WATERx

WATERx

Premiered on 7 May 2023,WATERx is a hybrid concert/art installation exploring the unconscious in an immersive journey across five landscapes of water: GLACIER, WATERFALL, GORGE, RIVER, and SEA.

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Five pieces, five landscapes.

The music of WATERx travels through five bodies of water, each representing a different state of mind, inviting visitors to consider the erratic memories and slippery self-deceptions that hide in the deepest parts of us.

Featuring projection mapping and an installation of ceramics, book works, and intermedia objects by Haran Kim

Boston, 5/7/23

II. WATERFALL

Cataracta by Kyle Brenn, with animation by Dani Strigi

I. GLACIER

The Call from the Other World by Tianfang Jia

IV. RIVER

Riverbed by Rihards Kolmanis
with projection mapping by Haran Kim

III. GORGE

Improvisation by Blind Glass Ensemble

V. SEA

Memories of the skin of the water of its reflections of the sun by Bahar Royaee

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WATERx [2] "Waterfall" by Kyle Brenn

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WATERx [5] "River" by Rihards Kolmanis

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People

Tianfang Jia

Composer
Kyle Brenn

Composer
Rihards Kolmanis

Composer
Bao Nguyen

Composer
Bahar Royaee

Composer
Haran Kim

Featured Artist
Ariel Mo

Artistic Director
Caroline Jesalva

Project Manager
Andrew Barnwell

Marketing
Shalun Li

Piano
Njord Fossnes

Viola
Jonathan Swensen

Cello
Jonah Kernis

Cello
Solomon Caldwell

Bass
Zion Dyson

Voice
Aaron Kaufman Levine

Saxophone
Noah Mark

Drums

WATERx was conceived of as a growing, evolving installation adaptable to new spaces and arrangements.

If you are interested in collaborating, please feel free to contact me.

Event photos generously provided by Andrew Hurlbut

Concert audio/video and setup photos by Dave Jamrog

Funding for this project was made possible by The Robert Turnbull Piano Foundation and NEC Entrepreneurial Musicianship. Special thanks especially to Fred Frumberg and Annie Phillips for their advice and support!