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We profile a married couple who sustain their relationship by playing games. Also, the sound of one hundred motorcycles playing a symphony, as well as cellist Erik Friedlander playing in collaboration with writer Michael Greenberg. On the prayer front, we offer a search for the eleventh amendment, and a sound collage of fifteen places of worship by sound artist Ellen Band.
Homeward Bound
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High Tech High Art
Jakob Boeskov is not a weapons dealer. But two summers ago, he and his artist friends came up with a project that took him deep into the heart of the international weapons trade, armed only with fake business ...
Motorcycle Symphony
Swedish sound artist Staffan Mossenmark composed a symphony (of sorts) for one hundred Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Not quite the classical ensemble, the orchestra was comprised of performers clad in sunglasses and black leather jackets, who lined up in the Copenhagen Town Hall Square, each playing their "instruments" according to Mossenmark’s direction. ...
Playmates
Eleventh Commandment
Feeling alienated from the younger members of their flock, England’s Methodist Church and Ship of Fools decided to hold a contest for a new commandment, in the hope of raising awareness about the other ten. We sent independent producer Jane Farrow onto Chicago’s streets to find out how people there ...
Portals of Prayer
Blurring the boundary between state and religion, sound artist Ellen Band recorded sound in fifteen places of worship over the past year and arranged them into an extended work that can now be heard in Boston’s Logan Airport and ...
Home Alone
What happens when an older-than-average father is left alone with his four-year-old-son for two weeks? Writer Michael Greenberg recounts the memorable experience in a commissioned collaboration between Greenberg and cellist Erik Friedlander. Produced by Amanda Aronczyk.
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» Listen to his recent contribution to the Next Big ...
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