(Dis-)Embodied Voices and Digital Liveness: Music Theatre in Lockdown
(Dis-)Embodied Voices and Digital Liveness: Music Theatre in Lockdown
Author(s): Wolfgang MarxSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music
Published by: INSAM Institut za savremenu umjetničku muziku
Keywords: music theatre;contemporary music;virtual opera; pandemic; music and Covid-19; Irish new music; music in lockdown; digital liveness;embodied voices;20 Shots of Opera;
Summary/Abstract: 20 Shots of Opera, released in December 2020, is a series of twenty short pieces of music theatre between five and eight minutes long. They were created and produced in just a few months. What makes the pieces special is that they were conceived to be produced under pandemic conditions and with purely an online reception in mind. This has affected details of the recording process as well as directorial concepts such as the use of animation or superimposition of pictures. This article will analyze how selected Shots engage with these conditions, look at different types of how the voices are used and assess the specific aesthetic circumstances of digital reception, as well as discussing other specific challenges and opportunities of creating music theatre in times of Covid-19.
Journal: INSAM Journal of Contemporary Music, Art and Technology
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 6
- Page Range: 22-39
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English