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February 22, 2003, 4pm
Video Acts
Shelley
Hirsch
Shelley Hirsch will present a solo
performance set and a duo set with guests Dennis DelZotto (laptop). Used as an instrument, the human voice can
reveal the wide range of sounds of which the human body is capable.
Reaching beyond words or language, the voice can explore the various
sounds of the body.
Shelley Hirsch (b. 1952) is a
performance artist, vocalist,
improviser, and composer. In this performance work, Hirsch combines
her powerful voice and vocal techniques with interactive video
elements to animate her body through ambiguous sound textures. Since
1983, she has performed throughout the United States, Europe, Asia,
Africa and Australia. Her evening-length performance works include My
Father Piece (2000), For Jerry (1996), and O Little Town
of East New York (1991). Hirsch has recorded for over fifteen
record labels, including Tellus, Innocence, and Tzadik Records. She
has won multiple fellowships from both the NEA and the New York
Foundation for the Arts, and received residencies from Harvestworks,
the DAAD in Berlin, and others.
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