A concert exploring the female vocal, beginning with Joan La Barbara’s 1976 statement that “voice is the original instrument”, an idea which retains greater resonance today, now that the human voice is increasingly subjected to forms of modification, manipulation, distribution and dispersion. Featuring Maja Ratkje, Joan la Barbara and a piece by Meredith Monk.
Though it might be the ur-form of communication, the voice is an unknowable material with a fleeting presence, which has once again become a focus for artists and curators. This concert brings together original pioneers who experimented with the limits, presences and techniques of the voice with contemporary artists and composers, tracing the developments of sounds and styles from avant-garde to pop and back again.
Saturday, November 2, 7:30 pm
For more information and tickets: performa-arts.org/event/female-vocal-concert
Voice is the Original Instrument is a Performa Project curated by Mark Beasley.