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| This is the Complaint Choir sharing web-site. Here you can find information about all complaints choirs that have been initiated around the world. You can also submit information about an upcoming choir, find fellow complainers or discuss in the complaints choir forum. This project was initiated by Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta-Kallleinen in 2005. The First Complaints Choir was organized in Birmingham followed by the Helsinki Complaints Choir. more... |
LATEST NEWS: COMPLAINTS CHOIR OF HONGKONG DESIGNED OWN CREST
Hongkong Complaints Choir came up with an interesting design for their Crest showing a broken wall, a (dead) banana, a few notes and the motto "BELIVE IN SOCIAL ORDER - COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN" Here you can read the full explanation (thanks Thompson):  |
LATEST NEWS: COMPLAINTS CHOIR OF HONGKONG STARTS REHEARSING
Thompson from PEP collective informed about the latest developements on the Hongkong Complaints Choir: "We have set up a blog for Hong Kong Complaints Choir and design a crest for the choir. We have just done a road-side exhibition in Mong Kok, showing the short video clip you have prepared for us. People are often seen watching it with a wide smile on their face. They are sticking complaints slips onto our cart until very late at night. We have uploaded some photos onto flickr about this event.
We are going to have our lyric composing session very soon, on 6/6. After that we have planned to do 4 rehearsals. On 1/7 on our National Holiday, we are going to march on the street and sing our complaints!" (Image from complaints collection at Mong Kok, courtesy of workandworkshop.com
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LATEST NEWS: COMPLAINTS CHOIR OF AUCKLAND / NEW ZEALAND
Below you will find the call for participation for the Auckland Complaints Choir:
CALLING ALL COMPLAINANTS OF AUCKLAND
Are you tired of hearing other people complain about the economy, the traffic, peoples irritating phone ring? Now it’s your time to whine, you can complain about anything you want, you can even complain about other people complaining. And we will turn your gripes into beautiful music. Founded by Finnish/German couple Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta- Kalleinen the first choir was held in Birmingham, UK, so it is fitting The British Council are supporting the concept here in the South Pacific shores of Auckland City. See www.complaintschoir.org for more information and videos.
Following the initial selection of both unique and common complaints, musician SJD will then create a song and choir members will rehearse for public performances on Sunday the 26th of April. The Living Room project is aimed at bringing art into the city’s centre, or its ‘living room’ and includes a wide variety of visual art and musical performances. The Complaints Choir of Auckland City one of many of The British Council’s contributions to Living Room 09.
“The Complaints Choir is a fantastic way of showing how interactive public art can serve as a catalyst for giving new perspective to how we view the world, our cities, and our problems,” says British Council Country Director Ingrid Leary.
Please join us in this wonderful opportunity to release the frustrations of daily life and transform them into song. Email: complaintschoir@rocketmail.com
Rehearsals held at the Conference Room, Ellen Melville Hall, City Centre at following dates:
1.) Tuesday April 14th 7-9pm
2.) Thursday April 16th 7-9pm
3.) Tuesday April 21 7-9pm
4.) Thursday April 23 7-9pm
There will be 3 performances of 5 minutes during Sunday 26 at Freyberg Place, or in Ellen Melville Hall.
Contact Anna Wild 021 037 9668 for more information.
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LATEST NEWS: COMPLAINTS CHOIR OF VANCOUVER
The Vancouver version of the Complaints Choir is completed and had a successful day of three performances in public spaces around Vancouver, Canada. The video is currently being edited and is on its way to join the worldwide Complaints Choir family! Press on the group and events can be found here.
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Previous NEWS can be read here.
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