25 Oct, 2011: Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio returns to the RomaEuropa Festival with the next stage of Il Velo Nero del Pastore by Romeo Castellucci. Inspired by the Minister's Black Veil - a short story by by Nathaniel Hawthorne - and with original music by Scott Gibbons, Il Velo Nero del Pastore will be performed at Teatro Vascello in Rome [Italy] on 10, 11 & 13 November.
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The Cryonic Chants by Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio will be performed at Atheneum in Dijon [France] on 18 November.
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21 Oct, 2011: This weekend, by invitation only: an encounter between Imam Firas Ghazzas and Scott Gibbons at the Al Quds Underground Festival in Jerusalem. The two musicians have engaged in a dialogue whereby Ghazzas submitted recordings of vocal performances to Gibbons, who worked with this sonorous material to phrase an audio responses, which Ghazzas then uses as a foundation for this vocal concert.
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17 Sept, 2011: Il Festival TEC ART ECO 03 Performazioni presents Augustinian Melody, a workshop and laboratory on the voice by Scott Gibbons and Chiara Guidi for Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio from 20-22 Sept in Gallarate [ITALY]. The research leads to a live presentation on 22 Sept at Museo MAGA di Gallarate [ITALY].
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13 Sept, 2011: The Phenomena Called I is a new creation by Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, directed by Romeo Castellucci with sound by Scott Gibbons. It is inspired by the profound meditations on nature of Japanese poet and children's writer Kenji Miyazawa, and debuts on 16 Sept at Yumenoshima Park, Tokyo [JAPAN] with a repeat performance on 17 Sept.
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11 June, 2011: Persona is a new installation by Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, created by Romeo Castellucci with sound by Scott Gibbons. It will be in the Piazetta of the National Theatre (Ostrovni 1) in Prague [CZ] as part of the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space. For more information, please see:
23 May, 2011: Impressions is the new project on the Pont du Gard ancient Roman aqueduct by Groupe F with original music by Scott Gibbons. Live music, video, fireworks, and flames yield impressions of this World Heritage site near Nimes, France. The debut will be on 3 June, followed by performances on the 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18 June at 10:30pm.
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23 February, 2011: Il Velo Nero del Pastore is the latest project by Romeo Castellucci of Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio. Inspired by the Minister's Black Veil - a short story by by Nathaniel Hawthorne - and with original music by Scott Gibbons, the world debut will be at Théâtre National de Bretagne in Rennes [France] on 15 March, followed by nightly performances from 16-19 March. An international tour will follow immediately after, with dates throughout 2011.
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Il Tramonto della Primavera is the new work for Mòra / school of dance by Claudia Castellucci of Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, with original music by Scott Gibbons. The project is loosely inspired by Stravinsky's La Sacre du Printemps. The world debut will be at Hellerau Europäisches Zentrum der Künste in Dresden [Germany] on 11 March and a repeat performance given on the 12th. It will then go to Teatr Wielki in Poznań [Poland] on 20 & 21 March.
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3 January, 2011: The Cryonic Chants by Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio will be performed at Trafò House of Contemporary Arts in Budapest [Hungary] on 11 February.
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26 September, 2010: Sul concetto di volto nel Figlio di Dio. Vol. II, the second component of J. - the new project by Romeo Castellucci of Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio - will be performed at deSingel in Antwerp [Belgium] on 2 October.
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22 August, 2010: Io penso continues it's run in Taipei [Taiwan] through 29 August. Io penso is a new installation created by Romeo Castellucci of Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, with original sound elements by Scott Gibbons.
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Les Noces Royales de Louis XIV is the new pyrotechnic spectacle of Groupe F for the Château de Versailles [France], with original music by Scott Gibbons. Detailing the events leading up to the royal wedding of Louis XIV to the Infanta of Spain through a choreography of flame and light, the piece will be performed on 3-4, 10-11, and 17-18 September.
