Enter the sound! That is the principle that inspires our artistic director when he is creating instruments and sound worlds. This creative act is what takes possession of him, from designing a sound-maker all the way to creating new works for it. And that’s how it’s been since our inception in 2003. The sounds coming out of the instruments invented by Jean-François Laporte allow us to investigate the relationship between sound and matter and to think about the sound experience in a different way.
We have explored this sonic experience in many different ways, so join us! Take a tour of our website and discover the sound worlds that make us vibrate!
Video of the month
Care to discover our unique sound worlds? That’s what our Video of the Month feature is for! No more waiting for us to play in your hometown! Our Video of the Month reaches you where you are and allows you to experience the “Totem” sound. Thanks to close-up shots, you will have a front-row seat to watch the performers and marvel at the virtuoso manipulations they do to get those incredible sounds out of our instruments. Discover our instruments better than if you were at one of our concerts, until we can meet again in a concert venue!
Duo Charles / Laporte
Duo Charles / Laporte
For this month's Impro, we invite you to discover the incredible musician Xavier Charles (clarinet), alongside our performer Jean-François Laporte (Tu-yo, Bol, Sirène solo).
Video of the month
Care to discover our unique sound worlds? That’s what our Video of the Month feature is for! No more waiting for us to play in your hometown! Our Video of the Month reaches you where you are and allows you to experience the “Totem” sound. Thanks to close-up shots, you will have a front-row seat to watch the performers and marvel at the virtuoso manipulations they do to get those incredible sounds out of our instruments. Discover our instruments better than if you were at one of our concerts, until we can meet again in a concert venue!
Un jour de vent, face au ciel que j’aime
Un jour de vent, face au ciel que j’aime
This month's video highlights the magnificent work Un jour de vent, face au ciel que j'aime, composed by promising up-and-coming artist Clovis Archambault.
The work was commissioned by Productions Totem Contemporain
« Je vins au monde un jour de vent, dans un tas de bruyères, au soleil. Cela advint en quelque forêt d'alisiers et de chênes verts sur les confins du Roussillon et du Languedoc vers la troisième heure des vêpres... Ma mère était allée cueillir des arbouses ou des glands — que sais-je — ou peut-être obéissait-elle dans l'abîme de sa chair à ce hasard divin, à ce Dieu hasardeux qui porte en tout lieu l'homme en croupe. Je crois au destin comme à la rose. Il faisait chaud, et sans doute entends-je encore parfois dans mes veines, les soirs de fièvre, ce délire d'insectes rayonnants, ces durs cris d'oiseaux qui éblouissaient à cette heure les bois...
Soudain, ma mère porta les mains à son ventre du propre geste d'Andromaque, elle chut volante sur la bruyère en fleurs, les cigales dans l'air à la baïonnette, et c'est là que je pris substance parmi les chênes et les mousses, dans une solitude ardente, face au ciel que j'aime. »
Joseph Delteil
