LiveWire And Meeting Of Minds
Navona, 2024
9/10
Listen to LiveWire And Meeting Of Minds
An assembly of 2 creative dance scores that recruit the NobleMotion Dance and the University of Houston IUCRC BRAIN Center, the strings here explore mental lives and how we engage with others.
The first half of the listen belongs to the title track, where Jacob Schafer and Evie Chen’s cinematic violins complement Sebastian Stefanovic’s moody viola and Bree Ahern’s graceful cello for the 5 distinct and collaborative chapters.
The back half belongs to “Meeting Of Minds”, where Christopher Ellis’ animated cello and Molly Wise’s strategic viola add much to the meticulous violins from Astrid Nakamura and Nanki Chugh. The 10 chapters are quite diverse, where dancing strings, plucked bouts and dramatic shifts won’t go unnoticed or unappreciated.
A body of work that contributed to science, several dancers wore mobile brain-body imaging devices, with live visualizations of the neural synchrony between their brains displayed in real time, where Brandt’s creative vision made for ‘sonic brain scans’ via these adventurous string settings.
Travels well with: The Merian Ensemble- The Book Of Spells; Alchymy Viols- Deep River