https://metapraxis.org.uk Metapraxis Ensemble Wed, 06 Jan 2021 07:25:00 +0000 https://metapraxis.org.uk en https://metapraxis.org.uk/Homepage-1 Wed, 06 Jan 2021 07:24:59 +0000 Metapraxis Ensemble https://metapraxis.org.uk/Homepage-1 SONIC NARRATIVES︎[NEW+OLD]MUSIC︎   ︎{EXPERIMENTAL}THEATRE︎ ︎(PROTO)PERFORMANCE & (MULTI)MEDIA︎ METAPRAXISENSEMBLE REGISTERED NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION Our work depends on YOUR financial and in-kind CONTRIBUTIONS. We also rely on VOLUNTEERS for many parts of the behind-the-scenes function of the ensemble. ︎ABOUT & EVENTS  ︎M9: #MUSICMAY2020  ︎M8: MUSIC-BUILDING  ︎M7: WINTER JOURNEY https://metapraxis.org.uk/About Wed, 06 Jan 2021 07:24:59 +0000 Metapraxis Ensemble https://metapraxis.org.uk/About META-PRAXIS“Metapraxis is concerned with breaking through the barrier of meaning of a single medium, whatever that medium may be. Whenever that happens, that is music. That can be in any medium, providing metapraxis can occur. Music can be silent.”   —Jani Christou, Thoughts (December 13, 1969) ABOUT usThe Metapraxis Ensemble is a London-based, flexible group of musicians and collaborators, first established in early 2009. Our events focus on presenting contemporary music, often in conjunction with compositions from older eras, structured around a certain narrative, and reinforced by extra-musical elements. We treat these as deeply experiential rituals: don’t expect to know “WHERE” you are or “WHAT” we are, or if “I” is “ME” and whether your “ME” is our “YOU”.Our projects will travel you in new sonic worlds, while allowing some sort of theatrical elements to emerge, through video projections, movement, text, and staging / lighting effects. We aim to create a unique performing environment in accordance to the tone and texture of each of each individual project. To achieve that, we are deeply commited in creating collaborations and experimenting with the adoption of a wide variety of art forms: some of those previously explored include (shadow) theatre, dance, video, puppetry, and design/construction.Metapraxis events have been produced in venues all over London, such as at LSO St Lukes, IKLECTIK, Cafe OTO, TripSpace, The Space, Iris, The Cockpit, Chelsea & Blue Elephant theatres, as well as at schools and universities. Support has been generously provided by the Arts Council England, Hinrichsen Foundation, and Marchus Trust. the TEAMDaniel Figols Cuevas (cello) Gregory Emfietzis (director/aux) Neil Georgeson(keyboards) Wai Nok Angela Hui (percussion) Ilze Ikse (flutes)Myrto Loulaki (voice)  Artistic Advisor:  Christopher FoxMarketing Advisor: William NorrisProduction Advisor: Alma Daskalaki SUPPORT our workOur work depends on #YOUR financial and in-kind #CONTIBUTIONS. We also rely on #VOLUNTEERS  for many parts of the behind-the-scenes  function of the ensemble. #GETINVOLVED CALENDARMAY 01 to 31, 2020 | various #MusicMay2020 21 Online Music Workshops, Live Online & Pre-recorded * MARCH 27 & 28, 2020 | 7:30PM M6: Sisyphus Distressing The Bread & Roses Theatre, London, UK (postponed) * MARCH 10 & 11, 2020 | 7.30PM M6: Sisyphus Distressing The Alma Tavern & Theatre, Bristol, UK * NOVEMBER 3, 2019 | 11.00AM M8: Music:Building FAMILY OPEN DAY IKLECTIK, London, UK * OCTOBER 8, 2019 | 10.00AM M8: Music:Building Jubilee Primary, London, UK * JUNE 2, 2019 | 8:30PM M7: Winter Journey Cafe OTO, London, UK * APRIL 13, 2019 | 7:30PM M7: Winter Journey Omnibus Theatre, London, UK * FEBRUARY 2, 2019 | 8:00PM M7: Winter Journey Hundred Years Gallery, London, UK * JANUARY 29, 2019 | 1:00PM Borough New Music Series 12: Gregory Emfietzis Borough New Music Concert Series St George the Martyr, London, UK * NOVEMBER 15, 2018 | 8:45PM M6: Sisyphus Distressing VOILA! Europe Festival The Cockpit, London, UK * JULY 4, 2018 | 8:00PM M6: Sisyphus Distressing Cafe Oto, London, UK * MARCH 27, 2018 | 8:00PM M6: Sisyphus Distressing Blue Elephant Theatre, London, UK * NOVEMBER 7, 2017 | 8:00PM M6: Sisyphus Distressing IKLECTIK, London, UK * MAY 8, 2015 | 7:30PM