SEPEITHOS. The vanished river of Naples (A lecture-performance on epical listening for the Holy Friday)
Once upon a time there was a river in Naples, that disappeared. The ancient Greeks called it “Sepeithos“. Its sound can be still heard, if one listens to it. In this lecture-performance, through a mythical method of free associations inspired by James Joyce among others, the theatrum phonosophicum tells about a ‘work in progress‘, that […]
The Art of Listening
For anyone who has two healthy ears, listening is something obvious, which everyone can do. But there is a substantial difference between “hearing” and “listening”. Listening is actually an authentic art, which if practised can greatly enrich our being in the world. Not infrequently even professional musicians are not used to really listening to what […]
Sound Walks
Guided walks through specific landscapes focusing our attention on the acoustic environment and perceiving consciously the sounds that surround us: the sounds of the elements (water, earth, air, fire), the sounds of insects, birds and other animals, the sounds of humans and of machines, the sound of silence…
Phonosophical Journeys
We organise thematic study trips to auratic places related to the motifs of the theatrum phonosophicum, with sound walks, lectures, guided tours, listening sessions etc. Each journey is understood as a ‘quest’ in the sense of philosophia perennis. The different routes of this ‘quest’ lie above all in the cultural triangle where we feel more […]
Overtone Chanting
Every single tone is a cosmos in itself. Paradoxically, each tone contains an infinite number of other tones. Not everyone is aware of the inner life of sound. Only through the art of listening to a long sustained fundamental tone, one begins to perceive crystalline tones, the so-called “overtones” or harmonics. Through the own voice […]
Theatrum Phonosophicum (a manifesto)
This small book is a kind of poetic manifesto of the theatrum phonosophicum. A limited edition in 101 copies, numbered and signed by hand. Published in December 2023, Naples (in Italian language). For informations write to phonosophianova@gmail.com or theatrumphonosophicum@gmail.com
Long-Durational Performance for the Finissage of “FABULA”
The last two days of the photo-exhibition by Mane Hovhannisyan, called “Fabula”, have been marked by a long-durational performance by theatrum phonosophicum with ongoing sound installations. The protagonists of the photo cycle have inhabited the place of the exhibition/installation in a performative way, also sleeping and eating there, projecting their sound works, acting with different […]
Theatrum Phonosophicum. Interviste e scritti
Theatrum Phonosophicum. Interviews and writings (in Italian language). This volume collects interviews and writings, in particular on the activities of the theatrum phonosophicum in Armenia between 2022 and 2023. A limited edition in 101 copies, numbered and signed by hand. Published in December 2023, Naples For informations write to phonosophianova@gmail.com or theatrumphonosophicum@gmail.com
Vladimir Ivanovič Martynov, “Immergersi nel flusso”
A collection of writings of one of the major Russian composers and thinkers of the last decades, Vladimir Martynov, for the first time presented in Italian language. These texts offer an insight into the original thinking of this versatile artist. Edited by Shushan Hyusnunts Published by Mimesis Edizioni, in the series Kaliki, Milano 2023. https://www.mimesisedizioni.it/libro/9791222300689
𝐃𝐀𝐒 𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐄𝐋. A lecture-performance for the winter solstice
The last novel of Hermann Hesse is about a mysterious practice, based on cosmo-poetic analogies: the Glasperlenspiel (“Glass Bead Game”). Essentially, this Game – a sort of “magic theatre” – aspires to be a synthesis of all arts and sciences. Though the rules of the game are never explained, only alluded. In this Game, music […]