Argo commissioned, curated and edited a series of short films from Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra's GIO Global telematic improvisation group. The films were catalysed by animated graphic scores, hand painted prompts and directed virtual backgrounds in works composed by Robert Burke (Melbourne, Australia), Yasuko Kaneko (Okoyama Japan), Instant Places (Laura Kavanaugh and Ian Birse, Ottowa, Canada).
Also featured were site-specific pieces spontaneously arising from the travels of our regular performers, from welding workshops to hilltop sprints. Ideas that traverse domestic and performance spaces, and those that blur the boundaries of the virtual and physical space are at the heart of this programme.
"As the Crow Flies", Instant Places - Laura Kavanaugh and Ian Birse, recorded November 14th 2023
"Reflection and wave: Let's enjoy the time lag on Zoom", Yasuko Kaneko, recorded October 6th 2023
"Maria Impromptu" Ross Birrell and Maria Sappho, recorded 21st September 2021
"Songs and Sounds Rising 3" (Raymond MacDonald and Nathalie Ponlot, September 2023, from AIIA Festival, Geneve)
"Recycled Masks", Minori Seki, recorded November 4th 2023.
"Diversified Space and Place, Augmented Sociality: Two Moons", Robert Burke, recorded August 29th 2023
"Mochi" Yasuko Kaneko and Jessica Argo, recorded September 2023
"Arthur's Seat", David Robertson, recorded September 2023
"Grid & Weave" Jessica Argo, recorded September 2023
"recycled masks pt.2", Minori Seki, recorded November 4th 2023