Johann Diedrick: [ the hurricanes in your mouth ]

In [ the hurricanes in your mouth ], Johann Diedrick and collaborators weave together Caribbean cosmology, the histories of pirate radio, and Jamaican sound system culture to assemble vibrational architectures and build shelter from the storm.

 

The performance focuses on the wind, confronting it as a destructive climatological force, while also embracing it as a creative world-maker. Throughout the performance, wind is channeled through the body via the mouth to propel voice, conjure speech, and disperse poetics.

 

[ the hurricanes in your mouth ] meditates on the connection between the breath in our mouths and the gale of the storm, as forces that expand our oral imagination.

Johann Diedrick: Artistic and Technical Director

Temar France: Lead Performer (Zary), Writer, and Choreographer

Alex Smith: Worldbuilder

Caleb Giles: Music Director

Six: Performer (Noise Collector)

Syl DuBenion: Performer (Sound Collector)

Paul Wellington: Musician

Maya Donovan: Musician

Peter Woodhouse Richards: Videographer

Otto Ohle: Video Editor

[ the hurricanes in your mouth ]

Conceived and Created by Johann Diedrick

Commissioned by Abrons Arts Center

[ the hurricanes in your mouth ] was originally produced by and created with support from Abrons Arts Center through the Performance AIRspace Residency Program, which is funded by the Jerome Foundation. This program is also supported, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

 

With support from The Jerome Foundation, a cohort of early career performing artists are annually invited to participate in our Performance AIRspace Residency. Performance AIRspace residents are provided with a monetary commission, premium access to studios and theaters for rehearsals towards the development of a live performance to be presented at Abrons Arts Center.

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Johann Diedrick is an artist and engineer who makes listening rooms, spaces for encountering new sonic possibilities off-the-grid. He works to surface resonant histories of past interactions inscribed in material and embedded in space, peeling back vibratory layers to reveal hidden memories and untold stories. He works in installation, performance, and sculpture, and he shares his tools and techniques through listening tours, workshops, and open-source hardware and software.