Composing Movement(s): On physical performativity and artistic violence in contemporary art music

Sammanfattning

My thesis investigates the unification of the artistic languages of contemporary art music andperformativity, exploring their potential for artistic resistance. This unification encompasses vocal andinstrumental music performance, along with performative aspects of live performances, aiming todelve into the source through the interlinguistic expression of music, which here is associated withphysical music and listening.Artistic resistance plays a significant role in my creation process. I discuss the arts as enablers ofliberation and change, introducing the term ‘artistic violence’ to signify and deepen the understandingof the power of the arts. This concept interconnects with the investigation into the unified language ofmusic and performativity.As part of my work, I distribute seven compositions, whose processes are detailed in the thesis.Through a project-based research method, I explore the implementation of performative parameters inmusic. This exploration moves from a macro perspective—considering a multiplicity of signs—to amicro perspective, focusing on the interlinguistic expression of music and performativity, along withreflections on experimental music theatre, Egyptian surrealism, extended composition, and poortheatre, among other philosophies and theories.As an interdisciplinary artist, composer, singer, and performance artist, my work has led to reflectionand collage-formed mapping of the parallel roles of composer and director throughout thecompositional processes.