BOARD!

for five performers on board games

BOARD! (2019) is an original work that preserves and subverts the sounds of game pieces. The work is set in two movements, the first of which recreates a typical game scenario amongst friends. The sounds of rolling dice and laughter reflect preserved function of game pieces. However, in the second movement, the players interact with the game pieces in percussive ways outside of their functionality. Subverting the functionality of the game pieces showed an expansion of their sonic potential.

 BOARD! (2019) was premiered by Kupka’s Piano on 13 September 2019 at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, with video documentation by Will France and audio by QCGU.