The Victoria Complaints Choir

Program, P.2100
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Identifier
P.2100
Category
New Music
Date
March 3 – May 8, 2010
Description
The Victoria Complaints Choir wants to know. Through a series of workshops, rehearsals and flash performances you are invited, nay, challenged to join the Complaints Choir and air your grievances in glorious vocal sound. Using vocal mimicry, choral textures, body percussion and singing, the Complaints Choir will transform yourgripes and deliver them to Victoria. The Complaints Choir is an international movement that gives the term Town Crier new meaning and tests of the power of a new kind of populist song. The Victoria Complaints Choir is led by composer Tina Pearson and welcomes anyone who wants to participate – whether or not you can sing.
The Complaints Choir will also be making Complaints Banners to be flown during Complaints Choir performances and displayed at Open Space. A Complaints Choir DVD documenting the project will be made by media artist Grace Salez.
The first Victoria Complaints Choir meeting is Wednesday, March 3, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. with dinner provided. Complaints Choir Workshops will take place Wednesday evenings March 3 through May 5 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Open Space, 510 Fort Street, 2nd floor. The flash performances will take place in public spots during the week of May 3, 2010 and at the Open Space Voice++ Festival. And it’s all Free!