fanfare: demons possessed (laughing women) 2024 operatic performance length and scope vary Presented at O. Festival (NL), Hamraborg Festival (IS), and the Sandberg Instituut Graduation Exhibition (NL), and in SIGN (NL) Fanfare is a series of performative compositions for groups of vocalists, and everyday items, in various shapes and sizes inspired by the city soundscape. Each of fanfare’s movements represents a different means of transportation while highlighting the internal struggles the fast-paced city life invokes. During the performances, performers travel through the exhibition or concert space, immersing themselves and the audience in a playful yet serious way through sound, movement and repitition. In demons possessed (laughing women), two costumed performers holding a plastic bag full of flowers between them walk backwards throughout the exhibition space, leading the audience in a parade of sorts. During their walk, the performers repeat a simple song for two voices, imitating the sounds of backing cars and laughing women. Throughout the repetitions, the performers have the freedom to play with the emotional scale, ranging from menacing to happy to sad, so that no two repetitions are the same. Performed by Amanda Payne and Sabine Pendry Video by Alrik Wiggers
