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Nicole Peyrafitte
Pyrenean-born Nicole Peyrafitte is a performance artist who sings, paint, films, writes & cooks. She draws on her eclectic heritage to perform songs ranging from French cabaret to jazz standards and contemporary poetry. Her voice work is often integrated into multimedia stagings based on her visuals (paintings and/or videos) and writings. Her multimedia performances projects often involve the onstage preparation and cooking of a dish, shared with the audience. Her work addresses the experiences of negotiating her identity across two continents and four languages. Her most recent performances include "The Bi-Continental Chowder / La Garbure Transcontinentale," & “Augustus Saint Gaudens’ return to the Fatherland.” She performs domestically and in Europe. She often collaborates with bassit Mike Bisio
Awards
Nicole Peyrafitte voted best performance artist of the Capital Region 2005
Gear
Max MSP/Jitter
Tags
Recording
"Whisk! don't Churn"
Source:
All About Jazz
Over the years Nicole Peyrafitte & Michael Bisio have developed an ongoing and challenging conversation based on their unconditional dedication to their chosen modes of expression:
Bisio as one of the finest contemporary double bass players across a spectrum of genres, Peyrafitte as atypical multimedia artist combining voice & visuals, poetry & cooking, video & performance.
This concert celebrates the CD release of the live recording of their November 20th 2008 concert at Justin’s on Lark. The CD offers a ...
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“…Performance artist Nicole Peyrafitte serves up some very interesting sound-scapes and emotional improvisations on her new CD entitled “La Garbure Transcontinentale / The Bi-Continental Chowder”. Alternating between French and English poetics, Peyrafitte attempts to help the listener make the connection that she has made through her heuristic research in America and in France... the Bi-Continental Chowder is a very tasty and imaginative work. With Peyrafitte’s vocal borrowings from Meredith Monk and Yoko Ono and a band that lends credence to her vocal explorations, this CD is definitely recommended for those listeners in need of an ear stretching
Music
Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
