The Vocal Room #1 -- A living laboratory for the voice!
The Vocal Room is not a concert, but a performative research space for the voice. A place where vocal expression is explored, challenged and reinvented. In each edition, vocalist Rianne Wilbers (also known as Rhiannin, and resident at POM) invites a different vocal artist to join her in an adventurous experiment. No repetition, no script — just the here and now.
For this first edition, Rianne enters the space with Janneke van der Putten – visual artist and experimental singer. Janneke’s practice moves at the intersection of sound, space and intuition. She uses her voice as a sound texture and often works site-specific, listening to the resonance of body and architecture. Her performances arise in direct contact with the environment and its relationship to natural phenomena and transitions, such as the sunrise. In The Vocal Room #1 she and Rianne enter into a physical, vocal dialogue in which styles disappear and transitions become tangible.
Rianne Wilbers - Rhiannin moves effortlessly between classical, avant-garde and free improvisation. With her versatile voice she is always looking for new forms of expression, in which control and surrender go hand in hand. The Vocal Room is her artistic platform at POM, for deepening, research and collaboration — a place where voices come together and something essential can emerge. Come and listen, feel and discover how two voices find each other, challenge each other and bring something new to life together. More info: www.jannekevanderputten.nl www.rhiannin.com or www.riannewilbers.nl
