de/composition: Pre-show Twilight Walk of Tacony Creek Park
About this Event
Join us for a pre-show twilight walk of Tacony Creek Park, the source of inspiration for the project.
Led by our good friends at (TTFWP), this guided tour of this under-recognized urban watershed will transport you to a "nature-centered" frame of mind. You will learn about both the hidden treasures and the unique challenges of this park from those whose mission is to steward it to better days ahead.
The entrance to the trail is right next to Bennett Compost, so once the walk is over, you will be ready to sit down with Olney Culture Lab and enjoy the premiere of de/compostion: Native Trees, Sonic Roots.
If you have not already, register to attend the performance here:
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Preeminent Philadelphia DJ, Composer, Producer, Sound Designer and Music Experimentalist June Lopez will perform de/compostion: Native Trees, Sonic Roots, a set of genre-defying music and experimental soundscapes based on the inspiration of found sounds in Tookany/Tacony-Frankford (TTF) Watershed and Tacony Creek Park.
de/compostion: Native Trees, Sonic Roots will be inspired by the field recordings and audio research June is engaged with, including the trees and other elements from the watershed. Natural processes, such as composting, are also sources for sound.
June will be in collaboration with the video projection team of Samara Talkin and Neil Cippon. They will immerse the venue space in projections of collected images and footage of the watershed and nature on the interior of Bennett Compost in synchronization with the music and sound.
(WARNING: Intense lighting will be used during this show. It will not be safe for those with epilepsy and other conditions with sensitivity to light.)
Special guest narrator and our “in-house science dramaturg”, Dr. Jame McCray will illuminate audiences with narratives from the watershed.
Written and recorded reflections by local residents on their relationship with trees and nature will also be interwoven into the soundscape.
This unique site specific event will be hosted at Bennett Compost, adjacent to Tacony Creek Park.
This event is supported by a grant from TreePhilly, a Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Program; PHMC, and William Penn Foundation.
TreePhilly is a program of Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and Fairmount Park Conservancy, sponsored by TD Bank. We help Philadelphia residents plant and care for trees.
Additional support provided by our friends at Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership.
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