Volton is a work in progress in collaboration with 11th House Collective based in Malmö, Sweden. I have been creating this evening-length dance theatre piece since 2013. It hold a lot of deep personal significance, and stems from an emotionally difficult point in my past. Currently it is hard to pin down in words exactly what this piece is. After 4 years on the back burner, 11th House Collective and I are trying to fund the creation of this work as a studio album with an accompanying video. To learn about the piece I encourage you to scroll through the score, read the poems, and listen to some of the (rough) recordings.
The main point of the piece is to ask questions about human life, and journey through extreme dichotomy to find our place in the world.
PROLOGUE:
‘Seeing the Universe as an external phenomenon, Volton embarks on a journey of questions in an effort to consolidate ancient cosmological mythology with modern science, and in turn, discovers internal and individual significance. In recognizing geometric patterns, Volton starts his journey by decoding designs reflected in the sound and movement around him. Upon meeting different people throughout his journey, Volton and the audience begin to realize exactly what is important in our lives as humans.
It is the questions we ask that define us as individuals. When we ask the meaning of life, we are asking where the Universe begins. Seeing ourselves as a part of the Universe, we understand that if the Universe had a beginning, we would know its end. Through geometry we explain this physical world. These patterns combine with breath to create.
Volton discovers that the deeper we travel, the more questions we have, and the less we understand. Because we perceive our journey’s having a beginning rather than having begun, we must begin. Where better than, “ Where do time and space begin?”
The main point of the piece is to ask questions about human life, and journey through extreme dichotomy to find our place in the world.
PROLOGUE:
‘Seeing the Universe as an external phenomenon, Volton embarks on a journey of questions in an effort to consolidate ancient cosmological mythology with modern science, and in turn, discovers internal and individual significance. In recognizing geometric patterns, Volton starts his journey by decoding designs reflected in the sound and movement around him. Upon meeting different people throughout his journey, Volton and the audience begin to realize exactly what is important in our lives as humans.
It is the questions we ask that define us as individuals. When we ask the meaning of life, we are asking where the Universe begins. Seeing ourselves as a part of the Universe, we understand that if the Universe had a beginning, we would know its end. Through geometry we explain this physical world. These patterns combine with breath to create.
Volton discovers that the deeper we travel, the more questions we have, and the less we understand. Because we perceive our journey’s having a beginning rather than having begun, we must begin. Where better than, “ Where do time and space begin?”