Nuclear Recitals: Deep Listening in Time of Great Unrest

A multisensory, surround-sound and visual deep listening experience by O / TYPONEXUS.

“Stay close to anything that makes you glad to be alive.” ~ Hafez

“Nuclear Recitals: Deep Listening in Time of Great Unrest” is an intimate, immersive, interdisciplinary, multimedia experience sonically centering on an inimitable recital performed by renowned Ukrainian pianist Lubomyr Melnyk on a 9-foot Steinway Grand at a nuclear facility and recorded live. Remastered in 10-channel Dolby Atmos surround sound to replicate original acoustics, this creative climate justice project features a 40-minute Continuous Music soundscape alongside atmospheric visuals and a Dreamachine centerpiece to ease participants into a relaxed, meditative state. The program opens with live, ambient music, vocals and dance, includes an art exhibit, and concludes with a community conversation exploring topics of interconnectedness, resilience and healing.

• 2 nights only
• Intentionally limited capacity – 32 participants each night

IN DEPTH:

This is the inaugural public opportunity to hear the remastered, high-fidelity, full-length version of Nuclear Recitals, Vol. I music compilation.

The experience uplifts us individually and collectively through profound expressions of hope and beauty, and calls for contemplation, discussion and action from communities everywhere to forge constructive paths forward through creative thinking and collaboration.

Deep Listening:
Enveloped in cascading sounds, fascinating Dreamachine effects and celestial visuals, participants are invited on a poignant journey of Deep Listening – a conscious mind-body practice developed by experimental sound trailblazer Pauline Oliveros. This main segment organically flows without a pause for the duration of original recital.

Audio, sonic environment:
Working from original recordings made at Lubomyr Melnyk's live performance at a monumental industrial site, audio engineer and artist Chris Seifert has crafted a sonic replica of the recital tailored to the physical space at The Grocery – in Dolby Atmos 10-channel, multidirectional surround sound – to mimic the feeling and experience of the original live performance in its full and complex glory.

Dreamachine, visuals, art:
Dreamachine at the center of the space is based on Beat Generation artist Brion Gysin’s original schematics. The spinning device creates flickering light to ease participants into a relaxed, mildly hallucinatory, dream-like brain state. Ambient visual projections by janet galore + Milky Way Matt, and several thematic artworks by O, dear earthling, Boris Indrikov, Jean Sherrard and Rock deepen the meditative environment.

Live music, songs, embodied movement:
Hauntingly visceral performances by The Antenna Project, Vox Vespertinus, Celadon and Kaoru Okumura unfold the evening and guide us into the main segment.

Photography and videography:
Malixe Photo, TM Sabwen, Briana Jones.

Nuclear Recitals is O's creative climate justice project – spanning over a decade. Vol. I was in collaboration with one of the world's fastest pianists, pioneer of Continuous Music, Lubomyr Melnyk (Ukraine, Erased Tapes recording artist).
An audio excerpt from O’s artist residency at Jack Straw Cultural Center can be heard here: https://www.jackstraw.org/sound_clip/nuclear-recitals-vol-1

O is a Ukrainian, interdisciplinary, socially engaged artist, producer, curator and educator. She founded and spearheads TYPONEXUS Art | Tech | Sci | Edu |.Unity creative collective, operating under the motto “Think Global, Act Local”.

Support impactful work:
Donate to sustain and propel this and other ambitious public benefit projects by O / TYPONEXUS: https://tnyr.me/#Uk+*E1sUyR

Notes:
Some seating provided, but consider bringing own floor cushion / pillow for comfort
Refreshments available. Bring a water bottle or cup to minimize plastic waste
Public transit, carpool highly encouraged

Disclaimers:
This is a 21+ only event
Stroboscopic lighting used at the event may not be suitable for people with light sensitivities
The event will be recorded with photo / video / audio
We reserve the right to decline entry at our sole discretion