{"id":1354,"date":"2010-10-11T15:28:29","date_gmt":"2010-10-11T23:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/?page_id=1354"},"modified":"2016-08-11T11:50:02","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T19:50:02","slug":"down-the-rabbit-hole","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/index.php\/miniature-theater\/down-the-rabbit-hole\/","title":{"rendered":"Down The Rabbit-Hole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"jwplayer-1-div\" class=\"640x360_playlist\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-1\"><\/div>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\n                    function addLoadEvent1(func) {\n                      var oldonload = window.onload;\n                      if (typeof window.onload != 'function') {\n                        window.onload = func\n                      } else {\n                        window.onload = function() {\n                          if (oldonload) {\n                            oldonload()\n                          }\n                          func()\n                        }\n                      }\n                    }\n\n                    function ping1() {\n                      var ping = new Image();\n                      ping.src = 'http:\/\/i.n.jwpltx.com\/v1\/wordpress\/ping.gif?e=features&s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phyllischen.net%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F1354&controlbar=bottom&dock=false&autostart=false&height=764&width=640&icons=true&playlist.position=bottom&playlistsize=380&repeat=none&shuffle=false&bufferlength=3&smoothing=true&stretching=uniform&wmode=opaque&mute=false&volume=90&backcolor=000000&frontcolor=888888&lightcolor=BBBBBB&screencolor=000000&item=0&provider=&streamer=&mediaid=1753&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phyllischen.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FDTRH_Voorhees01.jpg&file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phyllischen.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FDTRH_Voorhees-cam2_ANI_480x360.mp4&title=Down+The+Rabbit+Hole&creator=&author=&date=2012-01-15+18%3A38%3A07&description=&modes=_';\n                    }\n\n                    addLoadEvent1(ping1);\n                  <\/script><\/div>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>jwplayer('jwplayer-1').setup({\"flashplayer\":\"http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/jw-player-plugin-for-wordpress\/player\/player.swf\",\"width\":\"640\",\"height\":\"764\",\"controlbar\":\"bottom\",\"dock\":\"false\",\"autostart\":\"false\",\"icons\":\"true\",\"playlist.position\":\"bottom\",\"playlistsize\":\"380\",\"repeat\":\"none\",\"shuffle\":\"false\",\"bufferlength\":\"3\",\"smoothing\":\"true\",\"stretching\":\"uniform\",\"wmode\":\"opaque\",\"mute\":\"false\",\"volume\":\"90\",\"backcolor\":\"000000\",\"frontcolor\":\"888888\",\"lightcolor\":\"BBBBBB\",\"screencolor\":\"000000\",\"item\":\"0\",\"provider\":\"\",\"streamer\":\"\",\"mediaid\":\"1753\",\"image\":\"http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/DTRH_Voorhees01.jpg\",\"file\":\"http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/DTRH_Voorhees-cam2_ANI_480x360.mp4\",\"title\":\"Down The Rabbit Hole\",\"creator\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"date\":\"2012-01-15 18:38:07\",\"description\":\"\",\"modes\":[{\"type\":\"html5\",\"config\":{\"streamer\":\"\",\"provider\":\"\"}},{\"type\":\"flash\",\"src\":\"http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/jw-player-plugin-for-wordpress\/player\/player.swf\"},{\"type\":\"download\",\"config\":{\"streamer\":\"\",\"provider\":\"\"}}]});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Phyllis Chen (performer\/composer\/co-creator)<\/p>\n<p>Rob Dietz (video artist\/co-creator)<\/p>\n<p>Caroline Rossignol (fashion\/costume designer)<\/p>\n<p><em>Down The Rabbit-Hole<\/em> is a multimedia work for toy pianos, music boxes, live-electronics, live \u00c2\u00a0and edited video, and amplified objects. Inspired by Lewis Carroll&#8217;s Alice stories, this work is not a re-telling of a beloved fairy tale but a new work using objects and themes from the novels. The peculiar objects and sets themselves are so rich in symbolism, that I believe another narrative can be told through sound and visuals alone.\u00c2\u00a0Aside from toy pianos and a music box, there are many elements taken from the novels that are used sonically and visually such as the ticking of a pocket watch, the shuffling of a deck of cards, or the clattering of a tea set. With the use of microphones\/amplification and a magnifying glass\/live video camera, commonplace objects are brought to life and the audience is invited into this strange world.<\/p>\n<p>Found objects have a kind of special aura in fairy tales throughout the years. Whether it be the matchbox from <em>Little Matchgirl<\/em> or the pea from <em>Princess and the Pea<\/em>, unassuming objects become potent with magical powers to transform every day life into a much more imaginative world. <em>Down the Rabbit-Hole<\/em> focuses on such mysterious objects that become musical through unexpected manipulations.<\/p>\n<p>The piece is a rich mix of scored and open-scored audio and visual components. With an over-arching plan in mind, some sections are still defined by chance-based operations that happen during the performance. With the idiosyncratic visual and musical language, \u00c2\u00a0we hope that <em>Down the Rabbit-Hole<\/em> is a playful experience that crosses between what we see and hear in real life and in our imagination.<\/p>\n<p>Paired with <em>The Memoirist<\/em>, the two pieces comprised of an evening-length program titled Looking Glass ReWondered, which was in residence at CUNY College of Technology, Theatreworks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevinyldistrict.com\/newyork\/2011\/04\/1556\/\">Down The Rabbit-Hole: A Glimpse of Wonderland <em>(Vinyl District)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tomtommag.com\/2011\/04\/phyllis-chens-toy-piano-wonderland\/\">Phyllis Chen&#8217;s Toy Piano Wonderland <em>(Tom Tom Magazine)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2068\" src=\"http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/miniaturetheater.jpg\" alt=\"miniaturetheater\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/miniaturetheater.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/miniaturetheater-270x179.jpg 270w, http:\/\/www.phyllischen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/miniaturetheater-540x358.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phyllis Chen (performer\/composer\/co-creator) Rob Dietz (video artist\/co-creator) Caroline Rossignol (fashion\/costume designer) Down The Rabbit-Hole is a multimedia work for toy pianos, music boxes, live-electronics, live \u00c2\u00a0and edited video, and amplified objects. 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