Work Overview
I was fascinated by the vertical structure of the text, that suggested a static, intensive state. Out of this came an acoustic realisation, a 'sounding' of the letters, whereby each shortening of the words can be understood as a morse code. The performer embodies the transitive moment of the step: a frozen time, in which her voice takes a journey.
Work Details
Year: 1994
Instrumentation: Soprano voice.
Duration: 9 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Extended vocal techniques. Movement and acting skills required. Part should be memorised.
First performance: by Marianne Schuppe — 1994. Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland. ISCM.
Based on text D'un Pas by Siegfired Huettenbrink.
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Pas by Caroline WilkinsPas (1994) is a vocal theatre work based on a text 'D'un Pas' by German-French author Siegfried Huettenbrink. It involves choreographed movement as well as lighting. This excerpt is taken from a version made for 2 sopranos, Beth Griffith and Marianne Schuppe at Die Hoege Kuenstlerinnenhaus near Bremen, n.Germany. |
Performances of this work
1994: Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland. ISCM. . Featuring Marianne Schuppe.
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