Desolo Luna Vox Theatrum
An annual (usually around late August or early September) four-hour-long variety show mixing live and pre-recorded performances of dada, surrealism, and many of their diverse offspring drawing on both classic and new material, all transposed for radio and performed by KBOO volunteers, enthusiasts, and artists of the genre from the local to the international. If you have any interest in participating (in any way: actor, singer, musician, reader, director, writer, editor) in the production of Desolo Luna Vox Theatrum please contact us at: desololunavoxtheatrum@gmail.com
Episode Archive
Audio
Antonin Artaud's HERE LIES
An audio adaptation of Antonin Artaud's HERE LIES. Artaud was the founder of the Theater of Cruelity, and HERE LIES is one of his later poems., Produced by Rolf Semprebon and with voices by Conch, Rolf, Virginia Furr, Sweet Pea, the Notorious NTP, and Randy Saucepan.
Antonin Artaud (1896-1948): theater director, playwright, actor, poet, theorist, and visual artist. Surrealist and founder of Theater of Cruelity.
"Here Lies" was one of Artaud's last poems, written in the late 1940s after he'd been institutionalized and subjected to shock therapy. He produced some of his most brilliant works during these years.
- Artist: Antonin Artaud
- Title: Here Lies
- Length: 16:10 minutes (14.8 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
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Jet of Blood
A radio-theater dramatization of Antonin Artaud's short surrealist play, JET OF BLOOD (also translated as SPURT OF BLOOD) written in 1925... Artaud presents a fantastic temporal spectrum of creation and destruction speeded up and slowed down, like a phonograph record. Associating gluttony and lust, sex and violence, even innocence and swinishness, The Jet of Blood attacks the senses with bizarre sights and sounds as it reaches toward our subconscious impulses and fears.
The play was adapted for radio by Rolf Semprebon and performed by Rolf, Zasus Sweetlips, G Violetta, Rascho, Dave Slacker, Jeff, Stella, and Christie.
- Length: 12:48 minutes (29.29 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 320Kbps (CBR)
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Fernando Arrabal's The Two Executuoners
Radio theater adaptation of Fernando Arrabal's play THE TWO EXECUTIONERS. The work was translated by Barbara Wright, adapted for radio by Richard Francis, and directed and produced by Rolf Semprebon. Voices were performed by Barbara Tilche, John Madden, David Nockumson, and Rolf Semprebon.
- Length: 32:54 minutes (30.12 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
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Alfred Jarry's UBU CUCKOLDED
After tackling the other two Ubu plays written by ALFRED JARRY in the mid 1890s, KBOO's Ubu Hour finally takes on UBU CUCKOLDED (Ubu Cocu). These absurdist radio dramas were a major inspiration to the Surrealists and Dadaists that followed, and even after more than 110 years, retain their sting. Ubu Cuckolded was adapted for radio theater by Rolf Semprebon from the trnaslation by Cyril Connelly. Performed by Per Fagereng, David Nochumson, Barbara Tilche, John Madden, Revolution X, Butoh, Polka Dot, Conch, Sweet Tooth, Rolf, Zach Newman and Noah Eaton. With original music by the MASTER MUSICIANS OF KAZOO-KA.
