MUTE

MUTE is a vocal performance that explores the relationship between the human voice, limits of the body, and technology. Created by Myra-Ida van der Veen, the work evolved from an artistic research investigating how machines or other physical instruments can manipulate and extend the anatomy of a voice, searching for a delicate balance between external control and natural vocal expression.

MUTE listens closer to the impulse to shape the body toward a machine - in search of perfection, unity and extentions of the body.

In this piece, the performance charts a course from natural voices to extended techniques, moving from the internal visualization of the lungs to external physical extensions like pipes and machines. It is a vocal evolution captured within a single operatic work: exploring the primal need to adapt, to be perfect, to unite, to speed up and to fit our voices into it’s surrounding technological landscape.

The Team:

Maker & Singer: Myra-Ida van der Veen

Co-Composer & Performer: Andrzej Konieczny

Vocal Ensemble: Wouter Mol, Marilena Karapataki, Sam van den Heuvel, Joske Mesters, Eva Luna Kordas

Light: Lennard van der Valk

Creative Tech Support: Nathan Marcus

With Warm Thanks To:

This project could not have come together without the support, guidance, and space provided by: Ceola Tunstall-Behrens, Maarten Keus, Nina

Glockner, Kristina Fuchs, Ned MC Gowan, Joost Heijthuijsen, Tara Pasveer, TETEM, Club Laak, Rizoom, Mandy Slager, Mireia Varón Gallofré, and

Musician 3.0 HKU Master Program.