by Andrea Cera (composer)

A keyboard artist dialogues and interacts over the network with the remote performer while exploring the notions of zooming in various dimensions (proximity and distance to the performer’s gestures, the sounds produced, the sense of togetherness both musical and physical …).

at IRCAM in Paris, France :

Jean-Marie Cottet (piano)

et IEM in Graz, Austria :

Heimo Puschnigg (piano)

The first stage in the work involved rehearsing with the composer with both soloists in the same physical space. Notice the screens (first and third from the right) which show the gestural monitoring by the EyesWeb computer program …

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During the second stage of the work a physical barrier was set up in order to cut off all direct visual communication and get the performers used to interacting via screens simulating the network …

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Excerpt of the performance in “real” conditions …

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A “zoom-up” to the hand of the pianist showing the interaction between the pianists gestures and the music produced …

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