An immersive, multisensory, surround-sound and visual deep listening experience by O /TYPONEXUS.
“Stay Close to Anything That Makes You Glad To Be Alive.” ~ Hafez
Nuclear Recitals: Deep Listening in Time of Great Unrest is centered on an immersive, 40-minute multimedia experience centering on a live piano performance recorded inside a nuclear cooling tower. Remastered in 10-channel Dolby Atmos surround sound to replicate the tower’s original acoustics, this climate justice project features the music of continuous pianist Lubomyr Melnyk alongside atmospheric visuals and a central Dreamachine to ease participants into a relaxed, meditative state. The program opens with immersive live ambient music, vocals, and movement, and concludes with a community discussion designed to spark conversation around interconnectedness and healing.
Two nights only
Saturday June 6, 7:00 – 9:30p (doors 7p, performance 7:30p)
Sunday June 7, 5:00 – 7:30p (doors 5p, performance 5:30p)
Intentionally limited capacity – 32 participants each night
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/nuclear-recitals-deep-listening-in-time-of-great-unrest
At The Grocery Studios, 3001 21st Ave S, Seattle 98144 on Beacon Hill
IN DEPTH:
This is the inaugural public opportunity to hear the remastered, high-fidelity, full-length version of Nuclear Recitals, Vol. I music compilation.
The experience uplifts us individually and collectively through profound expressions of hope and beauty, and calls for contemplation, discussion and action from communities everywhere to forge constructive paths forward through creative thinking and collaboration.
Deep listening:
Enveloped in cascading sounds, fascinating Dreamachine effects and celestial visuals, participants are invited on a poignant journey of Deep Listening – a conscious mind-body practice developed by experimental sound trailblazer Pauline Oliveros. This main segment organically flows without a pause for the duration of original recital.
Audio, sonic environment:
Working from original recordings made at Lubomyr Melnyk’s live performance at a monumental industrial site, audio engineer and artist Chris Seifert has crafted a sonic replica of the recital tailored to the physical space at The Grocery – in Dolby Atmos 10-channel, multidirectional surround sound – to mimic the feeling and experience of the original live performance in its full and complex glory.
Dreamachine, visuals, art:
A Dreamachine at the center of the space is based on cut-up artist Brion Gysin’s original schematics. The spinning device creates flickering light to ease participants into a relaxed, mildly hallucinatory, dream-like brain state. Ambient, sound-responsive visual projections by janet galore + Milky Way Matt, and several thematic artworks by O, dear earthling, Boris Indrikov, Jean Sherrard and Rock deepen the meditative environment.
Live music, songs, embodied movement:
Hauntingly visceral performances by The Antenna Project, Vox Vespertinus and Kaoru Okumura unfold the evening and guide us into the main segment.
Photography and videography:
Malixe Photo, TM Sabwen, Briana Jones.
Nuclear Recitals is O’s creative climate justice project – spanning over a decade. Vol. I was in collaboration with one of the world’s fastest pianists, pioneer of Continuous Music, Lubomyr Melnyk (Ukraine, Erased Tapes recording artist).
An audio excerpt from O’s artist residency at Jack Straw Cultural Center can be heard here: https://www.jackstraw.org/sound_clip/nuclear-recitals-vol-1
O is a Ukrainian, interdisciplinary, socially engaged artist, producer, curator and educator. She founded and spearheads TYPONEXUS Art | Tech | Sci | Edu |.Unity creative collective, operating under the motto “Think Global, Act Local”.
Support impactful work:
Donate to sustain and propel this and other ambitious public benefit projects by O / TYPONEXUS: https://tnyr.me/#Uk+*E1sUyR
Notes:
Some seating provided, but consider bringing your own floor cushion / pillow for comfort
Refreshments available. Bring a water bottle or cup to minimize plastic waste
Public transit, carpool highly encouraged
Disclaimers:
This is a 21+ only event
Stroboscopic lighting used at the event may not be suitable for people with light sensitivities
The event will be recorded with photo / video / audio
We reserve the right to decline entry at our sole discretion