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4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th floor, Seattle 98103 (Wallingford)Doors open 6 PM.
$10 - $20 sliding scale at the door
More info: https://www.waywardmusic.org/
Composer and percussionist Joey Largent, visiting from Istanbul, joins movement artist Maumae (formerly Katrina Wolfe) for a three-hour durational performance of sculptural movement, improvised cymbal music, and field recordings.
In 2021, Joey Largent and Maumae performed a three-hour, durational work, Basaltic Void Dervishes, for improvised cymbals and dance at the Chapel, featuring a long-form movement duet in collaboration with her mother, Kawtee Wolfe. Nearly four years later, in this continuation of the work, they will come together again to construct another expansive meditative space at the peak of winter, oriented towards their shared practices of mysticism and inward investigation.
Maumae will work with slow, sustained movement, gradually transforming the relationship between her body and a sculptural costume composed of industrial wire mesh and dried hydrangeas. The costume is visible in its original form at the beginning of the performance and is slowly dismantled and reshaped through movement over time. As the piece unfolds, the costume will not return to its initial state, rather, its changing nature will constantly be understood from when one enters the space to how long one remains present.
Joey will perform on ten closely mic’d cymbals, layered with long-form, natural field recordings collected during his recent travels in Türkiye and Georgia (საქართველო), and past travels in Washington State. His sound offers a deep, repetitive resonance that enraptures both space and the body.
The performance begins promptly at 6:30pm and continues without intermission until 9:30pm. Audience members are welcome to come and go as needed, though those who are able are encouraged to arrive at the beginning and remain for a longer stretch in order to experience the full arc of the costume’s transformation with the sound. To preserve the gentleness of the closing, we ask that no entry or exit occur between 9:00pm and the end at 9:30pm.
Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, sleeping pads, or anything that helps them settle comfortably into the space. Gentle movement, meditation, dancing, and sema are welcome. Those who remain through the end are warmly invited to stay for a short period afterward of conversation and shared time.
Joey Largent is a semi-nomadic composer, writer, and publisher from Arkansas, currently based in Istanbul. His work often centers on long-duration work, acoustic mysticism, and field recording, exploring sound as devotion and sustained presence.
Maumae (formerly Katrina Wolfe) is an interdisciplinary artist working with sculptural movement, organic materials, costume, film, and photography. Her practices explore the body and organic and recycled materials as sites of transformation, ritual, and ecological memory.
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