Action ! – Festival 33,7

Cathy Van Eck (*BE, 1979)
Empty Chairs (2018) for three chairs, sensors, live electronics, three
loudspeakers, one microphone and one performer – 8’
Empty Chairs stages three empty chairs, each with a loudspeaker attached. A system of live recorded sounds and electronic processing brings them to life. A performer interacts with the chairs by moving them, placing them in new formations, and trying out different positions.
A microphone placed in the middle of the room is looking for utterances and reminiscences of people who once sat on those chairs.

Catherine Kontz (*LU, 1976)
Snakes and Ladders (2018) for 2-8 players (musicians, dancers, non-musicians, suitable for adults or kids) – 10’
This game-score is derived from the classic Snakes and Ladders, a game in which players compete to be the first to reach the end tile. In this musical version, each performer takes on the role of a game-piece, and uses one or more musical instruments (including their voice), object(s), and/or their body to interpret the instructions on the board.