MUTE

MUTE - graduation show

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 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, in service of unity. Just a shift of effort.

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 part of something greater, to unite, and ultimately, to be heard.

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, TETEM, Club Laak, Rizoom, Mandy Slager, and Mireia Varón Gallofré, Musician 3.0 HKU Master Program.