[These talks were given on 8 February 2017 to launch the new Journal of Embodied Research. The transcript has been edited for clarity. For any quotations please use the...
Hineh ma tov u’ma-nayim Shevet ach-im gam ya-chad “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” Sung with phase...
Duration: 4:02 Practitioners: Ben Spatz, Ilona Krawczyk, Siobhan Harrison and many others Procession Direction, Puppet Creation, and Video Editing: Adam Strickson Venue:...
I was very grateful to be invited by Esa Kirkkopelto to present both my theoretical and practical research at University of the Arts Helsinki last month. On the morning...
Duration: 2:11 Song: Suicide Waltz from La Voix humaine Practitioners: Francesca Placanica and Ilona Krawczyk Director: Ben Spatz Date: 13 January 2017 Venue: Centre for...
Project: En-Gendering Monodrama Duration: 1:37 Practitioners: Francesca Placanica, Ilona Krawczyk Direction: Ben Spatz Venue: Centre for Psychophysical Performance...
Between 2005 and 2012, I focused on working with songs that could not be clearly identified as belonging to any particular cultural tradition. Nevertheless, I was...
I have worked with three ways of generating nonlexical songs: 1) The Song Cycles were generated through pure accumulation, meaning that no writing or recording...
I turquoise-sunray-polish it; I tzinitzcan-bird-feather-mount it; I recall the place where song originates. I zacuan-bird-arrange a good song; I the singer; I precious...
I have been showing versions of this edited montage for the past five years. These four videos document not just highly skilled embodied practice but more...