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3 July, 2010: A presentation from the workshop on movement by Claudia Castellucci of Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio for the Akademie für generationsübergreifendes Sehen will be given at Theater An Der Ruhr in Mulheim [Germany] on 9 July. Building on music of Igor Stravinsky (Le Sacre du Printemps) and original compositions created by Scott Gibbons for the occasion, the workshop looks at different aspects of writing and producing for children, and considers questions of material, aesthetics and perception in a practical manner.
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Sul concetto di volto nel Figlio di Dio. Vol. I, the first component of J. - the new project by Romeo Castellucci of Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio - will be performed at Theater der Welt in Essen [Germany] from 15-17 July.
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21 May, 2010: The new creation by Groupe F for Pont Du Gard, entitled Metamorphosis: Le Pont dans tous ses ètats , will be performed at Pont du Gard [France] on June 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, and 19.
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13 January, 2010: The Cryonic Chants by Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio will be performed at Teatro Palamostre, CSS Teatro Stabile di Innovazione del Friuli Venezia Giulia, in Udine [Italy] on 16 January.
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29 November, 2009: Scott Gibbons will make a DJ set for Short Formats on 2nd December at the Festival Internazionale della Nuova Danza in Milan [It]. For more information, please see:
27 September, 2009: There are several projects with Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio in the Carta Bianca festival in Chambéry [Fr]: For more information, please see:
18 August, 2009: Groupe F returns to the Château de Versailles [Fr] this summer with L'Autre Monde, a new project inspired by Cyrano de Bergerac's 17th century science-fiction novel Comical History of the States and Empires of the Sun and Moon. With original music by Scott Gibbons, fireworks displays, figures of light and animated images transform the scene and invite the spectators into comic and cosmic adventures in the past and present world through a utopian exploration of the solar and lunar universes.
Performances are scheduled for 29 Aug and 4, 5, 10-12 September.
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14 July, 2009: La Tour Est Belle... Groupe F plays on the Eiffel Tower for this years' Bastille Day celebration, which will be especially touching this year as it is also the 120th birthday of the Tower. The music program includes several new compositions and arrangements by Scott Gibbons. The best views can be found from Champs de Mars, the South-East side, facing Johnny Hallyday's stage.
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23 June, 2009: Teatro Anatomico Infantile by Scott Gibbons and Chiara Guidi of Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio will be performed on 9-10 July at Casa di Piazza delle Monache n.1, Santarcangelo [Italy] as part of the Santarcangelo Festival.
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The Cryonic Chants will be performed on 1 August at Centrale Fies, in Dro [Italy].
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29 April, 2009: The Cryonic Chants by Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio will be performed at Markgrafentheater in Erlangen [Germany], on 15 May.
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17 April, 2009: O Encontro da Água e do Fogo will be performed on 21 April, at the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Groupe F is creating this new multimedia spectacle in the beautiful Lagoon in the heart of Rio de Janeiro, under the direction of Christophe Berthonneau and with original music by Scott Gibbons. The colors, the dramatical intensity, the rhythm, and the movement of figures focus around the themes of people coming together. The performance marks the inauguration of the "French Year in Brazil".
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17 March, 2009: ARTE has released a 2-DVD box edition of Romeo Castellucci's Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso by Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio. Filmed at the Palais des Papes for the Festival d'Avignon, the DVD documents all three projects and includes bonus interview footage and a booklet. Original music is by Scott Gibbons with the Hilliard Ensemble.
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4 March, 2009: The Cryonic Chants by Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio will be performed at Teatro della Tosse in Genoa [Italy], from 11 - 14 of March.
Gibbons and Chiara Guidi, the creators of the work, will present the new live CD at FNAC (on Via XX Settembre) on 12 March at 6pm.
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3 January, 2009: Festival Internacional de Teatro Santiago a Mil presents Augustinian Melody by Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio at Lastarria 90 in Santiago [Chile], at 9pm and 10pm on January 6, 7 and 8.
