5. November, 8 pm
@ Goethe-Institut Rome, Auditorium, Via Savoia 15
In occasion of the conference “Politics, Feminisms, Music. European and Global Manifestations from 1945 to the Present Day”
Free admission
Event page : https://www.goethe.de/ins/it/de/ver.cfm?event_id=27058660

With “Canti di guerra, di lavoro e d‘amore” the duo add folk music to their contemporary classical and improvised music roots, reinterpreting songs from their youth in rural Emilia that originated from the emancipation of working class women and the partisan Resistance in World War II, especially ones sung by choirs of female rice field workers, called Mondine or Mondariso. Their songs tell a story of hard, poorly paid work, love, the hypocrisy of society, protests, war, the challenge of working far from home, the violence of oppression and the need for political awareness.
The duo – who both grew up in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, spent several years researching the Mondine’s repertoire before presenting and recording experimental versions of some of their songs.
Following years of incorporating, reinventing, and transforming these songs within their practice, Tarozzi and Walker unlock an emotional terrain where their connection to Emilia resonates in harmony with other sounds and places. Organically, and without any trace of folklorism or nostalgic imitation, their approach unfolds in a performance of remarkable coherence and depth Canti di guerra, di lavoro e d‘amore is fascinating in every
respect.

Silvia Tarozzi and Deborah Walker have emerged as one of the most interesting duos in contemporary improvised music. First introduced to Unseen Worlds through their performance on the Philip Corner recording “Extreemizms: early & late”, Tarozzi and Walker elevated recent recordings, Eliane Radigue “Occam Ocean 3”, Pascal Criton “Infra”, and Tarozzi’s own “Mi specchio e rifletto” to greatness. Their finely tuned sound makes even the most adventurous tones compelling.
https://www.silviatarozzi.it/projects

Heroines Edition #1 — Canti di guerra, di lavoro e d’amore is presented in the framework of the conference “Politics, Feminisms, Music: European and Global Manifestations from 1945 to the Present Day,” organized by the German Historical Institute in Rome (DHI Rome) in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Rome.