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    Explore "johncage" with insightful episodes like "3' grezzi Ep. 445 (re)Distribuzione del silenzio", "EP66 | 藝術中的時代精神", "Hyperlab Omni Episode 18 - Bibliomancing the Stone", "The Long Haul" and "Radio India - domenica 26 aprile 2020" from podcasts like ""3' Grezzi di Cristina Marras", "藝情指揮中心", "HyperLab Omni", "Straight As The Bat Flies" and "1. I live di Radio India"" and more!

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    3' grezzi Ep. 445 (re)Distribuzione del silenzio

    3' grezzi Ep. 445 (re)Distribuzione del silenzio
    A Milano nel 1977 John Cage con il suo concerto provocò un vero e proprio sollevamento di popolo, un tumulto, con tanto di pubblico sul palco che cercava di strappargli il microfono. E tutto a causa del modo in cui aveva redistribuito i silenzi. Tutti i link alla fine della pagina, dopo latrascrizionei n italiano e la traduzione in inglese.



    TRASCRIZIONE [ENG translation below]
    Oggi voglio parlarvi di silenzio, ma non del silenzio a cui sono stata costretta per quasi un mese perché ho perso la voce, no. Voglio parlarvi del silenzio nella sua dimensione politica, perché sono capitata su un filmato che mi ha profondamente colpito.

    È un filmato di John Cage, risale al 1977 ed è un suo concerto che ha tenuto al Teatro Lirico di Milano. Perché mi ha colpito? Perché dura diverse ore, anche se il video dura un paio di minuti, però il concerto durò moltissime ore e vide una folla inferocita scagliarsi contro John Cage, addirittura andarono sul palco, gli portarono via la luce e la lampada che gli illuminava il luogo di lavoro, gli portarono via il microfono ecc.

    Perché suscitò così tanto scalpore questo suo concerto, che era anche una presa di posizione politica? Allora, il concerto, l'opera si chiamava Empty Words, parole vuote, cosa fece John Cage, che da sempre è un grande innovatore? Allora prese un brano e non fece altro che suddividere le parole dai silenzi e poi ridistribuire i silenzi in modo arbitrario. L'effetto era abbastanza strano, infatti all'inizio i primi minuti il pubblico era lì, era un pubblico di professionisti, intenditori, maestri d'orchestra, musicisti, studenti del conservatorio.

    All'inizio l'effetto è un po' così, la gente non sa bene cosa pensare, si sente un fruscio in sala, però man mano che va avanti si rendono conto che questa cosa continua. Ed è un effetto molto straniante, perché non si capiscono le parole, non si capisce bene di che cosa si tratti, poi, ripeto, siamo nel 1977, quindi ancora molti metodi di sperimentazione si stavano, stavano appunto nascendo, l'orecchio non era, non era pronto, non era abituato a certi tipi di rappresentazione e alla fine veramente si sente come man mano dal pubblico prima fischi, poi buu, poi vattene. Alla fine, ripeto, si vedono le persone che letteralmente scendono dalle loro posizioni vanno sul palco quasi un assalto al povero John Cage, che però aveva già programmato tutto, sapeva che questo era quello che doveva succedere e sapeva che questo era quello che, il pubblico doveva reagire così. Tant'è che tra il pubblico - un sacco di gente con l'eskimo tra l'altro, e con la barba - si sente qualcuno che dice no, non reagite, perché se reagite lo state facendo vincere quello che lui vuole che noi reagiamo. È l'unica persona che aveva capito esattamente di cosa si trattava questa, quest'opera d'arte che voleva smuovere gli animi con la redistribuzione del silenzio.

    TRANSLATION
    Today I want to talk to you about silence, but not about the silence I was forced into for almost a month because I lost my voice, no. I want to talk to you about silence in its political dimension, because I happened upon a video that struck me deeply.

    It's a clip about John Cage, it dates back to 1977 and it's a concert that he gave at the Teatro Lirico in Milan. Why did it hit me? Because it lasts several hours, even if the video lasts a couple of minutes, but the concert lasted many hours and saw an angry crowd throwing themselves against John Cage, they even went on stage, took away the light and the lamp that lit up his working space, they took away his microphone etc.

