A live musical performance with visual storytelling
Date:
April 17th, 2019.
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Venue:
Knut Knuas (KMD)
Mollendalsvein 61, Bergen, Norway.
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Story and Animation:
Syed Hasan Abbas
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Music:
Jungjae Kim
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Live Performance:
Jungjae Kim - Saxophone
Andreas Hatzikiriakidis - Trumpet
Alexander Fiske Fosse - Guitar
*Special Guest:
Sunju Park - Gayageum (Korean traditional instrument)
The performance tells a story about a man confronting his fears in relation to current social structures at the depths of his unconsciousness.
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The story and visual style for the animation and illustrations used in visual storytelling was developed through research in metaphysics in order to capture the essence of fear in relation to rigid power structures at the core of globalization.
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The performance was aimed to reprise hope in transforming the rigid power structures of the world into fluid socio-economic structures.
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Jungjae Kim, along with his band, performed free improvised music to complete the story of fear and power structures in a unique visual and sonic performance that can be best described as a virulent catharsis.
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*This event was experimental performance done as part of research for my Master's Thesis. The documentation of my Master's Project can be viewed below.