Sounding Out: Works in Progress at the Sport/Sound Nexus
Friday April 26, 2024 / 1 pm EST
On Zoom
Sounding Out was an event conceived as a space for researchers, artists, and practitioners to share works in progress that explore the connections between sports and sound. The workshop was designed to provide a forum for constructive and supportive discussion of works in progress while also serving as a space to build community and encourage future collaborations among those interested in this topic.
Workshop Presenters:
Dr. Paul O’Connor (Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Exeter University; he/him)
Paul will be presenting on “The Skater’s Ear: A Sensuous Complexity of Skateboarding Sound,” a project that examines how the sonic spectrums of skateboarding produce cultural contradictions and social potentials. Based on interviews with 18 skateboarders, this research further advocates for skateboarding as leisure sport that is both attractive and rewarding to individuals who may be marginalized.
Nicki Duval (multidisciplinary artist; they/them)
Nicki will discussing past and ongoing creative works that combine live performance, sound productions, and visual representations to explore gender and sexuality norms in competitive sports. Nicki’s work in progress is called Death Spiral, a multimedia creative performance about gender/sexuality in figure skating that involves original music, a multi-channel sound installation, video projections, and choreographed/improvised movements.
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