V Češtině 2023 by Dan Senn |
In Czech for Stereo Fixed Media 6 minutes and 6 seconds |
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V Češtině, or "In Czech", was realized using a
clone of a Korg MS-20
Synthesizer in March, 2023. The
Korg was an analog synth
released in 1978
and used by Senn in his Jefferson Street Studio, Chicago, in
the late 70s, where the first Roulette Intermedium concerts were
presented. The banner above is from a photo taken on a tram October
2022 in Holešovice, Prague, Czechia. V Češtině will air on Sunday, June 11, 2023 from 8-10p Pacific Time on KALW 91.7 San Francisco Bay Area. LISTEN TO BROADCAST NOW! |
In 2019 I was invited by
the Czech novelist David Zábranský to a daring play of his in
Prague. I thanked him but said I would understand little as my Czech
was limited. He insisted with "Not to worry. There is plenty to take
in beyond language." A day later, arriving
a bit late to the theatre, I was led
down a hallway to a strange white padded door that opened to the stage
where I was suddenly amongst a large, talkative, milling crowd being
served champagne. For the first 20 minutes the patrons were the actors
and audience until herded reluctantly to their seats by the real
actors. V Češtině reminded me of that splendid evening, thus the title. DS Listen to this work using headphones. |
Dan
Senn (Prague-Watertown) is an
intermedia artist working in music composition and production,
kinetic
sound sculpture, experimental and documentary film. He has been a
professor of music and art in the United States and Australia and
travels internationally as a lecturer, performer and installation
artist. He lives in Prague where he directs the Echofluxx
festivals, and Wisconsin, with his partner-collaborator,
Caroline Senn. Dan's work moves freely between expressive extremes and
languages depending upon the aesthetic joust at hand. Dan is cofounder
of Roulette
Intermedium in New York City, Cascadia
Composers of
Portland Oregon, and the Echofluxx media
festivals in Prague. (read more). |