The audience is invited on a journey into a symbolic realm beneath the water's surface in this installation, comprising 7 works in sound, art film, 3D video, and sensory effects in a theatrically coherent sequence. Breaking the Surface draws on ancient myths and rituals that have shaped life in connection with water within and around us over time and cultures. Inspired by the alchemists' journey towards reconciling opposites, in cycles and coherence, the audience is guided deeper beneath the surface into a surreal and aesthetic universe – from the initial steps, walking amidst the tones of the Sirens in a seven-voice choral work, to the conclusion lying under a vault of sound and 3D video. The compositions are unique excerpts of Between Music's pinnacle, AquaSonic, which is the culmination of decades of musical exploration under water.
Between Music is an artistic collective that, based on music, explores our world in a hybrid of art, science, craftsmanship, and new technology. They address fundamental questions arising from the unexplored spaces between genres, between art and science, between old comfort zones and new solutions.
"Breaking The Surface" is presented for the first time on Danish soil at the SPOR Festival 2024.
Audiences are admitted in groups of 6-10 people at a time, with 10 minutes between each group. Please note that there may be a short waiting time.
TIMES:
2.00-7.00 PM, Thursday May 23rd (fernissage at 4.00 PM)
2.00-7.00 PM, Friday May 24th
2.00-5.00 PM, Saturday May 25th
CREDITS:
Laila Skovmand: Artistic director, conceptual design, composition, performer
Robert Karlsson: Innovative director, conceptual design, technician, performer
Magnus Pind: Visual design
Sebastian Edin: co-composer, arrangements, recordings, mix
Mads Thomsen and Jesper Lyng: system design, props, and tech
Nyby Sceneteknik: Construction of scenography
Faozan Rizal and Lars Stenholt Kirkegaard: Video recordings and stills
Tina Andersen, Kristján Ingimarsson, Carina Raffel: Performers
Kirsten Dehlholm: Visual supervisor
Andrea Milani: Architectural advisor
Co-producer: Werksvirtel Mitte Kunst
Supported by the Danish Arts Foundation and the New Carlsberg Foundation
The installation is presented in collaboration between the SPOR Festival and Musikhuset Aarhus.