National Sawdust
2023.10
REPERTOIRE
JOHN CAGE Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano (1946-48)
inti figgis-vizueta INBHIR (Many Waters) for solo cello (2020)—New York premiere
JOHN CAGE 4’33”(1952)
REENA ESMAIL Varsha वर्षा for solo viola (2019)
Wong Foo Jeng, Arthur Siyun Li, Nacho Ojeda, Landon Wilson, prepared piano
Teagan Faran, violist
Clara Cho, cello
Srujanee Mishra, playwright
Yejia Sun, dramaturg/Producer
Alexandra He, digital artist
Yuie Wang, software engineer
Concept by Landon Wilson and Peng Guan
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The Rasa Project
National Sawdust presents the world premiere of THE RASA PROJECT, a multimedia experience that confronts the escalating climate crisis. Created by a team of musicians, software engineers, neuroscientists, and visual artists, this cross-disciplinary performance reimagines John Cage’s fascination with indeterminacy by immersing the audience in real-time, A.I.-generated projections. The program—featuring the New York premiere of 2019 Hildegard Winner inti figgis-vizueta’s INBHIR, Reena Esmail’s exhortative Varsha वर्षा, and Cage’s monumental Sonatas and Interludes—invites a poignant reflection on the decay of the planet.
As the dramaturg for the project, Yejia designed the storyline and did the researches on the rasa aesthetics and AI.
She collaborates with the playwright and come up with the storyline with the structure of John Cage’s philosophies.
In the process of this project, I specifically look into the intercultural and interdisciplinary approaches.
Other Materials
- Roundtable Discussion
- Conference Presentation: LMDA 2024 Digital Conference