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September 12, 2008: Many performances are scheduled in the festival presented by Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio: Màntica. Esercizi di voce umana. in Cesena [It]: Also in the program are Michael Gira, Scott Matthew, Alessandra Fiori, Teho Teardo, Black Fanfare, and many others.
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September 12, 2008: Préluminaires and des Paysages will debut this month at Paris' Parc de la Villette [Fr]: Préluminaires from 16-18, and des Paysages on 19 and 20 September. Created by Groupe F under the direction of Christophe Berthonneau, this project features original music by Scott Gibbons. Please note that these shows are outdoors, and may be cancelled or delayed in the event of bad weather.
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July 15, 2008: La Face Cachée du Soleil, a work which explores the life and actions of Louis XIV in sound and light, returns to the Château de Versailles [Fr] on 17, 18 and 19 July. Created by Groupe F under the direction of Christophe Berthonneau, it features music by Laurent Dehors, Scott Gibbons, and Eric Travers. Please note that these shows are outdoors, and may be cancelled or delayed in the event of bad weather.
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June 17, 2008: Groupe F's pyrotechnics with Scott Gibbons' music were used in the inauguration ceremony of the 2008 World Exposition in Zaragoza, Spain.There is footage available on YouTube.
May 22, 2008: Infero, Purgatorio, Paradiso, the latest creation by Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio with Scott Gibbons' music, will debut at the Festival d'Avignon [Fr].
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May 22, 2008: La Flamme de mes Rêves, a new creation by Groupe F Scott Gibbons' music, will be performed on 5, 6, 7 and 12, 13, 14 June at the Site du Pont du Gard in The Gard [Fr].
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April 9, 2008: The Cryonic Chants will be performed on 18, 19, 20 April at Galleria Toledo in Naples/Napoli [It].
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January 9, 2008: MALE EXTRAS NEEDED for upcoming Chicago performances of Hey Girl! on 19 and 20 January at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art. You can be of any age, ethnicity, body type; No acting experience required; No compensation.
Two rehearsals will be held at the MCA on January 17th in the late evening and January 18th in the afternoon.
For more information on the company and show please see:
http://www.mcachicago.org/performances
To sign up and for information on rehearsals please contact:
MCA_PRF_1 [at] mcachicago [dot] org
312.397.4085
January 13, 2008: There are many things happening in Chicago in the coming weeks:
Spoors will run from 15 January - 11 March at the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago. Spoors is an exhibition that attempts to capture traces, as the title suggests, left by one of the most radical contemporary theater companies, Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio. It will photographs by Luca del Pia and sounds by Scott Gibbons and Chiara Guidi. Scott Gibbons will perform a live remix of the sound installation as part of the opening night activities; 15 Jan at 6pm. For more information, see:
www.iicchicago.esteri.it
Hey Girl! by Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, with original music composed by Scott Gibbons, will be performed 18 & 19 January at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art. The Friday night performance will be followed by a post-show talk. For more information, see:
www.mcachicago.org
Il bambino inoperoso, a round table discussion with Romeo Castellucci (director), Scott Gibbons (composer), and Chris Ware (cartoonist) will take place at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art on 19 January from 2-4pm. For more information, see: www.mcachicago.org
The Film Cycle of Tragedia Endogonidia by Cristiano Carloni and Stefano Franceschetti will be screened starting at 6pm on 5 February at the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, 500 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1450, Chicago. For more information, see:
www.iicchicago.esteri.it
January 9, 2008: MALE EXTRAS NEEDED for upcoming Chicago performances of Hey Girl! on 19 and 20 January at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art. You can be of any age, ethnicity, body type; No acting experience required; No compensation.
Two rehearsals will be held at the MCA on January 17th in the late evening and January 18th in the afternoon.
