While improvisation is probably my most frequent way of being in music, for the most part it's a private practice for sketching or journaling. Sometimes, a microphone would be lying around during these episodes. Here are shared some of these archive recordings, in various styles.
[p] : piano ; [pp] : prepared piano.
Recently, I have been enjoying sharing these moments in public and presenting a repertoire that is partly improvised and partly written, notably in a concert in tribute to the pianist and friend Matthieu Acar.
In 2014, during my residency at Schloss Solitude, I met the dancers and choreographers Desire Davids and the late Dorine Mokha. At Solitude, we worked on a collective piece, semi-written, semi-improvised, reworked in 2015 at Studios Kabako in Kisangani (DRCongo) at the invitation of the Congolese choreographer Faustin Linyekula. Playing with such dancers was self-evident for my musical pulse; it became clear to me that inventing music, improvising at the piano, was my way of dancing.
American visual artist and performer Danielle Adair also laid down some beautiful images on a recording of one of our prepared spoken voice/piano improvisations made during our residency at Akademie Schloss Solitude in 2014.
Danielle Adair's film, Schloss to schloss can be viewed by following the link ("Learn more") and connecting to Vimeo.
Warm-up moment at Stuttgart's Schloss Solitude in 2014, before a performance of Trio sans titre.
Preparation of the piano.
©Susanna Pozzoli
Moment of improvisation at Faubourg 12 in Strasbourg in 2016, before a performance by the Trio.
©Susanna Pozzoli
