Jennifer Walshe, 'THIS IS WHY PEOPLE O.D. ON PILLS'
Time –
Wednesday
Venue – See below
Documentary, by Tor Kristian Liseth, about Rolf Borch's quest to master the skateboard in order to perform 'THIS IS WHY PEOPLE O.D. ON PILLS'.
The documentary is screened on three occasions during the festival. Each is followed by a performance of the piece itself.
#1
Time - Wednesday 11:30
Venue - Rådhuset
Performed by Øyvind Skarbø.
#2
Time – Wednesday 20:00
Venue – Salhus Tricotagefabrik
Performed by Rolf Borch.
#3
Time – Saturday 21:00
Venue – Landmark
Performed by Øyvind Skarbø.
Excerpt from Walshe's 'THIS IS WHY PEOPLE O.D. ON PILLS': "Choose a pitch on your instrument. Skate your imagined path on this pitch. (You may choose to skate the path in slow-motion.) Every micro-detail of the pitch (tuning, timbre, dynamic, envelope, consistency, colour, texture, weight, feel, pressure, clarity, strength) should correspond absolutely to the experience of skating the the path in your head. Carve through air in long, sweeping paths with the sound you produce. Reveal and inhabit new spaces, smooth new lines."