VOICE and the UNKNOWN by Nordic Network for Vocal Performance Research

The aim of this artistic research symposium is to allow for VOICE to act as a guide into the UKNOWN. Through an entangled mish-mash of intra-active events (performances, installations, workshop and seminars) participants will be invited to explore the potential power of VOICE and its impact on the UNKNOWN or ’that-which-is-yet-to-be-known’. In 17th century Venetian academic circles VOICE was considered to be a symbol of NOTHINGNESS (Calcagno 2003). VOICE was also the primary tool in the creation of the opera genre (Belgrano 2011). Questions driving the event include: how can we understand VOICE in contemporary every day performances, based on both sensuous and intellectual knowledge? What specific vocal features will emerge if we allow VOICE to be the guide into the UNKNOWN aspects of life and living? The symposium will be staged as the first one out of three events, allowing for the project to eventually grow into an international platform for Vocal Performance Philosophy, based at IAC. This first event is a seed highlighting the significance of the theme; the second event will be presented as an intra-active performance-workshop; the final event will be organised as an international symposia. The symposium is curated by Nordic Network for Vocal Performance Research (https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/399282/399283), Nordic Network for Early Opera (http://www.earlyopera.org), and Network for Performance Philosophy (https://performancephilosophy.ning.com/about).

Thinking through Voicing

What does it mean? Please explain!

Well, Thinking through Voicing is an explorative space for philosophising, making formulations, defining, speculating, allowing impressions and expression to arise and to materialise, and weave into a collaborative atmosphere that could take any shape. It will all depend on where voice will lead the listener.

Therefore, let this exploration start with a voice vibrating with its own shadow

perhaps wilderness of sound isn't the right term. what can be used instead? how can the sensation searched for be translated?

sound. becomes meaning. meaning as in wilderness of sound. Words trying to describe the moment can only become wild and poetic.

poetic is a strugglesome word. could this be something to continue to reflect upon as a collective thinking through voicing?

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