With this new work, Sciscioli continues to explore his curiosity about the relationship between vocalizing and moving, how movement affects sound in the body, and vice versa. He has also been engaging in the simplicity of performance that requires minimal technical enhancement (no pre-recorded music, simple lighting, no sets or video), instead following a line of research that artist and scholar Ben Spatz proposed called “what a body can do”. Each performance is affected by the acoustic properties of the space it is performed in, and crafted accordingly. The solo exists with roots in song forms and improvised movement structures, combining Sciscioli’s background as a singer, dancer, choreographer and qi-gong practitioner.
Peter Sciscioli is a New York-based performer, creator, educator and producer whose work encompasses dance, music, theater and film. Since 1997 he has been creating interdisciplinary performance works with a wide variety of collaborators for concert, site-specific and theater venues throughout the world. Peter has worked closely with composer/singer/director Meredith Monk since 2003, and was a member of Jane Comfort and Company from 2004-2010. He is also a co-founder of The M6, a vocal ensemble dedicated to preserving Monk’s extraordinary musical legacy, and the founder of the International Interdisciplinary Artists Consortium, a network of artists and producers working across disciplines and cultures. Peter has had the honor of performing in major venues in the U.S., Central and South America, and in Eastern and Western Europe. He has taught extensively at Earthdance and in universities throughout the U.S. and in Mexico. Currently he is working on a long-term project with Serbian actress/vocalist Ana Sofrenovic, and serves as Projects Director for Meredith Monk/The House Foundation, the voice teacher for the Trinity/La Mama Urban Arts Semester NYC, and curates a yearly residency and festival at Earthdance. www.petersciscioli.com / www.interdisciplinaryartistsconsortium.com
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