Projections: Reflections In Front, Shadows Behind
February 17, 2022 in Maumee, OH
The concert Projections: Reflections In Front, Shadows Behind TEXT
Being, Becoming, Breaking features works by both Connor Gibbs and Hayden Stacki. We explore the boundaries and intersections revolving around existence, self-actualization, and the actions that support the former and force the latter. Presence creates a soft and introspective sound world focused on the idea of being present. Awakening dramatically builds from this world with a celebratory ritual beginning. Internal Path balances opposing halves of life in harmony.
On the other hand, the narrator in Inside Voice has not achieved this harmony. The work features an outburst from holding back and conforming, almost reaching authenticity before making the scene appear as a joke. We break away from this holding back in Chrysalis with the programmatic journey of a caterpillar metamorphosing into a butterfly. The parallels of finding yourself and striving for authenticity call for being present. From the chrysalis to life beyond...
February 17, 2022 in Maumee, OH
The concert Projections: Reflections In Front, Shadows Behind TEXT
Being, Becoming, Breaking features works by both Connor Gibbs and Hayden Stacki. We explore the boundaries and intersections revolving around existence, self-actualization, and the actions that support the former and force the latter. Presence creates a soft and introspective sound world focused on the idea of being present. Awakening dramatically builds from this world with a celebratory ritual beginning. Internal Path balances opposing halves of life in harmony.
On the other hand, the narrator in Inside Voice has not achieved this harmony. The work features an outburst from holding back and conforming, almost reaching authenticity before making the scene appear as a joke. We break away from this holding back in Chrysalis with the programmatic journey of a caterpillar metamorphosing into a butterfly. The parallels of finding yourself and striving for authenticity call for being present. From the chrysalis to life beyond...
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