"The orchestra... recently returned to Israel from an enthusiastically received tour to four locations in India"
ORI J. LENKINSKI, Jerusalem Post

 

“Think of it like a live food counter, where you don’t plan anything beforehand. So instead of looking at a score musicians look at their conductor for cues”

The New Indian Express

 

"Orchestra from Israel brings mix of acoustic, electronic music"
Rajitha Menon, Deccan Herald

Soundpainting is a universal multidisciplinary live composing sign language comprises more than 1500 gestures that are signed by the Soundpainter (composer) to indicate the type of material desired of the performers. The creation of the composition is realized, by the Soundpainter, through the parameters of each set of signed gestures. The Soundpainting language was created by Walter Thompson in Woodstock, New York in 1974.

"Open Form" Soundpainting concerts has no preplanned structure or palettes (pre-written score). Entering the concert with no previous decisions. Pure improvisation / real time orchestral composition. Being in the moment with the musicians. 

 

In these events, I also use signs taken from "Conduction" by Butch Morris and "Rhythm and Percussion with Signs" by Santiago Vazquez. As a dancer, these languages allow me to be expressive with my body, connecting to my sources and physical way of expression.

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When performed, I think of the musicians as full collaborators in the composing. 

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Soundpainting allows to improvise with sound, movement, visual art, light design and more. Each open form orchestral concert modularly fits itself to a specific space, time, content and amount of performers while providing a unique virtuoso vibrant experience.