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Memory and Sound, Voice and Archeology

Memory and Sound, Voice and Archeology

68m 39s

in this episode, we will focus on the connection of memory and sound, with a particular focus also on what role voice plays in the construction of a shared past We will touch on questions of identity, community, and performance in relation to things past and potentially lost.

Collaborative resonance

Collaborative resonance

69m 24s

In this episode, Bella Merlin and David Roesner reflect on their transatlantic collaborations on the one-woman show "Tilly No-Body: Catastrophes of Love" (Davis (CA), 2010), "Singing the Document" (Munich 2016) and "20:20 Vision" (LA/Online, 2020/2021). In all three the sought to mix music, sound, and storytelling with techniques from verbatim theatre. In all three they produced both creative and research outcomes, seeking to develop new forms of disseminating their results and findings.

Pop and Experiment: New impulses for (music) theatre

Pop and Experiment: New impulses for (music) theatre

59m 23s

This conversation was recorded at the Schall und Rausch Festival for brand-new music theatre, Komische Oper Berlin.
It took place at the festival venue, Schwuz Neukölln, Berlin on 25 Feb 2023
With Bronwyn Lace, Nhlanhla Mahlangu and Mirjam Schaub, hosted by Julia Jordà Stoppelhaar

Pop and Sound. Theatre, Music Theatre, Gig Theatre

Pop and Sound. Theatre, Music Theatre, Gig Theatre

47m 42s

This conversation was recorded at the Schall und Rausch Festival for brand-new music theatre, Komische Oper Berlin. It took place at the festival venue, Schwuz Neukölln, Berlin on 19 Feb 2023

Active Aurality

Active Aurality

45m 38s

During the global pandemic theatre-making and research practices drew particular attention to aurality. From the relocation of ‘live’ performance into ‘audio’ art, to the conscious ‘tuning in’ to the sound of online theatre – audiences and researchers alike re-engaged with the possibilities of sound and listening in theatre production. The concomitant reconfiguring of listening as a part of the methodology of making and research was, in turn, also inspired by new sound-led theatre practices that emerged in response to the contemporary moment. Focusing on UK examples of works that responded to the sonic possibilities of theatre during the pandemic, i.e....

Book launch: Theatre Music and Sound at the RSC

Book launch: Theatre Music and Sound at the RSC

42m 44s

In today's episode, you will hear my conversation with Prof. Millie Taylor from the University of Amsterdam about her groundbreaking book from 2018 "Theatre Music and Sound at the RSC. Macbeth to Matilda." Enjoy this episode!

Writing about sonic experiences

Writing about sonic experiences

55m 38s

A podcast reflecting on theatre music, sound design, sonic practices and experiences
In todays episode, Millie Taylor, Adrian Curtin and I went into conversation about the difficulties of writing about sonic experiences, feminist and queer forms of sonic scholarship, different kinds of hearing, disembodied voices and much more.
Links to many of our references are in the shownotes.
Enjoy this episode!

Sonic memories

Sonic memories

68m 27s

A podcast reflecting on theatre music, sound design, sonic practices and experiences In todays episode, Adrian Curtin, Pieter Verstraete and I went into our personal archives to dig out papers we had written on various interplays of theatre and music a while ago. We discuss points of connection, research contexts and how the field has developed. Links to many of our references are in the shownotes.

Sonic Bliss

Sonic Bliss

86m 31s

In this episode, you will hear the recording of the launch event for our research project The Sound of Theatre, supported and hosted by the Centre for Advances Studies at the University of Munich. This event was a panel discussion with Adrian Curtin, Anna Burzyńska, Pieter Verstraete, Millie Taylor, Konstantinos Thomaidis and David Roesner on the topic of „Sonic Bliss – Favourite Musical Moments in Theatre performances“