Zubin Kanga and Chisato Minamimura (projected) premiere Whatever Weighs You Down at Gaudeamus, The Netherlands, 2022. Photograph by Hans Poel.
Neil Luck
Whatever Weighs You Down
A new 45 minute long multimedia work exploring seemingly immovable objects (physical, musical, and semantic). Whilst playing piano, vocalising, and manipulating electronic sounds with MiMU glove technology, alongside onscreen performances by acclaimed Deaf performance artist Chisato Minamimura and composer-performer James Oldham, Zubin Kanga's onstage protagonist pulls apart the audio-visual contract of the musical stage.
Interview with Zubin Kanga and Neil Luck on Resonance FM - listen here →
Zubin Kanga and James Oldham (projected). Photograph by Hans Poel.
Zubin Kanga, James Oldham and Chisato Minamimura (both projected, left and right). Photograph by Hans Poel.
Zubin Kanga and Neil Luck at Gaudeamus, 2022. Photograph by Hans Poel.
Neil Luck filming Chisato Minimamura during workshops for Whatever Weighs You Down at The Boilerhouse, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2022.
Neil Luck filming Chisato Minimamura during workshops for Whatever Weighs You Down at The Boilerhouse, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2022.
Zubin Kanga performing with the MiMU gloves. Photograph by Hans Poel.
Zubin Kanga and Chisato Minamimura (projected). Photograph by Hans Poel.
Zubin Kanga and Neil Luck recording material for Whatever Weighs You Down at Royal Holloway, University of London, 2022.
Chisato Minimamura and Neil Luck during workshops for Whatever Weighs You Down at The Boilerhouse, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2022.
Neil Luck, Zubin Kanga and Chisato Minamimura during workshops for Whatever Weighs You Down at The Boilerhouse, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2022.
