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TERRIBLE NOISES FOR BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE
Participatory Sound-Improv Event
At Ann Hamilton’s Sound Tower on the Oliver Ranch in Sonoma County
Friday, Sept 24 and Sunday, Sept 26, 2010
http://www.oliverranchfoundation.org/towerperformances/upcomingperformances.php
Events at The Tower often sell out quickly!
Buy your tickets now if you want to attend
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This is a participatory performance- a noise-music show with no performers, in which all sounds are make by the audience, using their voices. Participants make sounds and improvise together, in a series of structured exercises and games. There is a bit of running around and yelling. Parts are very noisy and chaotic; parts are very calm and quiet.
It is a fully participatory event, with no spectators. No previous experience of any sort is required: You don’t have to be a musician or singer to take part, or have ever done anything like this before.
The events take place at Ann Hamilton’s Sound Tower - a spectacular 80-foot site-specific sculpture located on the Oliver Ranch in Sonoma County.
The events are part of “Terrible Noises for Beautiful People”, an ongoing series of experiments into participatory sound improvisation created by Canadian artist Misha Glouberman. Glouberman has been doing performances like this for several years in Toronto, where they have been described as “legendary” (MusicWorks Magazine) “a cross between an asylum and the best carnival in the world” (Eye Weekly) and “a very, very good time” (music critic Carl Wilson). He recently presented a series of sound events through Southern Exposure, and will be presenting “Open Cobra”, an audience-participatory version of John Zorn’s Cobra at Mills College early in October.
The events are presented as benefits for the Arts Council of Sonoma County and the Arts Education Alliance through the support of the Oliver Ranch Foundation.
Events at the Sound Tower often sell out quickly: Those interested in attending are advised to buy tickets early.
For more information, and links to purchase tickets:
http://www.oliverranchfoundation.org/towerperformances/upcomingperformances.php
** IMPORTANT NOTES IF YOU ARE ATTENDING:
1) The end time of the Sept 24 performance is 8:00 pm, not 6:00 pm as noted on the ticketing web site.
2) If you buy a ticket, you will be given the option to opt out of email communication from the event organizer. Please DO NOT do this, as the event organizers will be emailing important news and updates in the days leading up to the event.
Cost: 35