HKNME is thrilled to present Simon Steen-Andersen’s Black Box Music as a cornerstone of our GAME\PLAY initiative. This innovative work typifies Steen-Andersen’s interdisciplinary approach, blending various artistic expressions and defying conventional genre boundaries. Conducted by a percussionist via a live video feed, Black Box Music critiques and reimagines the act of conducting as a form of puppet theatre, humorously deconstructing traditional hierarchical dynamics between conductor and musicians.
This performance marks a significant premiere, bringing Steen-Andersen’s vision to Hong Kong and fostering a dialogue between Western avant-garde practices and the region’s rich cultural backdrop. Accompanying this, curator Daniel Lo will present a newly commissioned piece that resonates with Steen-Andersen’s themes, further exploring the relationship between the music produced and the musicians’ performing gestures, as well as the connection between the audience’s sonic and visual experiences.
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Artistic team
Performed by | Hong Kong New Music Ensemble
Black Box/Performer | Roberto Maqueda
Visual Artist | Yu Wing-yan
Curator/Composer | Daniel Lo
Composer | Simon Steen-Andersen