- Length: 55:07 minutes (37.85 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 22kHz 96Kbps (CBR)
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Playlists
Desolo Luna Vox Theatrum playlist for 05/31/2010
| Artist | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damas Chinas | Tibetana | Zaratustra... Su Musica... Su Filosofia... | Tizoc |
| L. Urias | Cancion para Dormir | Zaratustra... Su Musica... Su Filosofia... | Tizoc |
| Damas Chinas | Marcha Vertebral | Zaratustra... Su Musica... Su Filosofia... | Tizoc |
| V. trumblay - Urias - Jodorowsky | Little Baby | Zaratustra... Su Musica... Su Filosofia... | Tizoc |
| Alexandro Jodorowsky | La Escuela de la Vida | Zaratustra... Su Musica... Su Filosofia... | Tizoc |
| V. Trumblay | Soñamos que Era | Zaratustra... Su Musica... Su Filosofia... | Tizoc |
| Urias | Zaratustra | Zaratustra... Su Musica... Su Filosofia... | Tizoc |
| Damas Chinas | El Nuevo Redentor | Zaratustra... Su Musica... Su Filosofia... | Tizoc |
| Urias - Jodorowsky | Y Zaratustra Volvio | Zaratustra... Su Musica... Su Filosofia... | Tizoc |
| Urias | El Evangelio | Zaratustra... Su Musica... Su Filosofia... | Tizoc |
| Urias - Jodorowsky | Papa... | Zaratustra... Su Musica... Su Filosofia... | Tizoc |
| Alexandro Kodorowsky | Vals Lentisimo y Tristisimo | Zaratustra... Su Musica... Su Filosofia... | Tizoc |
| H. West | Coito | Zaratustra... Su Musica... Su Filosofia... | Tizoc |
| Urias - Jodorowsky | Mutilacion y Monologo | Zaratustra... Su Musica... Su Filosofia... | Tizoc |
| M. Salas y Damas Chinas | Las Muertes de Zaratustra | Zaratustra... Su Musica... Su Filosofia... | Tizoc |
| Damas Chinas | Final | Zaratustra... Su Musica... Su Filosofia... | Tizoc |
| Filippo Tommaso Marinetti | Sintesi Musicali Futuriste (1931) | Futurism & Dada Reviewed | SubRosa |
| Antonio Russolo | Serenata (1921) | Futurism & Dada Reviewed | SubRosa |
| Filippo Tommaso Marinetti | Definizione di Futurismo (1924) | Futurism & Dada Reviewed | SubRosa |
| Jean DuBuffet | L'Eau (Water) | Musical Experiences | Finnadar |
| Tristan Tzara | Dada into Surrealism (1959) | Futurism & Dada Reviewed | SubRosa |
| Kurt Schwitters | Die Sonata in Urlaten (1932) | Futurism & Dada Reviewed | Subrosa |
| Jean Cocteau | La Toison d'Or (1929) | Futurism & Dada Reviewed | SubRosa |
Desolo Luna Vox Theatrum playlist for 06/29/2009
| Artist | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:05--Andrei Codrescu w/New Orleans Klezmer Allstars-- | Fridges to Heaven-- | "Maelstrom: Songs of Storm & Exile" cd included in book: "Jealous Witness"-- | Coffee House Press, publisher-- |
| 8:07-- | Gone But Forgotten-- | ||
| 8:09-- | Bodies in the Flood-- | ||
| 8:11-- | Stuck Here With My Goat-- | ||
| 8:14-- | Desk 07 in the Reading Room at the British Library-- | ||
| 8:17--John Cage/Stephen Drury-- | Music for Duchamp-- | In A Landscape-- | BMG/Catalyst-- |
| 8:30--Kurt Schwitters/Jack Zipes (translator & vocal)-- | Happinness-- | from the book "Lucky Hans & Other Merz Fairy Tales"-- | published by Princeton University Press, KBOO produced by Broken Hours-- |
| 8:36-- | What Is Happiness-- | KBOO produced by Rolf Semprebon-- | |
| 8:49--Marcel Duchamp/S.E.M. Ensemble-- | Sculpture Musical-- | Marcel Duchamp--The Entire Musical Work-- | DOG W/A BONE |
| 8:54--Kurt Schwitters/Jack Zipes-- | The Story of the Rabbit-- | Lucky Hans-- | KBOO produced by Broken Hours-- |
