STRASBOURG 2015 · URBANSAXconcept Strasbourg2015 & • In2015,therewillbetwostrikingeventsinStrasbourg. • Ononehand,celebraonsforthemillenniumofthecity’s Cathedral

URBAN SAX projet

STRASBOURG 2015

URBAN SAX concept

Dream City Strasbourg A city open to all cultural ac8vi8es and innova8ons, full of curiosity for what is new... …

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Strasbourg is a city sensi8ve to music, aCached to the Saxophone and its endless possibili8es (a yearly fes8val is dedicated to this instrument), Strasbourg, a town which is fond of new challenges, but keeping an eye on its cultural heritage …

URBAN SAX concept

Strasbourg 2015

•  In 2015, there will be two striking events in Strasbourg. •  On one hand, celebra8ons for the millennium of the city’s Cathedral. An important event in the history of this city : one thousand years, and so many stories, so much history.

•  On the other SaxOpen: the Saxophone will be a star in Strasbourg : musicians, luthiers, the music of today, be it classical or experimental will be omnipresent.

•  For SaxOpen, Philippe Geiss, art director for this event, chose Gilbert Artman, Urban sax’s leader. Gilbert then spoke about his project of crea8ng a score to be shared with saxophone players who use the internet,

on the line of “urbansaxvirtual”

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Gilbert Artman suggests a performance to link these two events together . This event will be shared by internauts to give a concert which will be an interac8ve mix of reality and the virtual. The concert will naturally end on the square close to the cathedral, and all the church bells and all the saxophones will join together for the finale. This climax will enable the « Infinite loop » to take off (this will be explained later on) and be put in orbit on the web. Urban sax has already composed music for church bells, the opening of the classical music fes8val in St. Jacques de Compostelle among others.

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A gesture of sharing From the city with the world

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Urban Sax’s approach Urban Sax’s approach With modal music and circular breathing, Gilbert Artman gives priority to tradi8on, the innova8ve side is expressed by Spa0aliza0on and the way sounds and images move. This coupling of musical forms as old as the hills and new technological tools generates an original approach to the performance. This method of giving color to sound enables every member of the audience to be at the root of the sound architecture, of becoming a keystone. For more than 30 years, the Urban Sax gathering of musician/actors has gathered big crowds throughout the world thanks to a subtle balance between experimental music and a spectacular dimension which aCracts the general public.

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Strasbourg Boucle infinie – EndlessLoop

Prépara8on : For its performances , Urban Sax is used to associa8ng :

The city or the region’s Musical and dancing associa8ons and conservatories, but also the addi8on of speleologists, firemen, pyro technicians… Thus enabling to adapt the performance to its environment, but also to unite all those who live in the city to a privileged moment taking place today, and this permits a more direct way of owning the experience.

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Descrip8on of the event : Phase 1 : Work with the community of saxophonists from five con8nents, par8cularly with those who have already worked with Urban Sax across the world. A score with a detailed paCern is sent to each one : Each musician films and records himself according to the same pre requisites (full frontal image, with a white background, dressed in black). He then sends us image and sound so they can be integrated to the final score. The aim is to project their images during the final performance.

Strasbourg Boucle infinie -‐ EndlessLoop

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•  All the videos sent by musicians will be integrated to the final show. These videos will be projected on screens spread out around the square.

Common score then Recording Filming

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Phase 2 : We will offer , with the Quad sax group , a master class where saxophonists from Strasbourg and its surroundings will intervene regularly in different spots of the city (The Canals, Pe8te France, Parc de l’Orangerie, Europe, Place Kleber…)…. These interven8ons will create groups of musicians who will answer each other in different spots. Each group playing a part of the final score, thus becoming a pillar of the sound cathedral being built.

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Strasbourg Boucle infinie -‐ EndlessLoop Phase 3 : Live concert. This is a mix between : 1) Urban Sax musicians, saxophonists living in this area, and Sax Open

volunteers, 2) The Strasbourg Cathedral Choir 3) Virtual musicians (as described in phase 1) 4) Interac8vity with the audience (via smartphones) 5) One minute fireworks while the loop is being sent around the

planet

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Strasbourg Boucle infinie – EndlessLoop Phase 3 – The Virtual Part

•  We will create bridges linking both actual and web performances : Urban Sax virtual images will spring up in embossed 3D during the projec8ons taking place during the actual show, and messages emana8ng from the virtual world will appear over these projec8ons

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*see page 19

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Strasbourg Boucle infinie – EndlessLoop

the LIVE concert : This is a 360 concert, taking place on 5 main stages in front of the cathedral.