    Why did this concert, which was also a political statement, cause such a stir? So, the concert, the work was called Empty Words, what did John Cage do, he who has always been a great innovator? Well, he took a work and did nothing but divide the words from the silences and then redistribute the silences arbitrarily.

    The effect was quite strange, in fact at the beginning the first few minutes the audience assisting, it was an audience of professionals, connoisseurs, orchestra masters, musicians, conservatory students, at first the effect is a bit like this, people don't quite know what to think, you hear a rustling in the room, but as it goes on they realize that this thing continues. And it is a very alienating effect, because you don't understand the words, you don't quite understand what it is about, then, I repeat, we are in 1977, so many methods of experimentation were still being developed, they were just being born, the ear was not, wasn't ready, they weren't used to certain types of representation and in the end you really feel like little by little the audience boos, then boo, then go away. In the end, I repeat, you see the people who literally get off their positions go on stage almost an assault on poor John Cage, but he had already planned everything, he knew this was what had to happen and he knew this was what, the public had to react like this. So much so that in the audience - a lot of people with '60s style parkas among other things, and with beards - you can hear someone saying no, don't react, because if you react he wins, he wants us to react. He is the only person who understood exactly what this was all about, this work of art that wanted to move souls with the redistribution of silence.



    LINKS
    Un articolo che racconta l'avventura di John Cage a Milano https://soundart.zone/john-cage-in-italia-empty-words-al-teatro-lirico-milano-1977/
    Un estratto dal concerto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGerrvq-UlI

    EP66 | 藝術中的時代精神

    EP66 | 藝術中的時代精神
    從不同時期出現的藝術流派中,和我們一同思考為何藝術會不斷推翻前朝並追求前衛? 包浩斯當年也是捨棄過往所有的藝術風格,經歷無數實驗後才成功消除工匠與藝術家之間的階級以及藝術與實用性的界線。Fluxus的藝術家們又是如何在拒絕被定義的情況下被歸納到一個藝術流派中的?透過巴吉爾和莫內、馬奈、雷諾瓦等印象派藝術畫家互相扶持的故事,讓我們明白團隊組織的價值。 這些藝術運動不停推進人類進步,令人不禁思考屬於當代的時代精神是什麼?下一個前衛藝術會是什麼樣子? 藝情指揮中心專文:林彥翔《持續回授,不會消逝的噪音》那個與我擦肩而過的臺灣噪音場景 https://www.accpodcast.net/writings 歡迎你到我們的網站來逛逛,裡頭有每集節目的封面和國內外藝術新聞還會有和藝術家合作的文章更新在上面。 英語:Art Command Center,縮寫ACC #藝術運動 #時代精神 #包浩斯 #BauHaus #沃爾特格羅佩斯 #WalterGropius #黑山學院 #Fluxus #激浪派 #JohnCage #4分33秒 #文藝復興 #立體主義 #印象派 #馬奈 #草地上的野餐 #巴吉爾 #巴吉爾的畫室 #作畫的巴吉爾 #stopthewar #達達主義 #前衛 #當代藝術

    The Long Haul

    The Long Haul

    Documents from the time of Covid-19 and beyond. Readings, discussions, field recordings, and music from hosts Jason P. Grisell and William G. Lockwood reporting from New York City and San Francisco Bay Area. Episode 004 The Long Haul is a  space of reflection in a time of social upheaval and plague. Sound environments and music from NYC and Oakland, California- with a nod to Cage, Fuller, and McLuhan.

