LUMINOUS TALE
a musical performance based on Nordic field recordingsDominykas Digimas + Lora Kmieliauskaitė 2022
the “Luminous Tale” was created in 2022 with the support of the Nordic Culture Point, at a residency “The Artic Hideaway” in Fleinwaere, Bodo, Norway.
“beyond the Arctic Circle, in the Fleinvær archipelago in Norway, something happened that rarely occurs in the real world. it was like a fairy tale. a fairy tale that everyone understands without words. the one that everyone has heard, and if you haven’t, you know it anyway. when it is told all listeners feel the same. while listening to it, the setting begins to transform, sometimes even the time of the day changes, but mostly it’s calm twilight. the sun is invisible but the sky is clear and there is just enough light around. the colours change very quickly, and if you close your eyes for a moment and then open them again, the picture around you won’t be the same. if you think you’ve spotted something in a wave, refrain from blinking, because it will be gone in no time, but you will see something else. In the distance, you can see mountains and clouds, mountain-clouds and cloud-mountains. they alternate each time the otter slides towards her cave. the air smells of a chocolate cake guarded by a Tibetan dog. he likes to listen to the tinkling of the incense sticks and the passing herons, but he doesn’t like much to be stared at. he then barks and when you blink, the colour of the cloud-mountains changes again. then you observe for some time waiting for the gust of wind from the eagle's wings to lift you into the air.”
— Dominykas Digimas
archipelagos
cloudy
wind 35km/h
sun rising 11.18 setting 12.40
we are halfway through our expedition towards a new piece
The Arctic hideaway — Fleinvær residency: Lora Kmieliauskaitė + Dominykas Digimas
the tale is steeped in Norse sounds, Norse lore, and both old and new myths explored during the expedition
performers
sound, music — Dominykas Digimas
violin, voice, action — Lora Kmieliauskaitė
video installation — Kristijonas Dirsėpremiere
2022/04/29 — “Jauna muzika” festival, Lithuania
REVIEW
Muzikos antena — KOTRYNA LUKŠYTĖ. BŪTI ŠALIA – TARP PASAKOS IR REALYBĖS (LT)