WRITTEN ON THE BODY
“…hypnotic…lushly haunting compositions”
Janet Smith, Georgia Straight
“Written on the body is a secret code only visible in certain lights, the accumulations of a lifetime gather there.”
Inspired by this line of text from Jeanette Winterson,Written on the Body is a musical journey narrated by electro-acoustic harp, violin, cello, voice and tap dance/body percussion. This journey explores how to create an experience for audience to hear dance and see music. Featuring electronic effects, extended techniques, and improv, instrumentalists Meredith Bates (violin, Pugs and Crows), Shanto Acharia (cello, Fond of Tigers) and Elisa Thorn (harp) create a sonic landscape for percussive dancer Dayna Szyndrowski to explore the timbral and textural qualities of her movement. This project has been featured at Dances for a Small Stage, BC Buds Festival, and an excerpt will be performed at the Coetani Festival for Experimental Flamenco in Athens, Greece in January 2015.
PERSONEL
Elisa Thorn (harp), Dayna Szyndrownski (tap dance, body percussion), Meredith Bates (violin), Shanto Acharia (cello), and Britt MacLeod (voice)
PRESS
“And another of the most transporting moments of the night was the creative collaboration between Shanto Acharia on cello, Meredith Bates on violin, Elisa Thorn on harp, Britt MacLeod singing, and Dayna Szyndrowski providing the rhythm by tap-dancing on three tidy little platforms. Located in one of the expansive park’s hidden gardens, the unlikely quintet was hypnotic as it interpreted Thorn’s lushly haunting compositions. ” (Janet Smith, Georgia Straight)
Full article here
AUDIO EXCERPTS (live)
I Breathe
Awakening From Insomnia
VIDEO EXCERPTS