound as transmitter of nonverbal information, whether as a tool for communication or as a description of physical or imaginary space. We will focus on sound's ability to define/describe space, and on our ability to resonate, alter or create space by using sound. We will also explore animal communication and group activity. A strong focus will be placed on environmental listening, and the development of the ear towards detailed sonic perception. Using small acoustic objects and the space itself, we will experiment with methods of group nonverbal sonic communication, with giving our location a voice, and with creating new spaces towards an understanding of sonic scenography. The workshop will open with an extended listening session, after which participants will work through a series of sonic games and be asked to bring objects to use in the later stages. -pm
Schedule
PART I
8.29 (Fri): studio in Riga after 18-? "Sound Theory/Listening Intro" (2-3 hours)
8.30 (Sat): studio in Riga 12-18, Group exercises and games
8.31 (Sun): studio in Riga 12-18 Group exercises and games, SoundWalk performance
PART II
9.02 (Tue): Afternoon, travel to Pedvale
9.03 (Wed): Pedvale, All day workshop "Sound and the Potential of Space"
9.04 (Thu): Return to Riga (after breakfast), presentation on Radio Naba (10:00)
9.05 (Fri): open >
9.06 (Sat): 'revenant' site-specific sound activity - trip to sea shore
PRESENTATION and Performances
9.07 (Sun) workshop presentation and performances at NOASS, 18:00
with:
18:00 - 18:45 - PB8 [LT]
19:00 - 19:45 - John Grzinich [US/EST]
20:00 - 20:30 - soundmeccano [LV]
21:00 - 21:45 - murmer [US/FR]
22:00 - 2'3:00 - bērnu rīts / elffriede / joy laav [LV/AT/FIN]
This workshop builds on the ideas and experiences of previous projects such as:
- Youth Theater Camp (Mooste, 07.08)
- Sound as Space, Sound as Language (Tartu 2.08)
- What is the Sound of 21st Century Folk Music? (workshop and performance, Tartu 1.08)
- Riga Sound Locations (LV, 8.07)
- revenant (a project focused on site-specific acoustic actions, 10.06->present)
- Sound workshop for youth (Tartu, 12.05)
- Sound Cellar/Resonance Ensemble (7.99->presnt)