Breath Cycles (2024/25)
A series of concerts and workshops, of the same name, performed between 2024-2025.
13 April 2024 - Hadar, Haifa
15 June 2024 - Pyramida Center for Contemporary Art, Haifa
In Pauline Oliveros’ ‘Sonic Meditations’ works, she emphasizes the importance of the breath, of being an observer of one’s own breathing. Inspired by this attention, we invite you to ‘Breath Cycles’, a performance of new scores created by Ptilia. The concert comes after a weekend-long retreat where Ptila Ensemble meets to study pieces from Oliveros’ ‘Sonic Meditations’ workbook, deepen our own creative practices as a group and develop the new scores together.
Performers Ilan Barkani, Bar Eran, Laila Mazal Yenishen, Maya Pennington, Dani Williamson
15 June 2024 - Pyramida Center for Contemporary Art, Haifa
In Pauline Oliveros’ ‘Sonic Meditations’ works, she emphasizes the importance of the breath, of being an observer of one’s own breathing. Inspired by this attention, we invite you to ‘Breath Cycles’, a performance of new scores created by Ptilia. The concert comes after a weekend-long retreat where Ptila Ensemble meets to study pieces from Oliveros’ ‘Sonic Meditations’ workbook, deepen our own creative practices as a group and develop the new scores together.
Performers Ilan Barkani, Bar Eran, Laila Mazal Yenishen, Maya Pennington, Dani Williamson
12 September 2024 - Beit Hagefen Gallery, Haifa
Breath Cycles Day and Night is a long-form, site-specific performance event of improvisation-based musical and performative works written and performed by Ptilia Ensemble in collaboration with performance initiatives by other local artists. The content of the works focus on deep listening practices established by American composer Pauline Oliveros, in which we intently study the sounds of the locale both within and outside Beit Hagefen and use those impressions as material for site-specific works which we create for the space. Joining Ensemble Ptilia (Dani Williamson, Ilan Barkani, Maya Pennington, Bar Eran, and Laila Mazal Yennishen) are local guest artists Avigail Sfez, Dorin Amitzur, Maayan Tsadka, and Yael Sady. Together we drift between the many corners and spaces within the Beit Hagefen gallery to perform a stream-of-consciousness event whose sounds and movements will take place throughout different rooms within the gallery.
Program included original works be members of Ensemble Ptilia:
Stairwell Meditations by Laila Mazal Yenishen
field recordings by Ptilia Ensemble
water prologue by Maya Pennington and Dani Williamson
Stand in the Corner and Think about What You’ve Done (Ani Yeled Tov) by Dani Williamson
Wait Silently by Ilan Barkani
The events took place as part of ” Slalom – Haifa Cultural Activities” with the support of the Haifa Municipality Culture Department, the Haifa Boston Representative Office, the Hadrim Foundation and Beit Hagafen.
Breath Cycles Day and Night is a long-form, site-specific performance event of improvisation-based musical and performative works written and performed by Ptilia Ensemble in collaboration with performance initiatives by other local artists. The content of the works focus on deep listening practices established by American composer Pauline Oliveros, in which we intently study the sounds of the locale both within and outside Beit Hagefen and use those impressions as material for site-specific works which we create for the space. Joining Ensemble Ptilia (Dani Williamson, Ilan Barkani, Maya Pennington, Bar Eran, and Laila Mazal Yennishen) are local guest artists Avigail Sfez, Dorin Amitzur, Maayan Tsadka, and Yael Sady. Together we drift between the many corners and spaces within the Beit Hagefen gallery to perform a stream-of-consciousness event whose sounds and movements will take place throughout different rooms within the gallery.
Program included original works be members of Ensemble Ptilia:
Stairwell Meditations by Laila Mazal Yenishen
field recordings by Ptilia Ensemble
water prologue by Maya Pennington and Dani Williamson
Stand in the Corner and Think about What You’ve Done (Ani Yeled Tov) by Dani Williamson
Wait Silently by Ilan Barkani
The events took place as part of ” Slalom – Haifa Cultural Activities” with the support of the Haifa Municipality Culture Department, the Haifa Boston Representative Office, the Hadrim Foundation and Beit Hagafen.
