Relation/ Conversation 0.5 (2023)

Duration: 10'55''
Program Note:

This piece is about body, action and relation, inspired by a series of works of Marina Abramović and Ulay, such as “Rest-Energy”, “Breathing in/breathing out”, “Relation in Time”, and so on.
It includes three movements:
i. “Interruption”
ii. “Double Interruption”
iii. “Conversation 0.5”

There was supposed to be one more mouth-to-mouth group (like in Conversation 1.0) present together with other three groups in the 3rd movement,

unfortunately, it was not allowed to be performed at the time.

therefore, I went to stage and had a conversation with the audience about the prohibition,

in the last 15 seconds, the live stream was shut off after I said “please don’t let fear consume us“.

Performed by Ensemble Evolution:
Yifeng Yuan, voice
Sarah Marie Bugeja, voice
Shasha Chen, performer/composer
Noah Franche-Nolan, piano 
Mac Waters, viola
Wenbin Lyu, performer
Lulu West, voice & guitar
Jonathan Reisin, saxophone

June 29, 2023 @ Stiefel Hall at Mannes School of Music, New York
Ensemble Evolution 2023, Closing Night Concert programmed by International Contemporary Ensemble