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In March 2002, our group performed Voyages of Aeneas: Choga in
Krakow, Poland and Bari, Italy.
Click on the images below to visit the webalbums containing a selection
of images from our performances, rehearsals, and travels.
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March 10/02 performance at the Solvay
Contemporary Art Centre in Krakow
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March 14/02 performance at the Auditorio
La Valisa in Bari
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Rehearsals and preparations for
performances in Krakow and Bari
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After the Destruction of Troy, Aeneas wanders homeless in search of himself.
In his wanderings he must undergo a journey to the underworld, as did Orpheus
and others who had gone before. While in the underworld, he consults his
father Anchises, who gives him a vision of the future. In this vision, he
witnesses the ravages of 20th century wars and the collapse of the Twin
Towers - a testament that the future brings more cruelty and destruction.
His pain and sorrow catapults him inside the vision and into the 21st century
where he wanders disillusioned, encountering a fierce storm that eventually
brings him to Chosun (Korea), the land of calm. There Aeneas finds a Choga,
which in Korean refers to a small primitive dwelling with a thatched roof.
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Voyages of Aeneas: Choga is the creation of a group of musicians,
dancers and media artists from New York, California, Canada, Italy and Poland.
In this production, through music, dance, masks, digital imagery and experimental
music theater, we present our rendition of the mythical travels of Aeneas,
extending his search for a new home. The production connects Aeneas and
his Choga to the notion of a dwelling, a home, a safe haven in a world of
chaos… a place to discover… to rediscover and orient one's self
to an emerging new world. The Aeneas Project, which our group initiated
two years ago, explores the meaning of Aeneas as a universal, multicultural,
multi-religion and multi-racial figure. See the Voyages of Aeneas
page at NYU for more about Aeneas.
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Voyages of Aeneas
Choga: Discovery after Destruction
Participating organizations include:
New York University
- Voyages of Aeneas
NYU Music
& Multimedia Group
University of California, Irvine
Istituto Europeo di Design, Rome
Academy of Music, Krakow
electricFX, Vancouver
Artistic Directors:
Dinu Ghezzo, John Gilbert, Lisa Naugle
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Composers:
Paul Lee
Wendy Luck
Jong Suh Lee
Riccardo Santoboni
John Gilbert
Ron Mazurek
Luigi Morleo
Tom Beyer
Young Mi Ha
Alan Terricciano
Vladimir Scolnic
Dinu Ghezzo
Musicians:
Wendy Luck - flutes and vocals
Tom Beyer - percussion
Ron Mazurek - sampler/synth
John Gilbert - narrator, voice processing
Dinu Ghezzo - piano, percussion
Katarzyna Marczak, Krakow
Kazimierz Pyzik, Krakow
Riccardo Santoboni, Bari
Luigi Morleo, Bari
Francesco Marini, Bari
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Choreography:
Lisa Naugle
Dancers:
Lisa Naugle
Agnieszka Glinska, Krakow
Barbara Bracci, Rome
Video Imagery:
Luigi Vernieri, Istituto Europeo di Design
John Crawford, electricFX
Sound:
Tom Beyer
Krzysztof Suchodolski, Krakow
Video Projection:
Alessia Tuveri, Riccardo Tretene,
Pino Maccaroni, Istituto Europeo di Design
Video Documentation:
John Crawford
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Special Thanks:
Adam Kaczynski
Ensemble MW2
Solvay Contemporary Art Centre
Auditorio La Valisa
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