    As a political condition, anarchy normally means the absence or rejection of government and institutions. For Cage, this is too simplistic: he openly disliked government and institutions, and was convinced of their limitations and potential for harm. Yet his breed of anarchism allowed for both to exist so long as they grew from and supported individual freedom. In this way Cage's anarchism was influenced by Thoreau; a key touchstone was Thoreau's famous contention in his 'Essay on the Duty of Civil Disobedience' (1849), 'That government is best which governs not at all; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have.' Cage believed, much like Fuller and McLuhan, that governments should not enforce laws to restrict freedom or create false hierarchies and national antagonisms. Instead they should simply provide 'utilities', the basics needed for human life, but also communications technologies. He wanted a utopia with 'general use and availability of utilities' where individuals could organize themselves into organic social groupings, be creative and 'enjoy life'. Technology, used properly, enables this by breaking down social divisions and allowing the free circulation of 'intelligence'. Cage's utopia was not a perfect society; it would 'have its horrors...but they [would] be the result of individual acts rather than organized group actions'. Cage did not express his anarchism through any direct political action, but rather made it intrinsic to his personal philosophy, writing and artistic practice.

    Lauren A. Wright, from 'Everyday Is A Good Day- The Visual Art of John Cage'

    Sessizlik

    Sessizlik
    Sessizlik dediğimiz şey nedir? Ona ne tür anlamlar yükleriz? Gittikçe gürültülü hâle gelen dünyamızda sessizlik nelere zemin sağlar?

    Bu hafta sessizliğin hayatımızda görmezden gelinen rolünü anlamaya çalışıyoruz.

    Classical Classroom, Episode 46: RERUN - Todd Reynolds Defines “Classical Music” – Sorta

    Classical Classroom, Episode 46: RERUN - Todd Reynolds Defines “Classical Music” – Sorta

    Today – that is April 18th 2016 – much of our fair city of Houston is underwater. There was a big scary flood, the power’s out, the roads are lakes, and we, the Classical Classroom team, literally can’t get to the station to access the files we need to post our new episode. We tried to cobble together an ark, but it turns out that’s a whole thing. However! Through sheer grit, determination and the power of the human spirit to use computers, we have unearthed this episode with Todd Reynolds, which we think – nay! – we know you will enjoy.

    Also, on a serious note, our city is in bad shape and a lot of folks are going to need some help after the floodwaters subside. If you can help, visit the Texas Red Cross Gulf Coast Region website and make a donation. That’s also a good place to go if you are in need of help.

    Violinist, Todd Reynolds

     

    What do we mean when we say “classical music”? Sure, sure: it refers to a period of music, like “Baroque” or “Romantic”. But we largely use the word as a sort of generic brand-name for a specific variety of sound. In this episode of Classical Classroom, genre-ignoring violinist Todd Reynolds attempts to define classical music. Does he succeed? Does he give up and just start talking about Prince instead? Maybe and maybe! Listen to this episode to find out.

    Audio production by Todd “Timbalander” Hulslander with at least 3 really good suggestions from Dacia Clay.

    Music in this episode:

    • Third Construction by John Cage
    • Composition for Four Instruments by Milton Babbitt
    • “Pulses” from Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
    • Symphony No. 41 (the “Jupiter Symphony”), Molto Allegro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    • “Happy” from G I R L by Pharrell Williams
    • “Let’s Go Crazy” from Purple Rain by Prince and the Revolution
    • “Crossroads” and “Taskforce: Farmlab” from Outerborough by Todd Reynolds
    • Fantasia in G Major, BWV 571 by Johann Sebastian Bach

    Todd Reynolds was a special guest of the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts.

    ABOUT THE MITCHELL CENTER
    The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts is dedicated to interdisciplinary collaboration across the performing, visual, and literary arts. Based at the University of Houston, the Mitchell Center commissions and produces new works, presents public performances and exhibitions, offers curriculum and scholarships, and hosts residencies with renowned visiting artists from throughout the world. The Center is home to the Mitchell Artist Lecture, an annual event featuring a pioneer in contemporary art-making, as well as CounterCurrent, an annual spring festival of new performance. The Mitchell Center forms an alliance among five departments at UH: the School of Art, Moores School of Music, School of Theatre & Dance, Creative Writing Program, and Blaffer Art Museum. For more information visit www.mitchellcenterforarts.org.

    For more about Todd Reynolds check out his blog: www.toddreynolds.wordpress.com

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