METAMORPHOSIS (PERFORMANCE IN THE PARK)

2024

composition for voices and choreography of movement

duration: varied

below: documentation of the piece performed at Laumeier Sculpture Park on October 10, 2024

Credits

Vocal music composition and movement choreography by Monika Weiss

Vocalists: Kelly Beekman, Katie Beyers, Nanse Fischer, Rachel Jones, Heather Kays, Jack McFarling, Dean Moran, Ingrid Piazza, Alex Weckiewicz, Brea Youngblood

Movement performers: Eva Aguero, Violet Brand, Tahia Farhin Haque, Jungsoo Kim, Lourdes del Mar Santiago Lebrón, Rose Liu, Tess Losada-Tindall, Erin McLaughlin, Bei Qi

Curated by Dana Turkovic, Curator, Laumeier Sculpture Park

Press release

Metamorphosis (Performance in the Park) is a 30-minute vocal composition and choreography of movement performance written and choreographed by renowned Polish artist and sound composer Monika Weiss. Metamorphosis (Performance in the Park) is inspired by the moment in which mythological nymph Daphne self-transforms into a tree to escape a violent attack. Vocalists and dance performers are interspersed on the trail near Weiss’ sculpture, becoming, in the artist’s words, “almost like the trees. While composing this work, I imagined how it would sound if my own skin became a tree bark, and my voice morphed into the whispers of leaves.”

“Monika Weiss has created a powerful multi-dimensional experience utilizing sound, sculpture, and nature. I am thrilled to present it at Laumeier, as I believe her profound message of adversity and transformation will resonate with our visitors.” - Dana Turkovic