LungSong

an eco-feminist response to the temper(nature) of our times
Choreographed and directed by Carol Brown. Performed by Emilia Rubio, Jasmin Canuel, Maryam Bagheri Nesami, Neza Jamnikar, Russell Scoones, Libby Johns and Amir Shahmohammadi. Sound design and composition by Russell Scoones. Videography by Yin-Chi Lee. Curated by Ina Patisolo. Funded by Faculty Research and Development Funding, The University of Auckland.LungSong was performed as part of the EcoWest Festival on the rooftop of Lopdell House, Titirangi Auckland in association with Te Tru Gallery, 13th April 2019 5pm & 6pm.
LungSong emerged through choreographic research alongside scientists at the National Institute of Weather and Atmospheric Science in Lauder, New Zealand. It resulted in a screen dance work and a 60 minute performance. Calling attention to life at all scales, LungSong is a call to action. In contemplating an apocalypse of the skies, from one of the places in the world with the cleanest air, this performance cosmology, became a meeting place for artists and scientists to engage in research to the ‘forgetting of air’ (Irigaray 1999).
Title: Living Archive of Breath Strap Line: We are all breathing the same air. PhotographsDescription Text: The Living Archive of Breath – a branch of the People Library – was an audio-walk that invited witnessing air, atmosphere, breath and cosmology in relation for Colour Festival Wānaka New Zealand 2019.
Choreography—Carol BrownSound Design—Russell ScoonesPerformers—Tia Reihana, Neža JamnikarCommissioned By—Festival of Colour Wanaka with support from the University of Auckland FRDF Fund