Joan la Barbara
A rare opportunity to hear La Barbara perform a group of her seminal works.
31 May 2009
ICA Lower Gallery
Composer, performer and sound artist Joan La Barbara has worked since the 1970s with composers such as John Cage, Morton Feldman, Robert Ashley and Philip Glass, and is a highly regarded figure in both the art and music worlds. La Barbara is a pioneer of expanded vocal techniques, exploring the bodily mechanics of sound making, including the dissolution of spoken and sung language into ululations and glottal clicks. This event at the ICA was a rare opportunity to hear La Barbara perform a group of her seminal works, pieces that immerse the voice in the conditions of the body.
Performance programme
Circular Song
Conversations
Performance Piece
Excerpts from 73 Poems
Voice Piece: One-Note Internal Resonance Investigation
Video production by Lightweight Media.