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Essex & Olivares
THE END, LIGHT BLUE

first performed on July 5, 2012
Martos Gallery, New York, NY
performed twice in 2012

EVE ESSEX & JUAN ANTONIO OLIVARES

Marko Costanza, Leila Bordreuil, Theo di Castri, Alex Field, Ted Gordon, Nicole Louie, Matt Marble, James Mercer, Max Zuckerman, Valerie Keane

New York, NY

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THE END, LIGHT BLUE
EVE ESSEX & JUAN ANTONIO OLIVARES

Drawing from the possibility of translation between image and sound, we created a visual and text-based score inspired by post-production foley techniques. With the consultation of Marko Costanza, a veteran Hollywood foley artist (Brokeback Mountain; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Ice Age), cinematic sound effects are reinterpreted as a system of musical elements.

Ten performers cycle through a variety of roles ranging from quotidian gestures to highly choreographed musical events. Everyday sounds are meticulously recreated by a small ensemble of instrumentalists; physical actions are dramatically and rhythmically amplified. A series of seemingly senseless events cue reactions within the group, in an evolving and organic accretion of sound.