Radical Interpretations of Iconic works for Percussion

Kjell Tore Innervik

The artistic development project Radical Interpretations investigates two iconic works for solo percussion and re-composes these. The goal of the project was to develop new creative and transdisciplinary research in interpretation of musical works. Participants: percussionist Kjell Tore Innervik, Norwegian Academy of Music (NMH), composer Ivar Frounberg, NMH, designer Maziar Raein, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, experience designer Ståle Stenslie, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design, and music recording producer Morten Lindberg. During the 3 years project, the team engaged with the music of Morton Feldman and Iannis Xenakis. The solo percussion pieces The King of Denmark and Psappha were the point of departure. The cd [UTOPIAS ](http://www.2l.no/pages/album/141.html)(2L) contains the pure audio version of the pieces in high definition and immersive sound.-><- On this site you will find other interpretations and iterations of the music made by the team.

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A workshop exploring intense listening, experiences facilitated by the musicians and designers

Research Model

During the project we moved form reflecting by looking back at what we had acheived and proflecting (a new languaging term) by projecting our imaginations into future possibilities.

Conceptual framework for the project was derived from proxemics (for the audience – close listening) and relational aesthetics of shared soical values in the performance.

INTANGIABLES

EXPLORING THE UNSAID

Proxemics performance space

Proxemics

Based on the theories of Edward T Hall, this workshop defined the spatial relationship of the musician, and his body to the instrument set up and to the performance space. This lead to an understanding for cretaing more intimate and vulnerable perfomance situations.

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Entry points of the projects, defining the proceses for desiging the performances so as to allow intimacy and close listening.

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Research Model

The project developed its own research model, in order to describe and identify how we moved between the different levels through out the project.

Sensory Experiences

The team and the audience were invited to a series of sensory experiences in a ritual form in order to allow them to focus on the subtlties of being present in the moment.

Hjemme hos Kjell Tore.

This workshop initaited a calming of thesense for the audience and after a walk in nature the audience was invited to the musicians home where they experience a rendition of King of Denmark, follwed by a a shared meal and discussions.

THE BOGSTAD EVENT II

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To visually and map the procceses of instrument selection by the musician and create a basis for sharing insights with nominated audiences.

Gift Exchange with Audience

In this workshop the nominated audience of amatuer musicians were invited into a discussion about the crafting or selecting of sounds, and instruments. They also brought their own "gifts" of objects that had interesting sound qualities. The ritual of waiting to enter, entering, sitting and experiencing the performance was also broken down in order for the audience to reflect on the this process.

Listening close.

Mats Claesson and Kjell Tore Innervik

Exploring sound with Helmut Lachenmann

The setup

New York

Tromsø

Exploring the role of location and the relationship of creation (Feldman wrote King of Denmark on Coney Island Beach) to artistic sensabilities expressed in the work.

BALI

MØREN

SOUTH LIBANON

A recreation of the myth of the King of Denmark writing through the streets of Copenhagen with a yellow star on his jacket.

sensory explorations

Vigeland

sensory explorations

Tactile

The Line

This was a film made that explored the graphic juxtapoistion of the score of the King of Denmark to the instrument set up and challenegd a musician to create a different iteration of the performance.

This series of workshops and experiments, explored the relationship of the intimate act of eating, to the need for intimacy and culminated in a Happening called Take A Seat where theoris of audience as; Spectale, Guest, Witness and Gift Giving were intergrated into a meal with an invited audience of musicians and designers.

Discourses employed in this project (this is a selection of the readings undertaken) were wide ranging and enabled the musicians and designers to develop a shared perspective in order to; develop the artistic elements of the project as well as reflecting on the nature of artistic reseach projects, and methodlogies of research employed.

SENSORY DEPRIVATION

Sensory explorations with Ståle Stenslie, Ivar Frounberg and Kjell Tore Innervik

Towards the Sphere

The king for kids _nr1

THE NEW_AUD PROJECT Amsterdam_a workshop presentation.

The Bali experience

Innervik

Peripetia in Athens

A journey around Athens, through which we tried to grasp an insight into Xenakis's background and every day life. This experience was a turning point in the project and enabled us to understand the intensity of the culture of Xenakis.

THE SET UP XENAKIS

The Zimatra

The Vøluså

A Spectacle at AHO

A video of the general rehearsal.

Due to heavy rain, we had to cancel the performance out door on CUBA Imagine the 50 meters circle with 7 setups in "inflatables and a massive light show. Next time...