NIGHT MUSIC: Relatum

MA(N|CHINE) with HIIIT (formerly know as Slagwerk Den Haag) is a composition for seven performers: four of flesh and blood and three of aluminium and copper wire. Through its three movements various interconnections between the players are explored. In the first movement an algorithmic system of electronics takes centre stage, devoid of any human intervention. Engagement by human performers with the electronic system and manipulation thereof by physically interacting with the bass drums and imitating the machine patterns, is brought to the fore in the second part. Movement three starts with a total synchronisation of all performers. This ‘sync’ shifts between an array of variations and relations, slowly evolving from ‘sync’ to ‘freedom’, allowing human performers more improvisational space while the machines assume a supportive role.