Sports Group
Gabrielė Labanauskaitė, Gailė Griciūtė, Viktorija Damerell
Musical performance
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Petit Plateau
Friche la Belle de Mai
Nov. 7, 2024
8pm
Running time : 60 minutes
Free, on reservation
An idea for the musical performance Sports Group was born while playing basketball at the gym. Asynchronous sounds of basketballs hitting the floor, shout outs of the team players – upon closer listening all of these sounds started resembling a large unmanaged concert, and that is how the five-year-long journey into the research of “music through sports” and “sports through music” began. The piece that evolved from fragments of experiences found in gyms, sports grounds, blogs, vlogs and advertising addresses the experiences of a modern human being within the world that relies on “laws” of self-exploration, self-creation and continuous self-perfection. On the one hand, such extensive attention to individuality, bodily and inner beauty is a sign of the development and high-level culture of the society. On the other hand, when self-realisation is understood as acting, rather than being – perhaps it becomes yet another source of stress and existential anxiety? The game of the Sports Group fuses diverse rules and imagery of the sports world. Sultry space saturated with trained bodies, their pulsing veins and temples houses an ensemble of six DIY instruments. Variety of gym equipment for diverse muscle groups sound as unique musical instruments.
© Martynas Aleksa
© Martynas Aleksa
© Martynas Aleksa
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Artists
Sports Group
An idea for the performance Sports Group was born while playing basketball at the gym. Asynchronous sounds of basketballs hitting the floor, shout outs of the team players – upon closer listening all of these sounds started resembling a large unmanaged concert.
The piece that evolved from fragments of experiences found in gyms, sports grounds, blogs, vlogs and advertising addresses the experiences of a modern human being within the world that relies on “laws” of self-exploration, self-creation and continuous self-perfection.
The game of the Sports Group fuses diverse rules and imagery of the sports world. Sultry space saturated with trained bodies, their pulsing veins and temples houses an ensemble of six DIY instruments. Variety of gym equipment for diverse muscle groups sound as unique musical instruments.
Credits & mentions
Project presented as part of the Lithuanian Season in France 2024.
Idea: Gabrielė Labanauskaitė Direction concept: Gailė Griciūtė, Viktorija Damerell Texts : Gabrielė Labanauskaitė, Viktorija Damerell Music: Gailė Griciūtė Action: Greta Štiormer, Viktorija Damerell Set and costumes: Viktorija Damerell Instrument design : Gailė Griciūtė, Viktorija Damerell Instrument design and engineering: Sholto Dobie Instrument manufacture: Rufcuts Studio Costume design: Suoma Pilinkutė Lighting design: Julius Kuršis Sound: Ignas Juzokas Sports group: Agnė Semenovičiūtė, Denisas Kolomyckis, Gintarė Šmigelskytė, Justina Mykolaitytė, Jūra Elena Šedytė, Vaidas Bartušas Producer: Operomanija.Idea: Gabrielė Labanauskaitė Direction concept: Gailė Griciūtė, Viktorija Damerell Texts : Gabrielė Labanauskaitė, Viktorija Damerell Music: Gailė Griciūtė Action: Greta Štiormer, Viktorija Damerell Set and costumes: Viktorija Damerell Instrument design : Gailė Griciūtė, Viktorija Damerell Instrument design and engineering: Sholto Dobie Instrument manufacture: Rufcuts Studio Costume design: Suoma Pilinkutė Lighting design: Julius Kuršis Sound: Ignas Juzokas Sports group: Agnė Semenovičiūtė, Denisas Kolomyckis, Gintarė Šmigelskytė, Justina Mykolaitytė, Jūra Elena Šedytė, Vaidas Bartušas Producer: Operomanija.