The Hill has Something to Say, from It is SHE Who I See

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The Hill has Something to Say, from It is SHE Who I See

“The Hill has Something to Say” is the opening movement of It is SHE Who I See, Craig Harris’ immersive multimedia performance that celebrates the original woman who is in all of us. “The Hill has Something to Say” is a composition for soprano, piano and amphora (soundscape) by Craig Harris, based on a poem by renowned poet Rita Dove that expresses the depth and meaning of all that has unfolded on the hill through time, reinforcing the thread that holds all time together in us.

The Hill Has Something to Say
 Rita Dove

 but isn't talking.
 Instead the valley groans as the wind,
 amphoric,
 hoots its one bad note.
...
(See the entire poem here.)

Presented in 2012 at the Ritz Theatre in Minneapolis, MN, the show includes live and recorded music in a multi-dimensional soundspace, imagery and pre-taped performance projected onto a stage hung with translucent scrims, lighting design, and movement performed by a male theater artist. The focus of the movement was the male performer’s exploration of his internal states of imbalance between male and female energy.

Learn more about It is SHE Who I See.

This recording features soprano Norah Long, accompanied by Craig Harris on piano and electronic soundscape. “The Hill has Something to Say” is available for download in mp3 format (great for general music listening), or in wav format (high resolution listening and public presentation).

“The Hill has Something to Say” is one of several compositions from Craig Harris’ show It is SHE Who I See includes selections from several of Craig Harris’ works created since 1983, including “The Hill has Something to Say;” “On the Hill,” “On the Hill 2,” and “On the Hill 3,” which are improvisations by the ensemble Shape deconstructing the poem “The Hill has Something to Say;” “Still,” “Now Time All Time,” “Gentle Rain,” “Lilacs in Spring in Terezin,” and “After the Storm,” from his Piano-Cello Suite; “Beauty Awakens,” Beauty is…,” and “Deep Sleep” from Harris’ Reimagining Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite; “Threshold,” Harris’ 1983 chamber ensemble work recorded by the ensemble Zeitgeist; and “SHE is,” a work created for this production.

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