Emotional Games
For 5 performers in any instrumentation
Performance History:
2014 Motion Capture Studio @ University of California, Irvine, U.S.
2019 Performed by Ensemble Instrumental de l'ESM Bourgogne-Franche-Comté @ ESM Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
Artists featured in the recording below:
Anna Savery- Violin
Anthony Caulkins- Acoustic Bass
Jordan Watson- Electric Guitar
Michele Cheng- Piano
Molly Jones- Saxophone / Flute
Rule of the Game
* The Emotion Cards which include happy, sad, afraid, and angry were randomly given to 5 players (each responsible for serving as the protagonist for one movement).
* The protagonist: Express the emotion (or sub-emotion) with free improvisation.
* The players: Figure out the protagonist’s emotion and “communicate,” ”ask,” “respond” with the given materials (scores).