For more information on the company and show please see:
http://www.mcachicago.org/performances
To sign up and for information on rehearsals please contact:
MCA_PRF_1 [at] mcachicago [dot] org
312.397.4085
November 18, 2007: An audio selection from Mantle by LILITH is featured in the third CDR publication of Barillet. Please see barillet.obscurescence.net
October 2, 2007: M.#10 MARSEILLE will be performed on 24 and 25 October at Le Duo Dijon/Grand Theatre in Dijon [Fr]. M.#10 is the tenth episode in the Tragedia endogonidia system by Romeo Castellucci's Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, and features original music composed and performed by Scott Gibbons.
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September 6, 2007: Madrigale Appena Narrabile, a new work by Chiara Guidi with Scott Gibbons for Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio debuts at the Teatro Cittadella as part of the Vie Scena Contemporanea Festival in Modena [It] from 17-19 October.
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August 22, 2007: La Face Cachée du Soleil, a new work which explores the life and actions of Louis XIV in sound and light, debuts at the Château de Versailles [Fr] on 31 August, playing also on 1, 7, 8, 14, and 15 September. Created by Groupe F under the direction of Christophe Berthonneau, it features music by Laurent Dehors, Scott Gibbons, and Eric Travers. Please note that these shows are outdoors, and may be cancelled or delayed in the event of bad weather.For more information, please see:
The Cryonic Chants will be performed on 3 and 4 September at Festival International des Brigittines in Bruxelles [Be].
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June 12, 2007: Scott Gibbons will provide the musical base for the opening ceremony of Museu Berardo in Lisbon, Portugal on 25 June, around an evening of pyrotechnic performances by Groupe F. The museum's collection includes works by Picasso, Dalí, Duchamp, Magritte, Miró, Bacon, and more. More information about the museum can be found on www.museuberardo.com
The Cryonic Chants will be performed in Italy: For more information, please see:
May 26, 2007: Rarovideo has just released a box set from Tragedia Endogonidia, which includes Cristiano Carloni and Stefano Franceschetti's Video Memories on three DVD's and a CD audio document by Scott Gibbons and Chiara Guidi.
There will be a release party on 29 May at Casa del Cinema a Villa Borghese, Sala Deluxe, Rome [It].
More information about the box set can be found on Rarovideo's website. (Please note that the trailers on Rarovideo's website are not taken from test reels, and do not in fact contain any of the final audio.)The Cryonic Chants will be performed on 31 May at Sala Supercinema, Chieti [It]
April 4, 2007: Rarovideo is set to release a box set of Cristiano Carloni and Stefano Franceschetti's Tragedia Endogonidia Video Memories on 23 May, 2007. The package includes 3 video DVDs representing all 11 episodes from Romeo Castellucci's Tragedia Endogonidia, and one audio CD which serves as a collection of sounds from the laboratories, episodes, outgrowths and film cycle of Tragedia Endogonidia. More information can be found on Rarovideo's website. (Please note that the trailers on Rarovideo's website are not taken from test reels, and do not in fact contain any of the final audio.)
Strawberry is now available at the iTunes Store.
March 21, 2007: I've been participating in Chiara Guidi's course on the voice: Il verso, il suono articolato, la voce at Teatro Comandini in Cesena [It] (photo, right by Francesco Raffaelli).
Production fell through on the Cryonic Chants album, so I'm looking for a new home for it. My apologies for the delay, many people are sending emails asking about it...
There's a new entry on this site for Hey Girl!, the latest creation by Romeo Castellucci for Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, featuring original music by Scott Gibbons.
March 14, 2007: The Chieti performance of The Cryonic Chants has been rescheduled for the 31 May at Teatro Maruccino [It].
M.#10 Marseille. X Episodio della Tragedia Endogonidia will be performed on the 23 and 24 March at Théâtre de Mons, in Mons [Be].
January 19, 2007: The 02 Feb performance of The Cryonic Chants at Teatro Maruccino in Chieti is being rescheduled for later this Spring.
January 16, 2007: The Cryonic Chants will be performed in Italy: For more information, please see:
October 27, 2006: The Cryonic Chants will be performed on 30 October at Volksbühne am Rosa Luxemburg Platz Berlin [DE].
