René Mogensen: Money and Terror with dancers

a collaboration with choreographer Renata Celichowska

Premiere performance: April 3, 2003 at Judson Church, New York City, USA. Renata Celichowska and Dancers.
"Jeg kan sige at Terror og Penge er et studium i at faktisk lytte til det der bliver sagt i masse-medierne, snare end bare at lade det gå ind det ene øre og ud det andet. Hvis man lytter efter, og tænker kritisk over det der bliver sagt viser der sig et hav af forfærdlig information og udtaleleser der er ret inkriminerende for både medierne og dem der styre propagandaen. Terror og Penge er bl.a. et forsøg på at bringe det frem som bliver sagt mellem linjerne."

"Money and Terror is constructed in part from sound clips from news broadcasts that were aired during September-October 2001 reg. September 11th disaster and invasion of Afghanistan. Deconstructions of news broadcasts illuminate the meanings we are fed with on a daily basis. Statements are distilled to fragments with simple contents. When put in this art radio context however, a more multilayered interpretation is encouraged, and the fragmentation becomes a catalyst for reflection."

René Mogensen, november 2001


Electroacoustic work in stereo.

Duration in performance with dance: 10 minutes

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