EAR(TH) WORMS 

“Descending into an ecstasy of cryptic ramblings that avoid positions in the outside (real) world, but give clues to the earworms that stick in our heads. A re-imagined world, where the old world (before the pandemic), continues to invade and intrude as we continue to shield”.

This new performance work is an exploration of auditory hallucinations, playing with layers of audio reality and temporality.

Within the aerial view of the camera frame the performing bodies move within and around the edges of the framed perimeter, responding to a gameplay of recited sound loops. Utilising a series of individually selected texts and musical playlists, improvised noise and drifts of conversation; the performers vocalisations and bodily responses attempt to capture and recite fragments of audio as they pass over the time of recorded duration.

Throughout the performance an intermittent gain and loss of control intersects, as the performers respond to each other with banter, where ideas are formulated and hysteria ensues; leading the performers to veer into a trance-like hyper-state, where the tragic, the hilarious and the anarchic are evoked, collapsing and distorting the auditory ‘worms’ (recordings through earphones) that serve as the foundation for the piece.

In this performative action, games of chance and disruptive vocalisations surrender to sonic rapture.

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