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Roedelius Live Performance in Happy Valley In 2006, the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts commissioned Hans-Joachim Roedelius to create an (More) In 2006, the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts commissioned Hans-Joachim Roedelius to create an original work inspired by Happy Valley -- a place of great beauty and rich history. The arrangement included his visiting the Center to install the work and the presentation of a live performance. It was also agreed that the work and his visit would be documented and would be released as a DVD, featuring a montage of images of Happy Valley, historical photos, Beatrice Wood's work and her collection of Indian art to accompany it. "Wonderful," Roedelius said, when presented with the idea. "It will be our first collaboration." I was also to act as liaison on the Roedelius project at the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, working out the details with him and making myself available to assist him during his visit. As I'd been a fan of his work for over three decades, I was, of course, looking forward to the experience. In the weeks leading up to Roedelius' June arrival, Happy Valley sprung to life -- stunning desert flowers bloomed and a dove made its nest in the large cactus near the entry to the Art Center. I shot footage, from Happy Valley's stunningly beautiful vistas to the interiors of cactus flowers and gathered images to include in the DVD including Beatrice Wood's work and historical photos of those who were part of Happy Valley over the decades. Spending time with Hans-Joachim Roedelius in the days leading up to his performance in Happy Valley offered a rare and important experience. He arrived with his son Julian, who proved invaluable in dealing with technical matters and problem solving, and we worked on the installation together. Over the next few days, working together and enjoying walks around Happy Valley, gourmet meals and wine together, we experienced the marriage of life and art. Janat Dundas, Manager of the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, fell easily into the spirit of things, becoming involved in dialogues that went on until the early hours of the morning. I found that walking in and out of the exhibition space where the sound installation was presented was like walking in and out of an abstraction of Happy Valley and the place itself. The parallels were quite obvious and the transition between the two offered a third experience. Roedelius' long-time friend Tommy Grenas and his collaborator Michael Weinberg proved important contributors to the performance. Aside from installing the sound system, carefully running speaker wire imperceptibly through the wall of bamboo at the Art Center, they presented their incredible video work on a large screen during the first set. This was an important part of the performance and is an integral part of the resulting DVD. The experience of a Roedelius concert is quite different than any other. Unlike a rock concert, there is no drummer pounding out a beat or guitar solos. While this might seem an odd comparison, it should be considered that Roedelius first came to prominence as part of the Kraut Rock scene of the early 1970s with his bands Kluster and Harmonia. Yet, what Roedelius does hasn't changed so much since that time -- he still spends time turning knobs, producing and marrying sound. For most of the performance, Roedelius sat straight and quiet in his chair, like a Zen monk in mediation. Time moved slowly as he listened to and manipulated the intersection of sounds. Over the years he has increasingly performed in natural environments and collaborated with the sounds found there. For the Happy Valley performance he worked with the sounds of the swallows (yes, Tommy, they are technically martins) lined up in their mud nests along the eaves of the Art Center. The swallows also offered an important part of the visual experience as well, circling over the audience and at one point in the evening swarming in some sort of feeding frenzy. This was just one of the wonders of the evening, although I noted the wife of a Roedelius fan in the front row cowering in her chair and nervously staring at the sky, as though fearing a Hitchcockian experience. It was a strange, mesmerizing, mystical evening and I sought to capture it and share it with others in the resulting DVD, which will be released soon. In the mean time, I hope you enjoy this clip. The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts is currently working on getting Roedelius to come to Happy Valley in the Fall for another performance. Perhaps you might catch that show. For those who can't attend, I'll try to capture the spirit of that one too. -Kevin Wallace, Winter 2006 (Less)
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