Research and creation residency
Rosa, the voice of a people, is a sound portrait in the form of a "staged Hörspiel", paying homage to Rosa Balistreri (1927-1990), a woman and folk artist who sang of the life of her land, Sicily, and whose voice carried an ancestral culture: "her song was the beauty of an ancient tradition, the voice of a people...". Paolo Emilio Carapezza, musicologist.
The New Folk ensemble, with singer and performer Serena Ganci, aims to create a living, contemporary music based on traditional roots. Through the analysis of folk songs and melodies, New Folk identifies with this vocal matrix as a cultural identity.
The sound material of the Hörspiel:
The sound of places - ("Field Recording")
The voice of people - (Radio interviews, sidewalk microphones)
Research and elaboration of audiovisual material - (Archives)
Writing, arrangement and interpretation
The project will be carried out from three angles:
1. Research and fieldwork
2. Experimentation and deconstruction of the traditional musical structure
3. Synthesis, creation of a new musical form and its staging.
Production
Cie. Risonanze
Serena Ganci
Singer, composer and performer, she works in the fields of jazz, folk and experimental music, as well as stage music for shows by Emma Dante, Davide Enia...
Nicolo Terrasi
Guitarist, composer and producer of acousmatic and mixed instrumental music. He practices improvisation, traditional music and radio creation.
Salvatore Meccio
Songwriter in Sicilian, his lyrics express all the irony and poetry of the language. Restorer of antique paintings and luthier, he teaches in Paris and Geneva.
Laurent Charles
Saxophonist oriented towards contemporary creation and improvisation, his work develops around the relationship between sound and other forms of expression (theater, dance, image, sculpture).
Bastien Boni
Double bassist and composer, he is interested in the crossroads of different artistic disciplines, composing for theater, cinema, audiovisual and contemporary dance...
Geno Lechner
Geno Lechner's career began in the theater: with Harold Pinter, Robert Wilson... She has worked with Wim Wenders, Yolande Zauberman, Arto Lindsay and Joan Jonas, among others.
Marie Lelardoux
Director of "Cie. émile saar", Marseille. Her theatrical and radio creations are guided by a reflection on the nature of existence and the search for a gentle, illuminating silence.
GMEM (Friche la Belle de Mai)
41 Jobin Street13003
Marseille
Nicolo Terrasi
guitars, compositions, electroacoustic device
Serena Ganci
voice, recitation, analog synthesizer
Salvatore Meccio
voice, recitation, battente guitar, frame drums
Laurent Charles
soprano and tenor saxophone
Bastien Boni
double bass, electronics
Geno Lechner
recorded voice, image production
Marie Lelardoux
recorded voice, outside "sound" look