Films: L'énergie du sommeil (Henri Chopin, Serge Béguier, Gianni Bertini - France, 1965, 7') Pêche de nuit (Henri Chopin, Tjerk Wicky, Luc Peire - France, Suisse, Belgique, 1963, 12') De Henri à Chopin, le dernier pape (Frédéric Acquaviva, Maria Faustino - France, 2007, 15')

Live concert Henri Chopin

Henri Chopin, born in Paris in 1922, is a living legend. For nearly 50 years now and through countless recordings and publications this founding father of aural poetry has defended the electronic exploration of voice and body. To this end he systematically uses microphones, tape recorders, mixing tables and amplifiers by which he records, modifies and amplifies the aural universe of his own voice and body, the only sources of his music.

“Chopin is the explorer of a Terra Incognita, an infra or ultra poetry of pure energy beyond language. He is the first artist to write a planetary poetry of spatial bodies” (Michel Giroud). Chopin holds a central position in the history of 20th century avant-garde with his recordings, writings, and editing work (Burroughs, Hausmann, Gysin, Janco, members of the Lettrism and Fluxus movements and many others). And of course with his powerful live performances…

Few people know that Chopin also (co)directed a couple of films. This exceptional evening showcases recently restored prints of Pêche de nuit (Night Fishing, 1963) and L'énergie du sommeil (The Energy of Sleep, 1965). These are followed by a live concert by Henri Chopin himself. (based on a text by Michel Giroud)

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