| Year and length: | 2023, approx. 39' (Italian premiere) |
|---|---|
| Installation: | LSD Centre |
| Installation concept: | Meredith Monk |
| Tower and props: | Ann Hamilton |
| Video direction and cinematography: | Dyanna Taylor |
| Design: | Meredith Monk, Dyanna Taylor, Yoshio Yabara |
| Editing: | David Aubrey, Dyanna Taylor |
| Editing consultant: | Meredith Monk |
| Sound design: | Jody Elff |
| Live work concept, direction, composition: | Meredith Monk with Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble, Todd Reynolds Quartet, the Pacific Mozart Ensemble |
| Sound engineering and original sound recording: | Fred Runner |
| Costumes: | Yoshio Yabara |
| Additional costumes: | Gary Graham |
Music
Meredith Monk - Songs of Ascension Shrine
DESCRIPTION
Songs of Ascension Shrine reimagines a live performance of Meredith Monk’s music theatre work of the same name, recorded on location inside the Ann Hamilton Tower at the Oliver Ranch in Geyserville, California. Inspired by ritual motifs of ascension and circumambulation throughout time, Songs of Ascension Shrine envelops the viewer in Monk’s expansive weaving together of music, movement and architecture, supported by the tower’s height, double helical staircase, and unique acoustic properties. Within the form of a video triptych, images align, multiple perspectives of a moment emerge or serve as counterpoint to each other, creating a kaleidoscopic, immersive landscape. Songs of Ascension Shrine is at once a sonic sculpture and multi-dimensional visual experience.