RainZonances 1 & 2 are the brain child of Antonis Antoniou and co-produced by Euripides Dikaios. RainZonances 1&2 draws inspiration from the relationship an individual has with their surrounding space. Although this relationship is usually perceived to be abstract and one that many of us take for granted Antonis proves to us that the time spent in a specific space is in fact a highly personalised moment. He achieves this by "by stretching the awareness of the sonic activity and sonic memory formed withing physical boundaries...irritating the boundaries...irritating the walls' resonance frequencies...boosting spatial experience"
RainZonances 1& 2 acknowledges that within each space lies unique acoustic architecture that is responsive to an individual's actions and therefore responsible for the creation of acoustic memory. In return this is influential on the individual's emotions and mood. By manipulating sound RainZonces 1 & 2 untrap these memories and unleash these emotions.
RainZonces 1 took place in a building designed by Neoptolemos Michaelides (probably the most renown Cypriot architect) which is situated in the old town of Nicosia. To view the video of RainZonances 1 click here whilst to have a look at more images of Michaelide's architecture taken by Orestis Lambrou click here.
Following the success of RainZonance 1 Antonis took over Satiriko Theatre, ex- Varnakides cinema, in Nicosia to stage RainZonance 2. The event included sound installations and projections (by Antonis Antoniou), sculptures and light installations (by Euripides Dikaios, Melita Couta and Harris Kafkarides) and a performance/improvisation (by Ariana Alphas) accompanied by live electronics (by Antonis Antoniou). These all aroused and inspired the audiences to manipulate the space themselves. The ultimate aim of RainZonances 2 was to mirror the entertainment provided by the space in the past. Ideally the theatre company left behind stage equipment, props and costumes which were were all used for this new but at the same time old performance that took the last stage of Satiriko. Satiriko Theatre is scheduled to be bulldozed down shortly.
Sculpture by Melina Kouta Performance by Ariana Alphas
Pictures of RainZonances 1 were taken by Orestis Lambrou; Pictures of RainZonances 2 were taken by Giorgos Ioannou. All images for this post were provided by Antonis Antoniou
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