Film:
Meredith Monk's 'Book of Days' and 'Turtle Dreams (Waltz)'
Sunday 10 March 2024
Piel View House, Barrow Park
1pm.
As part of International Women's Day celebrations at Full of Noises.
Sunday 10 March 2024 13.00
Piel View House, Barrow Park LA13 9DB
A special double bill of films by one of the most influential artists of our time - Meredith Monk.
Full of Noises will show "Turtle Dreams (Waltz)" and "Book of Days" as part of our celebration of International Women’s Day.
TURTLE DREAMS (WALTZ) is a music piece with movement for 4 voices and 2 organs. This section of the work was originally performed live in 1981 as part of Monk's Music Concert with Film and was later integrated into Turtle Dreams (Cabaret), an abstract, apocalyptic cabaret show.
Evocative of the dissonance of Manhattan in the 1980s, Turtle Dreams conjures urban archetypes of the 20th century seen against the threat of war or nuclear annihilation.
Turtle Dreams (Waltz) (1983, 27 minutes
Conceived by Meredith Monk
Performed by Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble
Video Directed by Ping Chong
Music by Meredith Monk
Co-Produced by WGBH-Boston
Meredith Monk's "Book of Days". Photo: Dominique Lasseur.
BOOK OF DAYS is a film about time, originally drawing parallels between the Middle Ages, a time of war, plague and fear of the Apocalypse, with modern times of racial and religious conflict, the AIDS epidemic, and fear of nuclear annihilation.
In light of the recent pandemic, the cyclical nature of such phenomena has made itself known once more. While the film provides no answers, it nevertheless is a tribute to vision and the imagination, and a poetic incantation of that which connects us. Book of Days previously aired on PBS, was shown at the New York Film Festival and was selected for the Whitney Biennial.
Book of Days (1988, 85 minutes).
Conceived and Directed by Meredith Monk
Cinematography by Jerry Pantzer
Art Direction and Costume Design by Yoshio Yabara
Music by Meredith Monk
Produced by Catherine Tatge and Dominique Lasseur
MEREDITH MONK (b. November 20, 1942, New York City) is a composer, singer, director/choreographer and creator of new opera, music-theater works, films and installations. Recognized as one of the most unique and influential artists of our time, she is a pioneer in what is now called “extended vocal technique” and “interdisciplinary performance.”
Monk creates works that thrive at the intersection of music and movement, image and object, light and sound, discovering and weaving together new modes of perception.
Her groundbreaking exploration of the voice as an instrument, as an eloquent language in and of itself, expands the boundaries of musical composition, creating landscapes of sound that unearth feelings, energies, and memories for which there are no words.
Full of Noises' very own Amy Stretch Parker will close the double bill with a performance of two of Meredith Monk's piano works, Window in 7s and Railroad (Travel Song).
Directions and Information
Piel View House, Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness LA13 9DB
Access to the venue is by foot.
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Parking: There is no parking at the venue as we are in the middle of a public park. You are best parking up outside the park on Park Drive.
There is one designated accessible parking space, to book please email glenn@fonfestival.org
Enter from the park gate by Park Drive junction bus stop (by the Baptist Church)
Walk route is 2 mins signposted from here.
We have a no pets policy within the premises. Assistance dogs are welcome.
