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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