VOICES IN THE WATER

Thu Jul 14 2022 at 04:00 pm to 04:30 pm

Goethe-Institut Los Angeles Project Space | Los Angeles

Goethe-Institut Los Angeles
Publisher/HostGoethe-Institut Los Angeles
VOICES IN THE WATER
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The Goethe-Institut Los Angeles welcomes you to attend "VOICES IN THE WATER" - sound installation
About this Event

VOICES IN THE WATER is on view at the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles from June 25 - July 23, 2022 -Thursdays - Saturdays by appointment.

To visit the installation, please select the date and time you wish to attend.

Voices in the Water is an embodied storytelling project created by interdisciplinary performance artist Nefertiti Charlene Altan and curator and cultural studies scholar Robin Garcia that centers the voices and experiences of latinx, immigrant, and indigenous individuals who have lived, worked, or moved through Macarthur Park.

Like the complex and layered history of the park, this project revolves around water and its sacred power to move, remember, speak and listen.

The artists asked nine individuals to share their stories of water and Macarthur park through an interview methodology that begins with a guided movement practice—Moving Your Inner Waters— to bring individuals into a somatic state. The sounds and memories that emerge when in a state of embodiment reveal intersecting streams of consciousness between one's inner rhythm, inner waters, and the waters around us. This sound installation is a reflection on how water has the power to act both as a historical container and a conduit to transmit memory. It is a meditation on the waterways and diasporic communities of Los Angeles, which are both in constant relationship with a changing urban landscape, an evolving climate crisis, memory, resilience, community survival, healing, and renewal.

We invite you to listen and connect to this sound installation and engage in an optional self-guided water ritual afterward.

Admission is free. All ages welcome.

Space is limited. RSVP via Eventbrite and masks required.


VOICES IN THE WATER

Created and produced by Robin Garcia & Nefertiti Charlene Altan

Sound Design and Arrangement: Nefertiti Charlene Altan

Assistant Sound Design and Arrangement: Robin Garcia

Sound Mix: Samantha Altán, PeaceYmusic Productions

Sound Recording: Nefertiti Charlene Altan, Robin Garcia

Movement methodology: Nefertiti Charlene Altan

Oral Storytelling & Vocals: Carmelo Alvarez, Mercedes Mijares, Joy Anderson, Lidia M Cáceres, Claudia Hernández Romero, Marcia A Lopez, Enrique Navarro, Hector Elorza, Chad Algarin

Percussion & Vocals: Nefertiti Charlene Altan

Production Assistance: Joy Anderson, Jenny Garcia

Public Relations: Sandy Rodriguez, Miller Geer & Associates


Free Parking is available at Metro/Retail parking structure located at

Public transport is possible with the red line to MacArthur Park/Westlake stop.

Using carpool or ride-share options are appreciated.

This event is part of the Neighborhood Interpretive Center, a hyperlocal initiative of cultural programs that focus on and uplift the MacArthur Park/Westlake neighborhood and surrounding areas.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Goethe-Institut Los Angeles Project Space, 1901 W. 7th St., Los Angeles, United States

Tickets

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