Improvising Places : Improvising Time

Ayouti, Thomas; Fornelli, Devon; Parayre, Catherine; Knight, Derek; Royal, Matthew. Improvising Places : Improvising Time. Saint Catharines, Ontario: Small Walker Press; Vienna, Austria: Salon für Kunstbuch, 2021.

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Abstract (English)

"Dance and musical improvisation are ephemeral expressions urging us to embrace the moment in thoughtful joy. Devon Fornelli’s improvisations documented here are two performances: his CitySounds, created on 18 September 2015 for the opening of the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts in downtown St. Catharines, Ontario; and his Garden Performance, five years later, on 9 May 2020, offered as a reflection on the COVID-19 pandemic and the
temporary lockdown of the MIWSFPA. This documentation includes music notations, three short essays and the only remaining photograph of Fornelli’s improv’ in September 2015. Thomas Ayouti’s short story ‘Aux corps cassés’ – roughly translated, ‘broken bodies’ – offers a counterpoint to Fornelli’s practice. Thematizing the creation of a dance performance, the narrative grows, gains speed, intertwines the dancers’ movements and the narrator’s loving characterization of his friend. Whereas Fornelli’s improvisations express the persisting flow of our environment, Ayouti’s piece follows the fervid crescendo of emotions." -- Distributor's website

Types:	Artists' publications > Artists' books
All Contributors:	Ayouti, Thomas (Author); Fornelli, Devon (Author); Parayre, Catherine (Author); Knight, Derek (Author); Royal, Matthew (Author)
Dossier:	390 - SMALL WALKER PRESS (Saint Catharines, Ontario)
Collation:	54 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN:	9781777145064
Language of Publication:	English; French
Publishers:	Saint Catharines, Ontario: Small Walker Press; Vienna, Austria: Salon für Kunstbuch
Artists:	Ayouti, Thomas; Fornelli, Devon
Keywords:	IMPROVISATIONAL MUSIC; MUSIQUE IMPROVISÉE; PERFORMANCE; MUSICAL NOTATION; NOTATION MUSICALE
Copyright Statement:	Small Walker Press, the authors and the artist
Notes:	Includes biographical notes. Comprend des notices biographiques.
Deposited by:	Artexte Admin
Date Deposited:	01 Nov 2023 20:27
Last Modified:	13 Dec 2023 18:36
URI:	http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/35244

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