Wordtotem =Taaltotem – is a concept for an interactive language sculpture for the Dordtselaan in Rotterdam, developed by Henri van Zanten in collaboration with Ir. Andries Micke.
It was the result of a commission by Stichting De Vrije Parel (Free Pearl Foundation) and the SKOR (Stichting Kunst Openbare Ruimte = Foundation for Art in Public Space)
It was rejected as being too monumental. Then van Zanten and Micke came up with the Wordrattle=Taalratel. Indeed a more transparant and fitting sculpture. See also Wordrattle=Taalratel.
The Wordrattle consists of a matrix of 7 x 7 words. It is like a gambling machine. When someone presses the button, headed by the text: they are your words, the matrix will randomly pick ..
Dear reader of Henri van Zanten’s Improvisations,Normally my function as the webmeister of this blog takes place behind the scenes: Besides maintaining the technical aspects of the weblog I hope that my media training sessions with van Zanten will continue to be ..
This is a research performance for the piece Zarathustra’s Nietzsche to be written by Henri van Zanten for Mach.In 1982 Henri van Zanten started making theatre with pieces he wrote himself. The Collectors. The ..
We can be the source of the flow we follow... that is the essence of improvisation.
Improv is like breathing, in life and art, in music and theatre. There's no distinction.
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