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Playlist on WebSYNradio 1st-14th July

7/1/2021

 
A playlist focusing on my work will be played on WebSYNradio from tonight! (1st July)

Where: http://synradio.fr/francesca-le-lohe-shaped-by-words/
When: 1st - 14th July, every night @ 8pm (UTC+2) 
The podcast will be available shortly after.

Also featuring work by Tomoko Hojo, Ana Gnjatovic, and Naomi woo + Sophie Seita.
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"Assorted Sounds" video now live

5/27/2021

 
On 13th February 2021, Tomoko Hojo and I held an experimental live event, "Assorted Sounds", at OTOOTO, Tokyo, with guests Atsumi Kojima (sho) and Chiho Oka (sound artist). We presented improvisational performances and new work, including my piece "After 9-5", created though an exchange with writer, Charlotte Wührer.

「音のつめあわせ」はサウンド・アーティストの北條知子と一緒に企画されたコンサートです。今回は、笙奏者の小島篤美とサウンド・アーティストの岡千穂をゲストに迎え、新作発表、即興演奏をおこないました。上演された« After 9-5» は私と作家シャルロット・ヴューラー (ベルリン)との共同制作作品である。
Our performance video is free to watch, but donations are much appreciated. We couldn't invite a live audience, so in place of buying a ticket, please buy us a coffee to support our work! Thank you!
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​この配信は無料配信です。視聴していただいた皆様からのドネーションが出演者・スタッフの支援につながります。 ご支援よろしくお願いいたします。

Participation in Ana Gnjatovic's "Tree Bark Recipes" project

3/26/2021

 
Initiating the “Sound & Word Network” prompted me to reconnect with composer Ana Gnjatovic. Ana was busy setting up a fascinating project at the time, a constructed archive of faked field recordings titled “My Garden Without Me”. She invited all network members to participate in a strand of the archive, “Tree bark recipes”: A collection of sound works showing befores and afters of insects and spiders inhabiting a single littleleaf linden (Tilia cordata). Each artist received a short text about the insect and were instructed to create something as a result of imagining the daily life and culture of the insect before or after the lockdown. Explore the results at the dedicated website: http://www.treebarkrecipes.com/

My contribution to this project is titled "Witness": a 2-minute-long, faked field recording for Euproserpinus Wiesti: BEFORE. Listen and read more about it here
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Littleleaf linden tree designed by Jelena Novaković.

Sound & Word Network @ TAma Festival

3/11/2021

 
"Chain of Works: 1" created in collaboration with 14 members of the "Sound & Word Network" will be streamed in the TAma Music and Arts Festival on March 21st (Concert 5, UTC 9.30-11am/Japan 6.30-8pm)! YouTube link:

Introducing the "Sound & Word Network"

2/23/2021

 
In August 2020, Francesca co-founded the “Sound & Word Network” with writer Charlotte Wührer, to facilitate international collaborations between composers/sound artists and writers. Check out the website to learn more about our members and initial projects!

On Sunday 21st March 2021, UTC 9.30am-11am, the network's first collaborative project, "Chain of Works: 1", will be streamed at the TAma Music & Arts Festival. For access to the YouTube link, visit the TAma Festival Facebook event page.
The "Chain of Works:1" project is supported by the Emergency Comprehensive Aid package for Cultural Art Activities by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
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2020年8月に作家のCharlotte Wührerと一緒に“Sound & Word Network”を開始しました。これは世界中の「サウンドアーティスト」(作曲家、即興奏者、インストレーションアーティスト等)と「言葉アーティスト」(作家、詩人等」を繋がり、コラボレーションを開発するためのネットワークです。ぜひ、ホームページをご覧ください!
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ネットワークの初プロジェクト「Chain of Works:1」はTAma Music and Arts Festival 2021 - 第3回タマフェスに発表されます。コンサート詳細:
日時:2021年3月21日(日) 18:30〜20:00(日本時間)
会場:オンライン開催(YouTube Live)
リンクはこちらに発表する予定です
「Chain of Works:1」の助成:令和2年度 文化芸術活動の継続支援事業
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www.thekeyopera.com launched!

9/10/2020

 
ENGlish site
日本語サイト
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THE鍵KEY: an award-winning, site-specific opera composed and directed by Francesca Le Lohé, inspired by Junichiro Tanizaki's novella of the same name. 
The new website hosts interviews, reviews, behind-the-scenes info, photos, videos and more! 

THE鍵KEYのホームページが出来上がりました!
​THE鍵KEYとは
谷崎潤一郎「鍵」を題材とした作曲家・演出家フランチェスカ・レロイによるサイトスペシフィックオペラ。ホームページでインタビュー、レビュー、写真、映像等などが載せてご覧ください!

