HOPELESSNESS

Seventeen musical compositions for non-danced choreographic situations, published in 2020 as a host (sacramental bread) and as a downloadable album. Five different paper colors and six different sacred signs. HOPELESSNESS was made for Legítimo / Rezo, a dance piece conceived by Jone San Martín, Josh Johnson & William Forsythe.

In 2004, Jone San Martín was invited, along with other choreographers and dancers, to give a lecture on choreographic notation at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris (France). Her answer to the question of how to use notation in William Forsythe’s dance works was to dance her explanation. In that moment, she realized that the best way to communicate and explain dance is to dance it. During the lecture, Jone San Martín also spoke about the choreographic material that vanishes with the dancers who dance the choreography. Once the choreographic material is danced, it disappears.

The album can be downloaded only on request, by email.

Technical info

Chant I – Prelude
1 – Buddhist Version
2 – Islamic Version
3 – Catholic Version

Chant II – Entr’acte
4 – First Overture
5 – Second Overture
6 – Third Overture
7 – Fourth Overture
8 – Fifth Overture
9 – Sixth Overture
10 – Seventh Overture
11 – Eighth Overture
12 – Ninth Overture
13 – Tenth Overture

Chant III – Interlude
14 – Alma Redemptoris Mater
15 – Untitled
16 – Untitled

Chant IV – Bonus Track
17 – Gure Aita

“Chant II” was made with a selection of sound extracts from ISIS mass media communications. No effects were used on “Chant III” and “Chant IV”, only the natural reflections of the church.

Reviews

“I have no idea what it all was, but I loved it.” – Frans de Waard, Vital Weekly

Notes

“Chant I” should be listened to as background music. “Chant II” and “Chant III” should be mixed randomly during listening; don’t listen to them separately. “Chant IV” should never be heard: play it in an empty space.