Deva Schubert – Glitch Choir

Historically, the public expression of mourning was largely performed by so-called “mourning women” or professional mourners. They were commissioned to give emotional expression to grief in public settings. In doing so, it was primarily women who were both authorised – and condemned – to “glitch” the private into the public sphere.


Two performers engage with the collective body of grief by creating a space of intimate multi-resonance. Through vocal distortions, mourning is transformed into a collective glitch. What kind of choir emerges from the dissonance of frequencies?

• Concept, choreography: Deva Schubert
  
• Performance: Chihiro Araki, Deva Schubert
  
• Sound: Davide Luciani
  
• Dramaturgy: Lotta Beckers
  
• Resrach, dramaturgy: Jette Büchsenschütz
  
• Costume: Ama Tomberli