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SF Bay area gig spam: Pamela Z and Laetitia Sonami, June 14th]

Hey kids, thought I'd fwd this to the group, as I've seen these ladies
perform, and there's all sorts of loopage and electronic mayhem.  I must
see, IMO.

Mark Sottilaro


>
>Pamela Z and Laetitia Sonami
>in performance
>
>Friday, June 14, 2002
>8 p.m.
>Angelico Concert Hall
>Dominican University of California in San Rafael
>Tickets: $10 at the door, general admission
>
>Join us for an evening of music and performance art with the Bay Area's 
>own
>Pamela Z and Laetitia Sonami.  Combining music, poetry, theatre, and
>technology, these remarkable artists create unique and stunning work that
>has been featured at music festivals around the world.  A panel discussion
>with the performers will follow the concert.  For directions to Angelico
>Hall, go to: http://www.dominican.edu/campusandbeyond/directions.html
>
>Pamela Z: "...When Pamela Z takes the stage, she's mesmerizing. Her
>compelling stage presence and intense performance style are part of her
>pull, but it's more than that. As her use of digital delays shapes her
>strong, expressive voice into textured layers of sound, the combination of
>that technique with her original use of movement and odd musical
>instruments/props, enables Pamela Z to create evocative performances that
>have the ring of poetry." (SF Weekly)
>
>Laetitia Sonami: "Laetitia Sonami plays a unique instrument: the lady's
>glove. It's a sheer, elbow-length, left-handed glove with 16 pressure and
>motion sensors controlling electronic sounds. Alone onstage at the Kitchen
>on Wednesday night, she sometimes looked like a human antenna searching 
>the
>air for sounds, or like a deity summoning earth-shaking rumbles with a
>brusque gesture. Her pieces are sparse but allusive. conjuring
>half-remembered dreams; they shimmer into earshot, glide and gradually
>evaporate." (The New York Times)
>
>For more information, phone (415) 437-0123 or e-mail 
><info@womensphil.org>.
>
>Presented by The Women's Philharmonic
>Supported in part by The National Endowment for the Arts, The San 
>Francisco
>Arts Commission, The Helen F. Whitaker Fund, The Aaron Copland Fund for
>Music, Inc., and The Four Points by Sheraton San Rafael.

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