The music of Proxima Centauri B: Three singers on Planet M by Oli Jan

Björn Heile; Nikki Moran

doi:10.1017/S0040298224000342

The music of Proxima Centauri B: Three singers on Planet M by Oli Jan

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An exomusicologically-informed response to the theme of alienation through encounter in Jan’s Three Singers on Planet M, in which actors execute apparently ritualistic sounds and actions. Their activities signal aesthetic intentionality, but do this through unfamiliar cultural display which defies the rules of our own lived experience of embodiment and environment. The conceit sets up an interesting question related to the somatic imaginary: How can - how do - we relate to the imagination of non-human bodies?

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	47-50
Number of pages	3
Journal	Tempo
Volume	78
Issue number	310
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0040298224000342
Publication status	Published - 18 Dec 2024

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exocmuicology
Oli Jan
non-human aesthetics

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