When the Night Fell Away from the Sea

Sarah Alden and Kyle Sanna will create and perform a musical work inspired by momentary encounters with the natural environment. The seamless work they create combines song, spoken word, audio samples, and projected video.

The aim of this performance is to initiate in the audience an attentive encounter with one’s environment, illuminating the precious sense of being awake in the world.

In “When the Night Fell Away from the Sea”, Sarah Alden and Kyle Sanna perform songs and instrumental interludes using looped violins, guitar, synths, samples, and voice. There will be projected video and images connected to the songs and spoken word.

Moments are periods of attunement to the now as it moves through time. A moment is the hourglass of shared experience between one’s awareness and one’s environment, often set against an emotional landscape.

Interacting with nature is to be continually reminded of the many systems operating beyond our control. There is no way to pause or replay nature’s processes. When the clouds open, when the fish jumps, when thunder wakes us, we have the choice to pay attention. These moments do not demand our attention, but in giving our attention they dissolve the boundaries between our selves and our environment.

Reservations 97813171

Residency duration 4 days