TLRH | Sonic Spaces | Soundscapes of the Performing Arts

Recorded November 4, 2020. A panel discussion as part of the ‘Sonic
Spaces’ series. A rise in the number of sound-focused cultural
productions is one of the key trends to emerge in the performing
arts in recent years, including the reworking of various literary
works and figures in the direction of sound and music centred
experiences. How do artists and practitioners adapt written works
into coherent listening experiences? What principles of sound
design guide the development of creative soundscapes for the
performing arts? A panel of established creative practitioners
discuss these and related issues: Evangelia Rigaki, Head of Music
at Trinity, who will discuss her installation opera This Hostel
Life (Irish National Opera, 2019) based on Melatu Uche Okorie’s
book of the same name; Kevin Gleeson, a prominent sound designer
for theatre and film, who will discuss recent collaborations with
Dead Centre (Hamnet, Beckett’s Room, To Be A Machine); and Nicholas
Johnson, Associate Professor of Drama at Trinity and co-founder of
the Samuel Beckett Laboratory, who will discuss his recent
dramaturgical work on Beckett’s Room, a sound-focused play and
co-production of Dead Centre and Gate Theatre. The panel will be
chaired by Ruth Barton, Head of School of the Creative Arts at
Trinity. ‘Sonic Spaces’ is organised by Jennifer O’Meara,
Department of Film, as part of the Creative Arts Practice Research
theme. It is supported by the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and
Humanities Research Institute. Learn more at:
https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/