Difference between revisions of "The Brilliant and the Dark"
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| + | Eileen Simpson and Ben White have invited the extraordinary 22 piece women's choir [http://www.myspace.com/gagglespace Gaggle] to reinterpret The Brilliant and the Dark, a 1969 cantata for women's voices. The new work was performed at The Women's Libary in September 2010 and at the ICA in December 2010. | ||
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| + | A recording of the ICA performance has been relesed on copyleft vinyl by [http://www.transgressiverecords.co.uk/ Transgressive Records] | ||
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| + | The project was inititated for [http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/thewomenslibrary/whats-on/exhibitions/out-of-the-archives.cfm Out of the Archives] curated by Anna Colin at [http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/thewomenslibrary/ The Women's Library London] | ||
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| + | For the exhibition Simpson and White negotiated with copyright owners music publishers [http://www.josef-weinberger.com/ Josef Weinberger] for permission to use elements from the work and invited the all-women choir Gaggle to remix the music and lyrics of the original composition for a new music video. Filmed on location in The Women's Library exhibition hall, the video re-animates the 1969 performance through restaging situations – from the backstage preparations, to choreographed moments in the live event – which are documented in photographs held in the Library’s collection. The performers are seen in new costumes referencing the originals and amidst remade props. | ||
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| + | [http://vimeo.com/11923601 Watch video and read more] | ||
Revision as of 21:13, 15 April 2011
Eileen Simpson and Ben White have invited the extraordinary 22 piece women's choir Gaggle to reinterpret The Brilliant and the Dark, a 1969 cantata for women's voices. The new work was performed at The Women's Libary in September 2010 and at the ICA in December 2010.
A recording of the ICA performance has been relesed on copyleft vinyl by Transgressive Records
The project was inititated for Out of the Archives curated by Anna Colin at The Women's Library London
For the exhibition Simpson and White negotiated with copyright owners music publishers Josef Weinberger for permission to use elements from the work and invited the all-women choir Gaggle to remix the music and lyrics of the original composition for a new music video. Filmed on location in The Women's Library exhibition hall, the video re-animates the 1969 performance through restaging situations – from the backstage preparations, to choreographed moments in the live event – which are documented in photographs held in the Library’s collection. The performers are seen in new costumes referencing the originals and amidst remade props.
