Welcome to In Production, conversations on the research and development of time-based artworks.
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Through interdisciplinary exchange, this podcast series contributes insight into the creative and technical act of producing artistic works by those who work backstage and behind the camera.
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Welcome to In Production, conversations on the research and development of time-based artworks.
Hosted by EMPAC’s engineering and curatorial staff, we talk to artists, technicians, curators, scholars, and makers associated with the production of new work here at the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
Through interdisciplinary exchange, this podcast series contributes insight into the creative and technical act of producing artistic works by those who work backstage and behind the camera.
Annie Saunders & Wild Up in conversation with Ashley Ferro-Murray on their new work, Rest
In Production
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5 years ago
Annie Saunders & Wild Up in conversation with Ashley Ferro-Murray on their new work, Rest
In this first episode of In Production, EMPAC curator Ashley Ferro-Murray talks with theater maker Annie Saunders, conductor and composer Christopher Rountree, and their collaborators about the making of their EMPAC commissioned work, Rest. This look behind the scenes of the project features source material from research interviews and original music by composer Emma O’Halloran.
Rest interrogates sensory overwhelm, sensory deprivation, hallucinations, and the nature of consciousness. The audience experience is inspired by the idea that our perception of reality depends on agreements and disagreements with other people. Light and sound are central to the staging of Rest. These elements help to sculpt a performance environment that includes moments of near-silence, music, and field recordings from a diverse set of conversations. Materials include conversations with consciousness experts, people sharing their early sense memories, and reflections on our relationships to our smartphones. The work provides a visceral opportunity to feel and consider what ‘rest’ means to us in the modern world.
The artistic collaborators were in remote residence during fall 2020 to develop an EMPAC-commissioned online iteration of Rest, which will premiere in January 2021.
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Original music for this podcast by Emma O’Halloran.
Collaborators currently working to research and create this multi-platform project include:
Annie Saunders
Christopher Rountree
Emma O'Halloran
Andrew Schneider
Adah Parris
Rita Williams
Rachel Joy Victor
Jackie Zhou
Mike Merchant
James Okumura
Brian Hashimoto
Wild Up:
Jiji, electric guitar;
Jodie Landau, piano, keys, percussion, voice;
Allen Fogle, horn;
Archie Carey, electric bassoon;
Christopher Rountree, artistic director
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In Production
Welcome to In Production, conversations on the research and development of time-based artworks.
Hosted by EMPAC’s engineering and curatorial staff, we talk to artists, technicians, curators, scholars, and makers associated with the production of new work here at the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
Through interdisciplinary exchange, this podcast series contributes insight into the creative and technical act of producing artistic works by those who work backstage and behind the camera.
