A fun way to experience the joy of vocalizing together…
Improvisational Groove Orchestra (I.G.O.) – a place for the community to explore the commonly created soundspace. In 2016, we have already met 4 times to observe, create and enquire about the connecting forces that our voices can develop when merging into one. As always, people from many nations and backgrounds, total beginners to professionals gathered together to connect in that very special way.
With eyes closed, we normally start with some warm up exercises for voice and body, and then begin to intuitively compose beautiful and uniqie pieces starting with just one impuls – a beat, a melody or some percussive sounds made with our bodies.
One of our goals: How can we provide a sound space in which everybody can hear, listen and tune into each other. It is a learning process in progress, each time balancing ourselves in volume and expression to merge into the group sound space, allowing everyone to hear and be heard.
The last times we explored further into the human sequencer game – a system where one person acts as a conductor, splitting the group into small parts, giving each small group unique impulses that than develop into one composition.
Feel most welcome to come and join us!
20:00: meet-&-greet and hangout
20:30: start singing
(please be on time, there are important things to explain before beginning)
• Check out a short clip from our last IGO session in Das Baumhaus: https://soundcloud.com/
• Here is a video showing another fun method, the human sequencer game: https://www.youtube.com/
The address is Gerichtstr. 23 in the front house on the ground floor, you can walk in our door from the sidewalk. Please bring snacks to share, we will also have hot water for tea.
This is a free event, any voluntary donations from the evening will go towards the general project as we build Das Baumhaus Berlin this Winter and Spring.