Turning Point Ensemble (TPE) is launching 1+1+1+… a new exciting film project.
With the first three films in the project launching on Saturday, January 23 with an online viewing party at 5pm. The premier will be followed by a discussion and a Q & A with the creators: Owen Underhill, Artistic Director of Turning Point Ensemble, Sean Patrick Shaul, Filmmaker, composers Bob Pritchard and Réjean Marois, and musicians David Owen, Mary Sokol Brown and Ingrid Chiang.
1+1+1+… is an artistic chain of expression, the first ‘1’ is the performer, the second’1’ is the composer, and the third ‘1’ is the filmmaker, resulting in a series of five-minute art films, each comprising a new work that will be a unique portrait of the musicians that make up Turning Point Ensemble.
Each musician will collaborate with individual composers, filmmakers and artists from other disciplines, such as dancers or visual artists, resulting in a series of 15 films. Owen Underhill, Artistic Director of TPE, has been developing Canadian composers over the years. Pivoting with the pandemic, he initiated a COVID proof project. 1+1+1+… not only keeps the art form going but also expands it. “Each piece starts with the individual performer, using their own personality and artistry throughout the development,” stated Underhill. “The performer chooses their composer, works closely on the composition, and collaborates with the filmmaker. Every one of the works will be an intimate representation of the situation we are living in now. At the completion, the objective is to have created a body of compositions that exist as films representing both an individual and a collective TPE legacy for the future, with a potential to reach an audience around the world.”
These challenging times have spurred ingenuity, creativity, and innovation, and TPE is meeting the moment with these first three 5 minute films premiering on Jan. 23rd.
Film #1 – Synapses -For solo oboe, dancer with LED spine, and Max/MSP processing
Performer: David Owen, oboe
Composer: Bob Pritchard
Choreographer & dancer: Emmalena Fredriksson
Director: Sean Patrick Shaul
Filmed on Oct. 17, 2020 at the Telus Theatre, Chan Centre, University of British Columbia in partnership with the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Film #2 – Cone – For solo violin
Performer: Mary Sokol Brown, violin
Composer: Owen Underhill
Director: Sean Patrick Shaul
Filmed Nov. 20, 2020 at the Annex Theatre in Vancouver, BC
Film #3 – Shared Solitude – (for bassoon, piano and footwork)
Performer: Ingrid Chiang, bassoon/piano/footwork
Composer: Réjean Marois
Filmed on Nov. 22, 2020 at the Annex Theatre in Vancouver, BC
Tickets for the January 23rd online premiere party are just $10 and available online now.