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October 8, 2006: The studio flooded last week, and as a result I lost a lot of gear, papers and session materials. Almost everything else is on hold right now while I'm cleaning up and trying to restore what is salvageable.
I've received several emails from people asking about the upcoming Cryonic Chants album; I lost a few of the emails so I'm sorry to respond by way of a general announcement here. The album is in the mastering stage right now, and the graphics are being finalized. We don't have a release date yet, but it will be soon. If you'd like to receive an announcement when the CD is released, click here to join the electronic mailing list. (Your information is not shared.)
September 19, 2006: Nekton Falls - a three disc compilation - is released on Sonic Dragon Records, featuring tracks by Scott Gibbons and Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, Mick Harris/Lull, Frans De Waard, and many others.
The discography section is further developed; it now includes releases with Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, as well as track listings and audio clips for most every release - including compilations and singles. Click on the album covers to drill down for details about each release.
August 17, 2006: The Cryonic Chants will be performed on 1 - 2 September at Künstlerhaus Mousonturm Frankfurt [DE].
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July 11, 2006: The Cryonic Chants will be performed on 17 July at Villa Silvia, Lizzano di Cesena [It] as part of the Villa Silvia Rock-Camp festival.
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June 19, 2006: The Cryonic Chants will be performed on 28/29/30 June at Teatro Astra in Turin [It] as part of the Festival delle Colline Torinesi.
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May 4, 2006: The Cryonic Chants will be performed on 16 May at Teatro dal Verme in Milan [It] as part of the Uovo Performing Arts Festival.
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April 24, 2006: The Cryonic Chants will be performed on 1 May at Velvet Club in Rimini [It] as part of the Assalti al Cuore Festival. Also performing: Pan Sonic.
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April 16, 2006: The discography section now includes track listings and audio clips for many of the albums. Click on the album covers to drill down for details about each release. (I haven't tackled compilations, singles, etc yet...)
March 20, 2006: There's new video footage posted from The Cryonic Chants (recorded live in Ravenna earlier this year). Click here!
March 13, 2006: The Cryonic Chants will be performed in Italy this month: For more information, click here.
February 9, 2006: Flame Tornado will be performed from 20-25 February at Plaza Viriato in Valencia [Spain] as part of the VEO Festival. Flame Tornado was created by Kevin Binkert (Survival Research Labs, SMP), and is accompanied by original music created from the sounds of the machine itself, composed by Scott Gibbons.
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January 18, 2006: The Cryonic Chants will be performed in Italy this month: The Cryonic Chants is an outgrowth from Romeo Castellucci's Tragedia endogonidia and features original music composed and performed by Scott Gibbons and Chiara Guidi. For more information, click here.
November 4, 2005: M.#10 MARSEILLE will be performed from 10-13 November at Teatro Valle, Rome [It] as part of the RomaEuropa Festival. M.#10 is the tenth episode in the Tragedia endogonidia system by Romeo Castellucci's Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, and features original music composed and performed by Scott Gibbons. For more information, click here.
October 12, 2005: There are updates throughout the site, including a page for the Cryonic Chants.
September 30, 2005: L.#09 LONDON will have it's American debut from 6-8 October at De Alexander Kasser Theatre, Montclair, NJ. L.#09 is the ninth episode in the Tragedia endogonidia system by Romeo Castellucci's Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, and features original music composed and performed by Scott Gibbons. For more information, click here.
The Film Cycle of Tragedia Endogonidia by Cristiano Carloni and Stefano Franceschetti will be shown on 5 October at Stanford University, Levinthal Hall San Francisco [USA]. The screening is accompanied by a lecture from director Romeo Castellucci. For more information, click here.
September 1, 2005: FLAME TORNADO will be performed on 15-17 and 25 September in the open space Arsenale / Piazzale Porta Nuova in Venice [Italy]. For FLAME TORNADO, La Biennale di Venezia brings together Kevin Binkert (Survival Research Labs, SMP Machine) and Scott Gibbons to unleash a choreographed column of fire, which will open and close the 2005 Biennale festival in fiery parentheses.