MAY 9, 2015 | 7:30PM L'antigonie TripSpace Projects, London, UK * JUNE 15, 2013 | 3:30PM Music Impossible All Saints Church, London, UK * MAY 24, 2013 | 7:30PM MAY 25, 2013 | 4:00PM MAY 25, 2013 | 7:30PM MAY 26, 2013 | 7:30PM Music Impossible Iris Theatre, St Paul's Church London, Covent Garden, UK * MAY 18, 2013 | 7:30PM Music Impossible LSO Soundhub Showcase LSO St Luke's, London, UK * OCT 26, 2012 | 1:15PM [Post]Analogue Leeds University, Leeds, UK * FEB 27, 2012 | 1:15PM [Post]Analogue Goldsmiths University, London, UK * OCT 25, 2011 | 8:00PM [Post]Analogue St Anne’s Church, London, UK * JUN 16, 2011 | 3:15PM M5: The DIY Series Researching the Arts Conference Brunel University, London, UK * APR 3, 2011 | 2:00PM Selection of works Japan Tsunami Appeal Concert Red Cross Fundraising Gordons School, Surrey, UK * MAR 10, 2011 | 8:30PM Selection of works Chaos Theory Night Blagclub, London, UK * NOV 28, 2010 | 4:00PM M4: A Dream Within A Dream EKON FestivalTheatro Technis, London, UK * NOV 18, 2010 | 8:00PM M4: A Dream Within A Dream Music Orbit's Showcase Chelsea Theatre, London, UK * JUL 18, 2010 | 5:00PM Liquid Evolution World Listening Project 2012 East London Soundscapes London, UK * JUL 16, 2010 | 8:00PM DIY 1 World Listening Project 2012 (preview) Cafe Oto, London, UK * JUL 13, 2010 | 4:00PM M3: Silence e-Sound Music Noise GSMD New Music Festival Guildhall SMD, London, UK * FEB 19, 2010 | 8:00PM M2: Flow my Tears The Space, London, UK * FEB 17, 2010 | 3:00PM M2: Flow my Tears Brunel University, London, UK * FEB 16, 2010 | 1:00PM Research Seminar: Gregory Emfietzis Roehampton University, London, UK * NOV 26, 2009 | 1:00PM M2: Flow my Tears Roehampton University, London, UK (scroll down) https://metapraxis.org.uk/M7-Winter-Journey Wed, 06 Jan 2021 07:25:00 +0000 Metapraxis Ensemble https://metapraxis.org.uk/M7-Winter-Journey ‘A young refugee on a boat stranded in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, is reading what's left from an old diary: remembering/re-learning his/her own life story.’ METAPRAXIS VII (2019): ︎ WINTER JOURNEY The Winter Journey is an audiovisual collage, structured on elements taken from or inspired by Franz Schubert's Winterreise, narrating refugee memories in their displacement travel to the unknown. It is an openly collaborative venture, initiated as a response to the current humanitarian crisis developing in a global level. This is also leading to the ensemble's 10th birthday! New works by: Lucy CallenDaniel FígolsScott McLaughlinRuta Vitkauskaite Existing works by: Gregory EmfietzisChristopher FoxFranz Schubert As part of this, we are experimenting with blending Schubert’s lieder with notions from Samuel Beckett’s works Krapp's Last Tape and Ohio Impromptu and Winterreise-inspired artworks by visual artist Pip Woolf. There has been considerable research in academia and elsewhere on connecting the above (there is a very interesting joint between Beckett and Winterreise, and you might experience some of that in our show), and we are aiming to take it further by linking them with our refugee story. But the cherry on top of this venture are the new works we commisioned to composers and sound artists, and the existing works we are incorporating for vintage reel-to-reel tape machines, voices and instruments, and... mobile phones! So far, this journey has-taken us to the Hundred Years Gallery (Feb'19), Omnibus Theatre (Apr'19) and Cafe OTO (Jun'19). The musicians that travelled our boat include: Guillermina Chivite (violin), Gregory Emfietzis (violin/aux.instr), Daniel Figols (cello/electronics), Neil Georgeson (piano), Angela Hui (percussion), Ilze Ikse (flutes), Loukia Loulaki (cello), Myrto Loulaki (voice), Damian Posse (d.bass), Gwen Reed (d.bass), Alex Roberts (clarinets). * With this opportunity, we are fundraising for the refugee-supporting organisations: THREE PEAS, Big Leaf Foundation, and Hay, Brecon & Talgarth Sanctuary for Refugees (click on their names to learn more about their extremely important work in the UK and Greece).