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Thursday, December 3rd, 2020 ISSUE Artist-In-Residence Holland Andrews presents There You Are, a series of micro-performances taken place over the phone. The performances were developed so each chosen participant can feel comfortable and intimately connected to a sound experience that was curated for the "audience" at that moment.
Andrews, a vocalist and composer, has created a new work which will be emailed to each participant to be played in an available speaker or sound system in their home while Andrews' then calls them to sing and speak to them. The piece begins with a text message from the artist as an affirmation and invitation for each participant to set an intention for the performance catered to them individually. In this time where most of our available forms of intimacy happen through screens, Andrews was confronted with an opportunity to find other methods of deliberate connection through performance. How do we find limitless compassion within so much restraint and fear? How can we explore new pathways of vulnerability in performance? What are you prepared to release to find new openings?
An individual performance from these happenings will be presented as a stream on December 3rd at 8pm EST.
Holland Andrews is an American vocalist, composer, improviser, and performance artist whose work is based on emotionality in its many forms. In their work, Andrews focuses on the abstraction of operatic and extended-technique voice to build soundscapes encompassing both catharsis and the interplay between dissonance and resonance to tell stories of the interior worlds of humanity. Frequently highlighting themes surrounding vulnerability and healing, Andrews arranges music with voice and clarinet, harnessing the innate qualities of these instruments’ power and elegance to serve as a vessel for these themes. As a vocalist, their influences stem from a dynamic range of musical stylings including contemporary opera, free jazz, musical theater, as well as ambient, drone, and noise music. In addition to creating solo work, Andrews develops and performs the soundscapes for dance, theater, and film, and whose work is still toured nationally and internationally. Andrews has gained recognition from publications such as The New York Times, Uncut Magazine, Electronic Sound, NPR, and more. Holland Andrews is currently based in New York City. Andrews also performs solo music under the stage name Like a Villain, including a performance at ISSUE alongside Tyondai Braxton in 2017.
The presentation of Holland Andrews' residency performance THERE YOU ARE is supported by Figure8 Recording. ISSUE wishes to extend our appreciation to Shahzad Ismaily and the Figure8 staff.
