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Roxanne Nesbitt: Moon Bells
New Works Calgary presents Roxanne Nesbitt’s ‘Moon Bells’.
A unique hybrid sound installation and musical performance, coming up on December 2nd and 3rd 2023 at nvrlnd arts foundation’s Boutique gallery space in Calgary’s historic Ramsay neighbourhood.
Moon Bells is part installation, part improvised performance, featuring suspended ceramic bells made by interdisciplinary designer & composer Roxanne Nesbitt. These instruments are inspired by the mythology and cyclically evolving shape of the moon. This performance features Roxanne Nesbitt with ceramics and voice, Parmela Attariwala on viola and Juno award-winning drummer Ben Brown on suspended bells.
Moon Bells offers the audience an intimate view into the exciting world of experimental instrument design. The ceramic bells were made by Nesbitt at the European Keramic Work Centre in Oisterwijk, Netherlands. Like many of Roxanne’s instrument design projects, these pieces were made through a combination of intuitive exploration and ancient mathematical formulas. The ceramic bells structure both the performance space and the improvised sound palette. These freshly-crafted hybrid instruments inspire new ways of making and experiencing sound, celebrating the creative possibilities of the interdisciplinary concert. – Roxanne Nesbitt
Visit our website for more information about Roxanne and her band: https://www.newworkscalgary.com/moon-bells
Performances:
Saturday, December 2nd: Show 8PM, Doors 7:30PM. Artist-guided public interaction with installation after show.
Sunday, December 3rd: Show 3:30PM, Doors 3PM. Artist-guided public interaction with installation after show.
The gallery and installation will also be open to the public at the following times:
Saturday, December 2nd: 11AM-1PM & 2-4PM.
Sunday, December 3rd: 11AM-2PM.