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June 6, 2005: M.#10 MARSEILLE runs from 16-18 June at Teatro Carignano as part of the Festival delle Colline Torinesi, in Turin [It]. M.#10. is the tenth episode in the Tragedia endogonidia system by Romeo Castellucci's Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, and features music by Scott Gibbons.
Crescita XV. Torino / della Tragedia endogonidia will run from 18 to 19 June, also at Teatro Carignano in Turin [It].
Crescita VIII. Cesena, a concert of Scott Gibbons and Chiara Guidi with vocalists Claudia Castellucci, Teodora Castellucci and Monica Demuru, will be given nightly from 26 June to 3 July (with a rest 29 June) at the Teatro Comandini, Cesena [It]. The program draws material (conceptual, sonic, visual and text) from the Tragedia endogonidia system and expands on it precisely in a musical direction.
For more information about these events, click here.
May 1, 2005: Preparing materials in Chicago for some live shows later in the summer and fall... Research will move to Italy in a week. You'll find updated information about dates and venues here, as soon as details are worked out.
January 19, 2005: B.#03 BERLIN runs from 19-21 January at Teatro Bonci, Cesena-Italy. B.#03 is the third episode in the Tragedia endogonidia system by Romeo Castellucci's Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, and features music by Scott Gibbons. For more information, click here.
December 14, 2004: C.#11, the eleventh and final episode in the Tragedia endogonidia system by Romeo Castellucci, featuring original music of Scott Gibbons', debuts at Teatro Comandini in Cesena-Italy on 16 Dec and runs through 22 Dec.
On 17 December it is accompanied by screenings of Cristiano Carloni and Stefano Franceschetti's Film Cycle of Tragedia Endogonidia at Cinema Eliseo, including also a preview of M.#10 as a work-in-progess. For more information, click here.
December 7, 2004: New project added to the website: Crescita VIII by Scott Gibbons and Chiara Guidi, an outgrowth from Romeo Castellucci's Tragedia endogonidia.
November 15, 2004: We have a lot of activities going on at RomaEuropa this month. For information and tickets, please call +39 06-422961 or visit www.romaeuropa.net.
November 1, 2004: The film cycle of Tragedia Endogonidia will be shown at the Museum of the Louvre in Paris [Fr] on 13 November. For more information, click here.
BR.#04 BRUXELLES/BRUSSELS has it's Italian debut at the RomaEuropa Festival from 16 to 19 November at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome [It]. For more information, click here.
There will be screenings of Epitaph and Genesi on 23 November at the Centre for Contemporary Art, Warszaw [Poland].
October 26, 2004: Après Villenoise? théâtre presents Prologues, ou l'enfance de Faust at Bonlieu in Annecy, France from 3 to 5 November. This work is a research towards a larger piece which will debut in 2006; by Eric Vautrin (direction), Scott Gibbons (music), Manuel Joseph (text), Didier Grappe (photo), and Nicolas Bats (light). For more information, see:
October 25, 2004: Heil Tanz! by Association Compagnia Caterina Sagna debuts 3 Nov and will run through 6 Nov at MC-2 in Grenoble, France. Directed by Caterina Sagna, it features music by Scott Gibbons. For more information, see:
September 18, 2004: Tragedia-Attraction will run at Montèvidèo in Marseille, France from 21 to 26 September. Realised by Thomas Fourneau, this new work focuses on the universe of the Tragedia endogonidia system by Romeo Castellucci and Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, and features music by Scott Gibbons.
September 8, 2004: M.#10 MARSEILLE will debut 20 September and run through 26 September (with a day off on 23 Sept) in Marseille, France at two distinct performance-situations: one at Théâtre des Bernardines and another at Théâtre du Gymnase. M.#10 is the tenth episode in the Tragedia endogonidia system by Romeo Castellucci and Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, featuring original music of Scott Gibbons'. For more information and reservations, click here. The film cycle of Tragedia Endogonidia will be shown at Théâtre du Gymnase, Marseille on 23 September at 2,00 pm. For more information and reservations, click here.
