Last Audience

In this episode, participants return to a familiar sonic space, but why we are here and who we are with is undergoing a crisis of faith. Nothing is as it seems, and we may never come back. *Trigger Warning: This episode contains the sound of gunshots. If you would prefer to avoid this section, skip [14:48-14:56] You can find the transcript for this episode here. Last Audience: a performance podcast is created and performed by Yanira Castro with Sound Designer Erica Ricketts and Creative Producer Ariel Lembeck. Episode Collaborators: Lizbeth Roman, Performer & Composer of Agua que Vuelve with production, mixing and mastering by Rafa Rivera Amir Hall, Performer of The Satyrics Podcast Collaborators: Christopher “Unpezverde” Núñez, Accessibility Artistry April Biggs, Accessibility Artistry & Transcription Paul Knipper, Logo Design Marielys Burgos Melendez, Communicator & Digital Content Strategist Last Audience is a project of a canary torsi, a group of artists who create performance experiences together. It is inspired from a book of performance scores, Last Audience: a performance manual, made with the Museum of Contemporary Art/Chicago. This podcast was made possible by a generous MacDowell Fellowship. Follow us on instagram: @acanarytorsi Tips for optimum listening experience: It is a fiction. And like a novel… you may want to start with episode 01 before jumping into episode 02. The episodes build on one another. It is a performance. So like any performance, it invites your attention. Put on headphones and be in this sonic world with us. Take pleasure in listening. Turn off those notifications. It is participatory! You are invited to act. Be open to how the podcast moves you.

In this debut episode, we welcome the public into a sonic, poetic world and introduce a host of characters. “A bottle into the cosmic ocean” said Carl Sagan about the Voyager's Golden Record. We feel the same about this episode. You can find the transcript for this episode here. Last Audience: a performance podcast is created and performed by Yanira Castro with Sound Designer Erica Ricketts and Creative Producer Ariel Lembeck. Episode Collaborators: NEVE, Performer & Composer of Episode 01's anthem, “Inflorescence” Stephan Moore, Composer of the music behind the choreographic action April Biggs, Accessibility Artistry & Transcription Podcast Collaborators: Christopher “Unpezverde” Núñez, Accessibility Artistry Paul Knipper, Logo Design Marielys Burgos Melendez, Communicator & Digital Content Strategist Last Audience is a project of a canary torsi, a group of artists who create performance experiences together. It is inspired from a book of performance scores, Last Audience: a performance manual, made with the Museum of Contemporary Art/Chicago. This podcast was made possible by a generous MacDowell Fellowship. Follow us on instagram: @acanarytorsi

We made this podcast to align with the 2022 U.S. primaries and midterm elections to rehearse for our collective futures. Our bodies are intelligent guides. This podcast activates them. You can find the transcript for this episode here. Last Audience: a performance podcast is created and performed by Yanira Castro with Sound Designer Erica Ricketts and Creative Producer Ariel Lembeck. Additional Collaborators: Christopher “Unpezverde” Núñez, Accessibility Artistry Paul Knipper, Logo Design Marielys Burgos Melendez, Communicator & Digital Content Strategist Last Audience is a project of a canary torsi, a group of artists who create performance experiences together. It is inspired from a book of performance scores, Last Audience: a performance manual, made with the Museum of Contemporary Art/Chicago. This podcast was made possible by a generous MacDowell Fellowship. Follow wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on instagram: @acanarytorsi