Sounding the Cosmos
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Abstract
Workshop: Using the movement art of Eurythmy to reveal the artistic principles at work in Bach’s Passacaglia & Fugue, this presentation translates the numerology of the composer’s creative principles into a systems thinking cosmography.
Steeped in theological numerology, Bach’s masterpiece is a musical Credo whose 33 thematic entries unfold as a cosmological narrative drawn from the collective imagination of the Zodiac and Planets. Archetypal qualities found in cultures throughout the world give expression to the mathematical reversal of space as worked with in projective geometry: the human heart as center of artistic feeling, and the spiritual periphery of the plane at infinity.
Presenter Biography
Gabrielle Armenier is a performing eurythmist and the founder of the Eurythmy Agency. She collaborates with musicians, professors, scientists, and artists to develop and promote the movement art of Eurythmy. Recent event highlights include a month-long tour in the United States as well as presentations at University of Texas and the Royal Conservatory in Bangkok.
Recognized for her compelling intensity and lustrous tone, Frenco-American pianist Brigitte Armenier is a graduate of the Conservatoire de Musique in Avignon, France. She performs internationally and often works in close collaboration with her daughter Gabrielle, with whom she performed at Carnegie Hall and at the Kaufman Music Center in NYC.