| 8:57-- | Once Upon a Time There Was A Mouse-- | KBOO produced by Rabia Yeaman-- | |
| 9:00--Kurt Schwitters/Richard Francis-- | Quadrangle-- | KBOO produced by Richard Francis-- | |
| 9:09--John Cage/Stephen Drury-- | Suite for Toy Piano-- | In A Landscape-- | |
| 9:15--Andrei Codrescu-- | Internet-- | from the book "The Posthuman Dada Guide"-- | published by Princeton University Press, KBOO produced by Richard Francis-- |
| 9:25--Federico Garcia Lorca-- | A Trip To The Moon-- | KBOO produced by Rolf Semprebon-- | |
| 9:46--Andrei Codrescu/Ed Goldberg-- | Interview-- | topic: The Posthuman Dada Guide-- | KBOO produced by Ed Goldberg-- |
| 10:14--Kurt Schwitters-- | Simultangedicht kaa gee dee-- | from ubu.com-- | |
| 10:21--Marcel Duchamp/Stephane Ginsburgh-- | Tirage 63-78--tres lent, fort-- | Erratum Musical, 7 variations on a draw of 88 notes-- | Sub Rosa-- |
| 11:00--Kurt Schwitters-- | Ursonate-- | Ursonate-- | WERGO-- |
| 11:42--Kurt Schwitters/Eberhard Blum-- | Ribble Bobble Pimlico-- | Ursonate-- | hat NOW. series-- |
| 11:47-- | Ri Ribble-- | ||
| 11:57--Andrei Codrescu/New Orleans Klezmer Allstars-- | Mold Song-- | Jealous Witness-- |
DESOLO LUNA VOX THEATRUM is a quarterly, four-hour variety show celebrating dada and surrealism and airing on the rare fifth Mondays of the month. This show featured Andrei Codrescu, Kurt Schwitters, Marcel Duchamp, Federico Garcia Lorca, John Cage and the New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars. KBOO-produced events included productions by Ed Goldberg, Broken Hours, Rolf Semprebon and Rabia Yeaman.
Desolo Luna Vox Theatrum playlist for 03/30/2009
| Artist | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:03--Louis Aragon-- | Such A Divine Soul-- | KBOO produced-- | by Grace Hague |
| 8:14--Pulse Emitter-- | improvisation-- | performed live-- | |
| 8:51--Louis Aragon-- | The Mirror Wardrobe--One Fine Evening-- | KBOO produced-- | by Grace Hague |
| 9:26--The Naked Future-- | improvisation-- | performed live-- | |
| 10:12--Jacques Rigaut-- | The General Suicide Agency-- | KBOO produced-- | with treatment by Dr. Zomb |
| 10:14--404 & Georgia Hoskins-- | SPAM-- | KBOO produced-- | Anni & Arlene Keating, prod. by Rolf Semprebon |
| 10:19--Robert Desnos-- | Art Poetique-- | KBOO produced-- | read by Robert Barncord |
| 10:23--Jean Arp-- | The Swallows Testicle-- | KBOO produced-- | read by Richard Francis, music Sean Ongley |
| 10:29--Tristan Tzara-- | Dada Disgust-- | KBOO produced-- | read by Grace Hague, music Sean Ongley |
| 10:32--Louis Aragon-- | In A Tight Spot-- | KBOO produced-- | produced by Sudden Radio Project |
DESOLO LUNA VOX THEATRUM -- A four-hour-long variety show mixing live and pre-recorded performances of Dada, Surrealism, and many of their diverse offspring drawing on both classic and new material, all transposed for radio and performed by KBOO volunteers, enthusiasts, and artists of the genre from the local to the international. On this evening's show we will present live music performed by Pulse Emitter and by The Naked Future featuring Arrington De Dionyso and three plays by French Surrealist Louis Aragon: In A Tight Spot produced by Sudden Radio Project and The Mirror-Wardrobe, One Fine Evening and Such A Divine Soul produced by Grace Hague; all three plays from "The Libertine" translated from the French by Jo Levy.
