My Master's end of 1st year Performance
Program Notes
Three performers and three pieces exhibit extraordinary relationships with colour
Synaesthesia: a neurological condition in which stimulation of one sense (eg., hearing) or cognitive pathway (eg., letters, numbers, words) leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway (eg., colours).
In tonight’s 10 minute performance, Leina Okada (pianist), Jenn Thompson (violinist/vocalist), and Haruna Sakaya (visual artist) will explore cross-arts collaboration, involving some pre-composed material and some improvisation, based on Leina’s and Jenn’s relationship with colour and specific notes.
- Leina’s Japanese Jig (D Minor)
Based on Leina’s colours D A F
- Jenn’s Overcast (Eb Minor)
Based on Jenn’s colours B C#/Db Bb
- Haruna’s Free Improvisation
Over 60 types of synaesthesia have been identified. Leina and Jenn have grapheme (letters, numbers, words) synaesthesia, which instantaneously relates their colours to music notes through their absolute pitch. Haruna works with the colours primarily through marbling, an aquatic surface design method, that depicts the movement of the music. Tonight, we endeavour to present to you a world in which colour and music are not separate.
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