tue 22 june

En-he-du-an-na-me-en* Esin Gunduz

for voice, movement and electronics (premiere)

Prepared for this performance with Rebecca Hanbury and previously Sofia Bagge and Morag McClaren.

*I am Enheduanna

En-he-du-an-na-me-en is part of voice(less) - a series of newly commissioned works for voice, electronics and movement, exploring voice loss, voicelessness and communication. The series is conceived and performed by mezzo-soprano Rosie Middleton. Inspired by “The Exaltation of Inanna” (Enheduanna, 2300 BCE), this work examines power, resistance and a voice reborn. Gunduz is inspired by interference and transformation; the electronic track is made up of multi-layered recordings of Middleton’s voice. The soundworld travels between the character’s innermost sounds and the outer limits of resonance. (Esin Gunduz, 2020).