Scores available at UCLA Music Library

8/10/2020

 
The sheet music for T&I, Adaptations and Saida Portraits have been included in the Contemporary Music Score Collection at the University of California. See and download the scores here at the UCLA Music Library

カリフォルニア大学の現代音楽コレクションに室内音楽作品T&I、AdaptationsとSaida Portraitsの楽譜が含められました。UCLA Music Libraryにご覧ください。

“THE 鍵 KEY” awarded the "19th Keizo Saji Prize" for 2019・第19回(2019年度)佐治敬三賞は「THE 鍵 KEY」に決定

4/4/2020

 
I'm over the moon to announce that the 2019 Tokyo performances of「THE鍵KEY」at Denchu Hirakushi House and Atelier have been awarded the "19th Keizo Saji Prize" by The Suntory Foundation for the Arts! The prize is awarded yearly to a high-quality, challenging, and reaction-provoking performance selected from music-based public performances held in Japan that year. For more information on the prize and to read the judging panel's comments, please see the press release (in English). Receiving such recognition is a testament to all the fantastic people involved; a massive thank you and congratulations to all the performers, creative and production team, and venue staff! 


嬉しいご報告があります!2019年度に旧平櫛田中邸にて上演した「THE鍵KEY」がサントリー芸術財団主催の「佐治敬三賞」を受賞いたしました!佐治敬三賞は音楽を主体とする公演のなかから、チャレンジ精神に満ちた企画で、かつ公演成果の水準が高い、優れた公演に贈られるものです。プレスリリースはこちらです(日本語版)
「THE鍵KEY」のみなさまのご協力あっての受賞だと思います。本当にありがとうございました!演奏者、制作チーム、プロジューサー、会場スタッフ、おめでとうございます!

THE鍵KEY 2019 tour: videos, photos and reviews

9/16/2019

 
With sell-out, critically acclaimed performances in Tokyo and London, 2019 has been a fantastic year for THE鍵KEY! ​I would like to say a massive thank you and congratulations to everyone involved; It's been an incredible experience with so many exciting developments along the way. And a huge thank you from me and the team to our audiences and supporters too!

I'm excited to share a trailer video from the revised premiere at Hirakushi Denchu House and Atelier, Tokyo, May 2019 and a full length video of the UK premiere at 10 Tollgate Drive as part of Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival, London, August 2019. Due to the site-specific nature of THE鍵KEY, performances are different each time depending on the venue and context - so be sure to check out both videos and enjoy the varied versions!

Photos, reviews and more about those involved can be found on the event pages for each Tokyo and London performance respectively. We are in the process of creating a stand-alone website for THE鍵KEY where visitors will be able to view a variety of visual and audio content from the performances, London event and after-talks, read critical reviews and reflections and share comments and feedback in viewer forums. Watch this space for news of the site's launch, projected for early 2020.    

THE鍵KEY from Tête à Tête #2 on Vimeo.

THE鍵KEY in the UK!

6/13/2019

 
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I'm excited to announce that THE鍵KEY shall be making its UK debut at two London festivals this summer!

London Festival of Architecture
'Crossing boundaries. Peering into private lives'
Thursday 27th June, 6:30pm-9pm
Powell Tuck Associates Studio, 6 Stamford Brook Rd, London W6 0XH
Tickets can be bought here

Powell Tuck Associates presents a talk and taster performance evening to provide insights of THE鍵KEY.
An extract from the opera shall be performed and the panel will explore themes including how performing in a private house changes the experience of the audience and crosses the boundaries of public and private spaces.
Speakers include Bill Bankes-Jones (Artistic Director and founder of Tête a Tête Opera Festival), Angus Shepherd (a director of Powell Tuck Associates who shall host THE鍵KEY performances in his house in August) and myself. Further details can be found here.

Tête a Tête: The Opera Festival
THE鍵KEY Performances
Saturday 3rd August, 14:00-15:15 & 18:00-19:15
Sunday 4th August, 14:00-15:15 & 18:00-19:15

10 Tollgate Drive, SE21 7LS
Tickets are SOLD OUT(!) but a space on the waiting list can be reserved here

Collaborating with UK-based performers and staged in a British architect's private residence, the world of THE鍵KEY shall expand as we explore new possibilities and further explore the Western themes and influences inherent in this Anglo-Japanese work. The space THE鍵KEY is performed in is so integral to the work; audience members have told me they feel the house becomes a character itself. I'm very excited by the opportunities and challenges of working with our new 'character' 10 Tollgate Drive and the work's new context.

THE鍵KEY is an official event of the Japan-UK Season of Culture
Produced by The Kagi Project in partnership with Japan Foundation, Azuki Foundation/Mu Arts and Powell Tuck Associates (the designers and architects behind 10 Tollgate Drive). 
Supported by Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), Arts Council England, Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation and RWV Trust.
In collaboration with Southbank Sinfonia and Whole Hog Theatre. 

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