PLANNED PERFORMANCE : The performance will last: 1h/1h15 (see technical file to see how stages are set) PROLOGUE: How the sound will move 2 Caterpillar trucks equipped with sound and light will move forward PERFORMANCE : •  1ere part: Musical Spa8aliza8on on 4 different stages; evolu8ve dancing;

projected shadows and 3D images •  2eme part: moving across the audience; main stage gathering, Dancing + bubble;

revolving stages; Internaut musicians from five con8nents appear; Flying carpets, fire dance

•  3eme part: Crea8on of “Endless Loop” 15mn A crane moves); 1mn of pyrotechnics while sending Endless loop on the web

FINAL

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Strasbourg Boucle infinie – EndlessLoop Scénographie

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Strasbourg Boucle infinie -‐ EndlessLoop The actual concert is made up of all Urban Sax members, conservatory musicians who aCended the master class, and virtual musicians who will be appearing on screens.

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•  Le concert


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Urban sax members called in : 1 opera singer 4 guitar players 9 choir singers 14 tenor sax players 14 Alto sax players 5 bass sax players 3 soprano sax players 3 vibe players 1 bass player 4 dancers 1 foghorn player ?

People called in from Strasbourg (except internauts and sax open)) 16 ténor sax players 16 alto sax players 6 bass sax players 6 soprano sax players 24 choir singers 12 dancers 8 speleologists Firemen with 6 hoses and 4 suc8on head hoses

All par<cipants will play the same musical and choreographic score wri?en for this occasion…. (So as to limit rehearsal <me, we suggest as we usually do, to work before hand with the pre-‐recordings of the different musical sequences, which will provide a be?er understanding an give more precision to all par<cipants : dancers, ligh<ng, pyrotechnicians, projec<onists, special effects people etc..

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Strasbourg Boucle infinie -‐ EndlessLoop Interac8ve audience / actors part

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The UrbanSaxVirtual concept rose from the wish to explore ar8s8c possibili8es in the field of the web’s virtual worlds. It was therefore possible for Internauts to become the incarna8on of an avatar and become immersed in a 3D web site (Internauts have the opportunity to stroll about a 4 stage architectural background surrounding the audience, in an exclusive 15 minute show)



Embossed Images of the virtual concert springing up during the actual show.


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It will be possible for members of the audience to join the show during the last minute. They will be informed they can download certain parts of the musical score and the performance of bells on their portable phone. At the end of the concert, their portable phone screen will then inform them of when they can set them off.

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Then this would be the beginning of an endless loop on the internet with saxophonists from all over the world who could join the loop at any <me by sending their own interpreta<on of the sound and visual score. Each interpreta<on that is received will be inserted as it comes in the loop. From then on, another life starts for the Internet Project : each internaut saxophone Player who has the desire to become one part of the score will be able to film himself and send us his contribu<on. This will make Endless loop richer and richer as months go by.

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Virtual objects in the projec8ons to be revealed by the Smartphones of the audience (Projec8on Mapping Interac8ve) augmented reality




Communica8on around the event will be consistent with the innova8ve character of the project to reveal the technological and futuris8c intents of the Urbansaxvirtual concept. This means Strasbourg has now become part of future technologies

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Organigramme du projet :

•  Direc8on ar8s8que et Composi8on : Gilbert Artman •  Assistant : Gérard Amsellem •  Chef de Projet : Eva Assayag •  Coordina8on : Véronique Serra •  Direc8on Images virtuelles : J.Marc Centenero •  Direc8on Anima8on Internautes : Charlie Davoine •  Designer Lumière : Jaques Benyeta •  Designer son et spa8alisa8on : Yvan Feder •  Chef de Chœur : Diane Dupuis •  Master-‐Classes : Quad Sax •  Danse : France Hervé •  Costumes et décors : S.I.S •  Administra8on : Gilles Yepremian

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Contact : [email protected]

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STRASBOURG 2015 · URBANSAXconcept Strasbourg2015 & • In2015,therewillbetwostrikingeventsinStrasbourg. • Ononehand,celebraonsforthemillenniumofthecity’s Cathedral