GHost Hostings 14 - GHost-dance IV: the
ghost without, the ghost within
A night of three distinct performances exploring ghosts as socio-cultural movement and human energy from without and within.
A night of three distinct performances exploring ghosts as socio-cultural movement and human energy from without and within.
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London Lucumi Choir photograph©Nadjib
Le Fleurier
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12th March 2014
6.30pm – 9.30pm
Central Saint Martins College of Arts
and Design
Studio Theatre
Granary Square
London
N1C 4AA
GHost Hostings 14 is supported by the
Drama And Performance Programme.
Central St Martins School of Arts
GHost hosts an evening of
cross-disciplinary performance which continue to explore the
GHost-dance theme.
PROGRAMME
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Stasis 73
I
Am Still Within You Eleanor Clare, Kam Wan and Marcus Davidson.
THE LONDON LUCUMI CHOIR " The
energy of Orisha, In Art Dance and Song: A multi-disciplined look at
Yoruban deities"
Note: running order may be subject to
change
HOME.
Stasis 73
“The house I had they took away from
me. The times happened to be unpropitious: war, destruction, exile.
I don’t know much about houses, I
remember their joy and their sorrow
sometimes, when I stop to
think…………….
sometimes, near the sea, in naked
rooms with a single iron bed and
nothing of my own, watching the
evening spider.”
George Seferis
Referencing the ghost of deracination, and the idea of the created boundaries between migrating societies and their cultures : utilizing an empty interior as a signifier for the longing and sorrow for the lost ‘home’ to animate the movement between the two places of physical and psychological dislocation.
“It wasn’t easy, because you leave your home,
your possessions, your memories, your youth,
you leave your dead there………
and carry their memories in music and; dance”.
Ali Oney removed from Rethymno Crete to Ayvalik Turkey. Population Exchange 1923.
Stasis73 formed in 2009 by a collective
of creatives from Hastings, film makers, painters, writers and
musicians. The aim of the project is to move beyond the concerns of
more traditional music making, yet not fall into the trap of being
labelled experimental. Live sound and film installations of drones
and sonic explorations, utilizing electro-acoustic manipulated pure
noise, voice, text, whisperings, field recordings, decay, extended
drones, and original, found & archive imagery, creating a
multi-layered environment.
www.stasis73.com
I
Am Still Within You. Eleanor Clare, Kam Wan and Marcus Davidson.
The suggestion of a journey, magical
and mystical, at times painful; the need to connect to something
constant. Between darkness & twilight is where this work
belongs: a sight just half seen. Visions appear transiently in the
space between sleep & waking, the unconscious and conscious. The
moon becomes symbolic because of its association with the feminine
and its constant transformation from dark to light. One can take
solace in the idea that there is something (albeit elusive) which
resides through the process of change, dispersion, disintegration and
regeneration.
I Am Still Within You is devised by
Eleanor Clare, Kam Wan and Marcus Davidson. During the performance,
singers move through the darkness. At times they will be lit by the
projection, but the emphasis will be on the affect of their voices in
the space, and the movement of sound with a sense of physical
presence.
Biog
Eleanor Clare, Kam Wan and Marcus
Davidson have been collaborating on this project since 2013. The
concept was initiated by Eleanor Clare, through lyrics and a basic
melody, with an idea of moving through darkness. Kam Wan created and
devised the film projection and installation, using footage of the
moon which he had been collecting over time. Marcus Davidson created
the sound track and the vocal harmony, working with his own research
into music devised from the sounds of space. The genesis of this
project can be traced back to the artist and composer Ellen Southern,
who invited Eleanor Clare to produce new work taking inspiration from
her remix score of ‘The Brilliant and the Dark.’ The showing of
this work is kindly supported by Bergen Kommune, Norway.
Here are our websites
too:
www.eleanorclare.com
www.eleanorclare.com
www.kamwan.com
www.marcusdavidson.net
The energy of Orisha, In Art Dance and
Song: A multi-disciplined
look at Yoruban deities. Daniela
Rosselson De Armas and The London Lucumi Choir
The London
Lucumi Choir was formed in November
2006. It is still directed and led by
one of its founder members, Daniela
Rosselson De Armas, who is a musician
and a Priestess of Oshun. It is an unusual choir which sings songs
for Orisha; deities that mediate between human beings and God (
Olofi) as sun in Cuba and other countries in the African Diaspora.
Although it is a non audition community choir, it works
with highly qualified and knowledgeable
artists and priests of the tradition. The songs that are sung within
the choir are cultural representations of songs that are actually
sung today within ceremonial
contexts. They are accompanied by Bata
drums. Bata drums are three drums that are played together to form
complex rhythms that also connect to what is being sung. In a
ceremonial context, the songs' purpose is to "bring down"
the Orisha to "mount" their initiates. The Orisha then
dance, cleanse and give advise to the congregation. Obviously in a
performance or cultural context this does not happen! The choir
became finalists of the BBC Radio Three choir competition of the year
in 2008 and have opened for big stars such as Eliades Ochoa ( Buena
Vista Social Club) and Buika. They have performed at festivals,
charity events, clubs and conferences and educational days at schools
and are looking forward to playing at GHost. The performance at GHost
Hostings will demonstrate a selection of songs to Orisha illustrated
by dance moves which show the energy of the different Orisha by Afro
Cuban Dancer, Yolanda Perez. It will be accompanied by a slide show
which demonstrate Religious Altars, Orisha in nature and some
wonderful art work by Contemporary Artists Janine Francois.
( introducing Oshun), Jacob V Joyce. Jacob will also be giving a run down on each Orisha in his own, inimitable style.
( introducing Oshun), Jacob V Joyce. Jacob will also be giving a run down on each Orisha in his own, inimitable style.
LINKS:
https:// londonlucumichoir.com
https://
facebook.com/TheLondonLucumiChoir
http://jacobvjoyce.com
http://yewandeokuleye.com
http://reintroducingoshun.tumblr.com
http://oshun-ibu-anya.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89GP83iuzp0
Yolanda dancing Oya