August 15, 2004: Finished mixing a new album for Audiosphere, which is a split 1/2-live and 1/2-studio effort with Christophe Berthonneau and Groupe F. More information about the album will be posted in time; meanwhile information about the live performance is posted here.
May 1, 2004: There are several activities for London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT) throughout this month:
April 12, 2004: Symposium on Sound - an international symposium on sound, corporeality and theatricality - will be organised in the weekend of May 8th and 9th by the University of Antwerp/Performance Studies, APT postgraduate training and the Museum of Contemporary Arts MUHKA. The event is devoted to the question as to how sound can be engaged in performance arts or in a theatrical environment of any kind. The (in)tangibility of the sound medium as much as its theatrical possibilities are issues related to this symposium theme. With lectures, interviews, presentations and demonstrations both from a practical and a theoretical perspective, by: Charo Calvo, Kim Cascone, Thomas Crombez, Yves De Mey (Eavesdropper)/Alex Waterman, Jelle Dierickx (Jelle Meander), Scott Gibbons, Michael Hoogenhuyze, Josh Martin, Bart Meuleman/Senjan Janssen and Marko Peljhan. For more information, click here.
April 9, 2004: The film cycle of Tragedia Endogonidia will be shown at Laboratori DMS - Auditorium in Bologna, Italy on 22 April.
Epitaph (book and video) by Romeo Castellucci will be presented at Spazio Raum in Bologna, Italy on 23 April at 9:30pm.
Both feature music and sounds by Scott Gibbons.
February 7, 2004: The film cycle of Tragedia Endogonidia will be shown at Musée d'Art Moderne in Strasbourg, France on 15 February at 15,00 / 3pm. This includes representations of the previous episodes: C.#01 Cesena, A.#02 Avignon, B.#03 Berlin, BR.#04 Brussels, BN.#05 Bergen, P.#06 Paris, and R.#07 Rome.
January 26, 2004: S.#08 STRASBOURG will debut 17 February and run through the 20th, at Le Maillon Théâtre de Strasbourg. S.#08 is the eighth episode in the Tragedia endogonidia system by Romeo Castellucci and Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, featuring original music of Scott Gibbons'. For more information including dates and times, click here.
January 24, 2004: The film cycle of Tragedia Endogonidia will be shown at Teatro Comandini in Cesena, Italy from 7 to 15 February (rest on Monday, 9 February). For a complete schedule of times and showings, click here.
December 10, 2003: There are numerous updates throughout the site, including frame-free code (so bookmarks and hyperlinks from other sites are easier to work with), and a revamped Adam & the Ants section which includes mp3's. A few t-shirts and singles are still available.
November 12, 2003: A Quicktime video from the FireWorks project with Groupe F is available from the Downloads page.
November 10, 2003: R.#07 ROMA will debut 21 November, 2003 at Teatro Valle. R.#07 is the seventh episode in the Tragedia endogonidia system by Romeo Castellucci and Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, featuring original music of Scott Gibbons'. For more information including dates and times, click here. The film cycle of Tragedia Endogonidia will be shown at Teatro Palladium on 15 and 16 November. This will include C.#01 Cesena, A.#02 Avignon, B.#03 Berlin, BR.#04 Brussels, BN.#05 Bergen, and P.#06 Paris. For a complete schedule of times, click here.
November 8, 2003: New project added to the website: Video Memories of Romeo Castellucci's Tragedia endogonidia by award-winning video artists Cristiano Carloni and Stefano Franceschetti.
