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[in situ] : re-thinking the role of musical improvisation performance in the context of the ecological and cultural crisis (2024)

Barbierato Leonardo
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If there is one thing that complexity theory has taught us, it is to consider phenomena not as isolated events with properties of their own, but to observe them from a different perspective: as relations in a vast network of interdependent systems. In this light, the role of contemporary music performance has changed, and will continue to change, precisely because the context in which it is created and takes place is constantly evolving. Artistic research can provide the tools to be aware of these changes and to actively re-act in this changing context, not by simply transposing the context or its elements into a representational or aesthetic framework, as happened with the avant-gardes of the 20th century, but by breaking cultural boundaries through transpositions into distant fields with isomorphic functional principles. It is precisely because of this characteristic, which reveals the intrinsic interdisciplinarity in artistic research, that it is possible to revolutionize the traditional conception of music performance and not confine it to an aesthetic regime, but rather expand it to include the context. However, since relationships are not unambiguous, it is not just a matter of revising the concept of performance, but also of reviewing the way we experience and live in the context, as artists, as human beings, and as elements of a circuit of which we are only a small part. In this paper, I will first examine how environmental and social changes have been reflected in performative changes and the ways in which the context of the ecological crisis and contemporary performance are interrelated. Then, I will focus on my research project, “[in situ]”, highlighting its site/situation-specificity, flexibility, immersivity, and interactivity, and explaining how it aligns with and differs from other contemporary music performance practices.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsSITE-SPECIFIC ART, improvised music, soundscape, performance, site-sensitive performance
date22/05/2023
published29/10/2024
last modified29/10/2024
statuspublished
copyrightLeonardo Barbierato
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/2154855/2154856
doihttps://doi.org/10.22501/ruu.2154855
published inRUUKKU - Studies in Artistic Research
portal issue21. Performing Artistic Research in Music – Performing Music in Artistic Research
connected toEnacting Artistic Research
connected toConservatorio Santa Cecilia Roma


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