Tone Poem is a narrative constructed from nineteen poems written specifically for the project in ten languages. I wrote music to accompany the poetry and video footage was edited to the score. The music was choreographed and the piece was performed in front of a video projection of the film. In the second half of the performance, audience members responded to a questionnaire in a MAX patch to determine what they liked and disliked about the first half of the performance. Based on the results of the questionnaire, the second half contained an improvised video and score mixed by the computer in MAX. In addition, the audience interacted with instrumentalists and dancers.
Supported by the DMCA and the Pierson Sudler Fund.