October 8, 2003: P.#06 PARIS will debut 18 October, 2003 at Odéon Théâtre de l'Europe avec le Festival d'Automne. P.#06 is the sixth episode in the Tragedia endogonidia system by Romeo Castellucci and Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, featuring original music of Scott Gibbons'. In P.#06, the Anonymous Mother, the woman who endures and who has run Tragedia Endogonidia since here, meets now History and the creation of the human societas. P.#06 will run through 31 October. The film cycle of Tragedia Endogonidia will be shown at Ateliers Berthier on Sunday 19 and 26 October at 5:00pm. For more information, click here.
October 3, 2003: New updates throughout the site including discography and projects.
September 19, 2003: FIRE WORKS / FEUX D'ARTIFICE will debut
19 September, 2003 at Prairie du Cercle: La
Villette, Paris - France. Fire Works was created in collaboration
with master pyrotechnicians Groupe
F, who lit the Eiffel Tower for the year 2000 Millenium celebration.
The music is a composition of fire, with all sounds being created from the
pyrotechnics of Groupe F. In the event of rain, the event will be moved
to 20th September. For more information, click
here. May 19, 2003: BN.#05 BERGEN will debut 22 May, 2003 at Bergen Internasjonale Teater, Teater Garasjen, Bergen - Norway. BN.#05 is the fifth episode in the Tragedia endogonidia system by Romeo Castellucci and Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, featuring original music of Scott Gibbons'. As with earlier performances by SRS, this theatrical cycle is typified by striking and forceful sets and soundscapes. BN.#05 will run through 25 May. Films of the previous performances: C.#01 Cesena, A.#02 Avignon, B.#03 Berlin & BR.#04 Brussels will be shown at Studio Bergen, Nøstegt. 119. For more information, click here.
March 25, 2003: BR.#04 BRUXELLES/BRUSSELS will debut 04 May, 2003 at La Raffinerie, Bruxelles. BR.#04 is the fourth episode in the Tragedia endogonidia system by Romeo Castellucci and his theatre company Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio. BR.#04 will run through 07 May, also with video documentation of previous episodes: Cesena, Avignon, and Berlin. For more information, click here.
December 28, 2002: B.#03 BERLIN will debut 15 January-03 at the Hebbell Theatre, Berlin. B.#03 is the third episode in the Tragedia endogonidia system by Romeo Castellucci's Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio. For more information, click here.
December 28, 2002: New research is in progress with Groupe F which will debut late summer 2003 at La Villette (Paris).
September 28, 2002: DIALTONES: A TELESYMPHONY (Levin/Gibbons/Shakar) is available from Staalplaat and ARS Electronica as an enhanced CD. (Note: their websites have not been updated to include this title yet; however you can order it direct from either source by request). This is a live recording from the 2001 ARS Electronica Festival; Dialtones won an Honorary Mention in the Interactive Art category. The enhanced CD also features Quicktime video excerpts, interviews, and more.
September 9, 2002:
August 7, 2002: There are lots of updates throughout the site including more mp3 downloads, press clippings, and an expanded discography section.
July 23, 2002: The new website is up! Please update your links and bookmarks as the old website will eventually be removed. Plans for the near future include video downloads and an expanded discography section.
June 28, 2002: The new Lilith album IMAGINED COMPOSITIONS FOR
WATER is available from Disques Hushush in a limited edition special
packaging, with video footage included as a bonus CD-R feature. More information
is at www.hushush.com.
As quantities are extremely limited, please secure your copy direct
from Hushush today. 
April 30, 2002: The new Strawberry album (STRAWBERRY, Taigkyo)
is finally available. Recorded in Chicago over 2 years, Strawberry self-produced
the record with engineering assistance from Danny Leake (Stevie Wonder,
Sting, Janet Jackson), Keith Cleversley (Flaming Lips, The Incredible Moses
Leroy), Michael Hagler (Wilco, Mekons), and Elliot Dicks (The Nerves, Joan
of Arc). The CD is available direct from the artists for $10 (within the
USA) / 15 Euros (elsewhere). Please email
to reserve your copy and to receive payment details.