FR
09.10.2015
11:00
the other the self #1 focusses on gender and its representations in music, with the ultimate question of the possibility of female music. The observation of women artists still being under-represented in all musical fields suggests that despite democratic laws and good intentions, something is still out of balance.
Gender, voice, language and identity are connected. They are fluctuating and complex notions, strongly determined by and being fundamental to tradition and culture. Voice is sound but also information, dialect, identity. Voice is political. Gender is expressed, if not exclusively through the use of voice, and is one of the first elements to identity. Language is the transportation of words and tone through voice, further revealing identity. Identity is made from gender, language and voice, amongst other elements.
