A Book of Hours
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Saturday, 3 May 2025
4:45 pm
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National Film and Sound Archive
McCoy Cct, Acton ACT 2601
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General Admission $40,
Concession $40
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In Association with
This event is part of MOSSO: music in motion
“Call it dance or art music or just live performance. Whatever it is – A Book of Hours is the best kind of puzzle.” – ★★★★ The Age
‘A Book of Hours’ is a revelatory screen-dance presentation featuring stop-motion film, on stage and filmed choreography with live classical contemporary soundtrack performed by Rubiks Collective, alongside stop-motion video works by visual artist Sal Cooper and choreographer Gerard Van Dyck.
Inspired by the mysteries of time and different ideas of how we spend our days, ‘A Book of Hours’ combines stop-motion filmed humans and animation on screen, choreographed musicians and wind-up toys on stage representing the embodied vulnerability of the human form.
Taking the medieval Book of Hours as the central concept of the work, composer Kate Neal references early Baroque influences (Couperin, Rameau) to reimagine the early canonical divisions of time.
PROGRAM
Multimedia live performance (50 minutes)
Four piece instrumental ensemble + live electronics + film
ARTISTS
Creative Directors: Gerard Van Dyck / Sal Cooper / Kate Neal / Rubiks Collective
Choreography / Movement: Gerard Van Dyck
Animation / Visual Media: Sal Cooper
Music / Sound: Kate Neal (with Couperin and Rameau)
Ensemble: Rubiks Collective (Tamara Kohler – flutes | Gemma Kneale – cello | Kaylie Melville – percussion)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Saturday, 3 May 2025
4:45 pm
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National Film and Sound Archive
McCoy Cct, Acton ACT 2601
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General Admission $40,
Concession $40
ARTIST Learn more about the artist
Artist Rubiks Collective
“Rubiks Collective achieves the impossible. The vocal quartet is living, breathing proof that new compositions can be invigorating and inspiring, not merely intellectually niche.” – Sydney Morning Herald
Rubiks is one of Melbourne’s most dynamic contemporary art music ensembles, reimagining classical music for the modern era. Directed by Tamara Kohler (flutes) and Kaylie Melville (percussion), Rubiks showcases bold cross-art collaborations, shares untold stories and champions gender equity in the arts . Since debuting in 2015, Rubiks has been hailed as “a formidable contribution to Australia’s growing community of contemporary music makers” (Partial Durations) and commended for their “incredibly personal, strangely spiritual and ultimately deeply touching” performances (Limelight).