Theatricality - Sonia Paço-Rocchia

Theorizing the Space Between, University of Alberta

06/03/2009

I have been invited to this conference, as a performer. I couldn’t make it. We agreed to have a video instead of a performance and a talk with webcam. Here the videos.

Live voice improvisation is the source of real-time electronic effects which are controlled by switches, orientation and gesture-recognition of the hands and arms using the bluetooth Nintendo Wii Nunchucks and Remotes. This is done in Max/MSP using aka.wiiremote object and mnm library. An assemblage of one or two pairs of Remote/Nunchuck used with a wireless headset, provides a powerful means of integrating free bodily movements with improvised voice. The tool being versatile, it has been used in a lot of different contexts, sometimes solo or as a part of a duo or other ensemble.

Between the Door and the Staircase

November 2008
for piccolo, live electronics and stage actions

03/12/2008

This is a somewhat theatrical piccolo piece in which the player will have a lot of choices to take. The piece will be greatly different depending who is playing and probably at each performance of the same player.

Score

This is some extracts of my work in max/MSP for that piece. You will there hear my great sound on the piccolo... I blew in a piccolo for the first time compose do this piece...

Whistle-Tones and Clicks
one of the Time
Ds
Clicks
SSSS

Pedalling Under London's Clouds

January 2008
bicycle solo

15/03/2008

Since Adam lent me his wife's bike (Thank you!), I do often my journeys with this bike. Over my head, I can see the clouds doing competitions:

first arrived there!
first that rain!
first that evaporate!

I rode to the Luminaire for Open Source event (Music Orbit), with this bike. They put me on the front of the stage. Everybody decided to sit on the floor. I was sitting down very close to them, pedalling under London's Clouds.

Open Source 3, on Music Orbit website
Pedalling Under London's Clouds in Belgrade!

S'enfeuiller

01/09/2006

hiver, printemps et été 2006
pour saxophone alto, led, black light, stroboscope, tôle et son tôliste, et traitement en temps réel

L’homme est seul dans sa vie.
En ouvrant l’oeil il se rencontre qu’on lui montre bien ce qu’on veut lui montrer.
Il cherche à voir, mais le temps passe.
Il défonce les barrières, il est alors libre, mais désillusionné.