Desolo Luna Vox Theatrum playlist for 12/29/2008
| Artist | Title | Album | Label | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00--Sean Ongley, Bob Jones & Shane Schneider-- | No Title-- | Improvised for 2008 Dada/Surrealist Festival-- | KBOO produced-- | |
| 8:09--Maja Ratkje & Jaap Blonk-- | Of Strange Abductors-- | Post-Human Identities-- | KONTRANS-- | |
| 8:19--Jaap Blonk & Co. (P. Minton)-- | No Drone Rising-- | Five Men Singing--(Jaap Blonk, Koichi Makigami, Paul Dutton, Phil Minton & David Moss)-- | Actuelle-- | |
| 8:26-- " " " " (P. Minton)-- | Cappa-- | Five Men Singing-- | Actuelle-- | |
| 8:28--Hugo Ball | Gadji Beri Bimba-- | Pavel Merzo & Bunney LaMonte for 2001 Fest-- | KBOO produced-- | www.circuscontraption.com |
| 8:31--Richard Hulsenbeck-- | The Cylinder Gable-- | Richard Francis, Michael Stirling, Jessee Isaacs & Rolf Semprebon for 2001 Fest-- | KBOO produced-- | |
| 8:34--Maja Ratkje & Jaap Blonk-- | Rotary Torso Extension-- | Post-Human Identities-- | KONTRANS-- | |
| 8:52--Max Ernst-- | The 100 Headless Woman-- | Richard Francis & Rolf Semprebon for DLVTheatrum-- | KBOO produced-- | |
| 9:11--John Cage-- | Bird Cage (excerpt)-- | John Cage Bird Cage-- | EMF Media-- | |
| 9:13--Jean (Hans) Arp-- | Kaspar Ist Tot-- | from UBU.COM-- | www.ubu.com | |
| 9:15--Gertrude Stein-- | Matisse-- | from UBU.COM-- | www.ubu.com | |
| 9:18--Gertrude Stein-- | Turkey and Bones and Eating and We Liked It-- | presented by the Highway 30 Art Playersfor 2008 Fest.-- | KBOO produced-- | |
| 9:37--Sean Ongley, Jake Anderson, Jay Morales and Shane Schneider-- | No Title-- | Improvised Live | KBOO produced-- | |
| 10:34--John Cage-- | Bird Cage (excerpt)-- | John Cage Bird Cage-- | EMF Media-- | |
| 10:37--Guillaume Apollinaire-- | Le Voyager-- | from UBU.COM-- | www.ubu.com | |
| 10:40--Andre Breton & Philippe Soupault-- | Original Judgement-- | Annie & Arlene Keating w/Rolf Semprebon for 2008 Fest.-- | KBOO produced-- | |
| 10:43--Donald Barthelme-- | Sexual Organs of Fathers from "Dead Fathers"-- | Richard Francis for 2001 Fest. | KBOO produced-- | |
| 10:46--Henri Chopin-- | Presence du Soleil-- | La Peur & Co. (1958-1979)-- | ? Records | |
| 10:52--Jaap Blonk & Co. (K. Makigami)-- | Haiku Sonic-- | Five Men Singing-- | Actuelle-- | |
| 11:01--John Cage (perf. S. Drury)-- | ASLSP (excerpt)-- | Piano Works 3-- | Mode-- | |
| 11:03--Michael McClure-- | The Beard-- | prod. by Grace Hague w/ Jennifer Robin & Jeff Kipilman-- | KBOO produced-- | |
| 11:57--Sean Ongley, Bob Jones & Shane Schneider-- | No title-- | improvised for 2008 Fest.-- | KBOO produced-- |
Premiere of new 4-hour-long Dada/Surrealist variety show which will air on 5th Mondays of the month. Expect a wild mixture of both live and prerecorded presentations of Dada and Surrealist influenced material (manifestos, poetry, prose, theater and music), and often of classic material created by both internationally know artists and by the Dada/Surrealist enthusiasts of the KBOO radio/internet community who brought you the KBOO Dada/Surrealist festivals of 2001 and 2008.
Programs & Schedules
- On-Air Schedule Grid (HTML)
- Schedule By Genre (PDF)
- On-Air Schedule (3/2012, graphic)
- On-Air Schedule (3/2012, PDF)
Next Board of Director's Meeting
JUNE 3, 2013 - 6PM
Community Events
“Shaman (version)” (Scarecrow #15)
A version of Broken Hours piece “Shaman” (Scarecrow #15) created for the 8/31 Theatrum has been posted at:
brokenhours.net/blog