ICDS6 - Keynote Meredith Monk

ICDS6: Ecologies of practice in music and movement (02 - 05 August 2023, Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA). Meredith Monk - "Dancing Voice / Singing Body" Meredith Monk is a composer, singer, director, choreographer, filmmaker, and creator of new opera, music-theater works, films and installations. Recognized as one of the most unique and influential artists of our time, she is a pioneer of what is now called “extended vocal technique” and “interdisciplinary performance”. Over the last six decades Ms. Monk has been hailed as one of National Public Radio’s 50 Great Voices and “one of America’s coolest composers”. For her keynote presentation, Meredith Monk will speak about her process and artistic trajectory over the last six decades as well as some of the ways in which her early exposure to Dalcroze Eurhythmics has influenced her life and work. Beginning with her visionary exploration of the human voice and her concurrent creation of multifaceted music-theater works and films, Monk explains how she weaves together music, image, movement, light and object in order to discover new modes of perception. Throughout her talk she will offer video clips of her work, share a vocal/movement a cappella piece to learn and improvise with, and end with an informal Q&A.