Polifonia Intermediale (2020-2021)

An installation of words, sounds, and images

Commissioned by Parma Capitale Italiana della Cultura 2020-21
World Premiere: Teatro Farnese, Parma, 23-12-2021

Concept and music: Martino Traversa

Architectural design: Michele Moreno

Technical coordination: Stefano Cantadori †

Video projections: Marco Bonilauri

Sound design: Federico Bianchi

Sound engineer: Luca Travaglini

Software development: José Miguel Fernández

Lighting designer: Maurizio Agrelli

Multichannel Spatialization System by TIMAX

Images: © Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum Photos/Contrasto

Singers: Giulia Zaniboni (S.), Federica Cassati (A.), Sergio Martella (T.), Marcelo Marchetti (B.).

Reciting voices: Olga Bogushevich (Russian), Ramzi Bouraoui (Arabic), Laura Cleri (Italian), Yaron Deutsch (Hebrew), José Miguel Fernández (Spanish), Andreas Fischer (German), Singh Jatinder (Hindi), Manafing Oumarou Kone (Malinke), Maurizio Olivieri (Latin and Greek), Claudia Ricci (English), Francesca Reiko Sanada (Japanese), Massimiliano Sbarsi (French), Yukun You (Chinese).

Watch the backstage on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRYWU66_2QY

Self-published by the composer
Duration: ca. 17'43"

The work is performed in a continuous loop