21 July 2007
Bellytastic

My practice has become site specific due to the technique of recording binaural audio. It is important that the sound is gathered on site and reflects the environment and the events that take place.

Bellytastic was a celebration of belly dancing put on by the Shimmies and Shakes group at The Arts Organisation. The group was a mixture of women of all ages and abilities that had been attending regular belly dancing classes to put together individual and group dance routines. The binaural recordings picked up the sounds of the belly dancers performing their routines, music, audience conversations and mistakes made by the local DJ and host; accompanied with impatient whispers to correct them from the audience.