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LONG STRINGS
LONG STRINGS is a visually stunning concert of new music that transforms Zidell Shipyards barge building into a gigantic sonic sculpture!
For this once-in-a-lifetime performance, audiences will experience ARACHNE, the worlds largest tensioned-steel-cable Long String Instrument: a massive web of tuned steel cables up to 160+ feet in length that spans the cavernous buildings interior through both vertical and horizontal space. Bound to the buildings metal girders, ARACHNEs mighty strings create a resonant body from the architecture itself.
The incredible sounds made by this sculpture as it is played with full-body choreography will be interwoven with voice, harpsichord, percussion, strings, and storytelling in an unforgettable tapestry of tones ancient and new.
Special musical guests include Diane Chaplin on cello, Lucas Marshall Smith on spoken word and throat singing, and Paul Safar on medieval hurdy gurdy.
As Composer in Residence @ Zidell for 2 1/2 years, composer-musician Jennifer Wright has immersed herself in the sites physical and cultural archeology, reimagining it through an artists eyes and ears as a playground full of hidden potential while honoring its deep and complicated layers of history and meaning.
Featured in LONG STRINGS will be multiple large sonic installations and sound machines that she built from 3000+ pounds of metal industrial debris and ship parts found on site, including the Cloud Gamelan, the Ceremonial Bound Gong, the Steel Mandala, The Kelp Forest, The Hanging Gamelan, The Albatross, and the original 20-foot-long Long Strings.
In creating LONG STRINGS, Wright invites Portland audiences to an unforgettable performance experience celebrating Zidells raw, post-industrial state, creating an immersive space to reflect on the power of placemaking, history, connection, community, and human environmental impact.
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LocationZidell Yards (View)
3121 S. Moody Ave.
Portland, OR 97239
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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Accessibility
The barge building at Zidell Yards is wheelchair accessible and there will be ADA bathrooms on site.
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