The Polytope of Mycenae (1978) / I. Xenakis: structuring the space of the past through a futuristic architectonic approach

Titre

The Polytope of Mycenae (1978) / I. Xenakis: structuring the space of the past through a futuristic architectonic approach
Colloque International : De Xenakis à nos jours : Le Continuum et son développement en musique et en architecture

Description

In 1978 Xenakis created at the Acropolis of Mycenae a unique event -in multiple places (polytopon)- a participatory art spectacle for the masses with music and poetry, audiovisual effects, soundscapes with human and animal voices and bells with absolute respect to the historical and the natural soundscape of the archeological site.


In this presentation I will present the structure of the polytope in space and time through a microstructure and macrostructure analysis; I will focus especially on Mycenae Alpha the the electronic piece that has been composed for this event and is based in microstructural sound design in UPIC environment (Polyagogie) through cloud and aborescences. The sound of Mycenae Alpha is the futuristic tool « par excellence » that bridges different events that happen in the "heterotopian" soundscape of Mycenae and thus highlights the cultural heritage of thousands of years through the perspective of a futuristic driven architecture organization in the field of audio, music, speech and natural soundscape.

Source

Un fichier numérique uniquement

Date

2016-06-13

Éditeur

Centre Iannis Xenakis
University of Cyprus
European University of Cyprus
Université de Rouen
École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Normandie (Darnétal, Seine-Maritime)

Format

Fichier vidéo numérique, .mp4

Langue

Type

moving image

Collection

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Georgaki, Anastasia. Conférencière et University of Cyprus, “The Polytope of Mycenae (1978) / I. Xenakis: structuring the space of the past through a futuristic architectonic approach,” Centre Iannis Xenakis., consulté le 19 mars 2024, https://centre-iannis-xenakis.org/items/show/4095.