“Phonographies of the Voice, 1930–1935”
Work-in-progress presentation at a meeting of the seminar “Sound in the Field” (Звук в поле) of the Russian Academy of Science’s Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology and the Institute of Russian Literature. With response by Dr. Peter McMurray (Cambridge University). July 12, 2021.
Field recording in Georgia
Performance of “Bindisperia sopeli” (It is dusk in the village), by members of Ensemble Adilei at a supra feast in the village of Mtispiri. Discussed in “The Sense of a Feast,” an article in SEM Student News. Recorded in August 2016.
Choral training session, Double Edge Theatre
Brief clip of work session with interns at Double Edge Theatre in Ashfield, Massachusetts, featuring “Shen Khar Venakhi” (You are a vineyard), a hymn from the Georgian Orthodox tradition. Recorded in 2012.
The Grand Parade
Montage of moments from The Grand Parade (of the Twentieth Century), an original performance by Double Edge Theatre. This piece was directed by Stacy Klein, with original music composed by Alexander Bakshi and sound and video design by Brian Fairley. The Grand Parade premiered in 2013 at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. and was presented on tour in ArtsEmerson in Boston, Peak Performances in Montclair, NJ, the Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival in Norway, and the Golden Mask Festival in Moscow.