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What if the place we lived reflected what we did to each other?, the first line of The Fences Show, sets in motion the metaphoric universe explored over the course of the CD's thirteen tracks. Conceived as a multi-disciplinary evening length performance, The Fences Show features music by composers Derek Bermel, Lisa Bielawa, Wiek Hijmans, Toek Numan, Aaron Stewart, and Daniel Worley, written around a scenario by writer Wendy S. Walters. Through its symbolic story emphasizing the tensions between change and nostalgia, community and independence, renovation and demolition, and love and self-love, The Fences Show provides a truly unique musical and dramatic experience that is both humorous and deeply moving. Throughout the profound wit and humor of Manifest Destiny, the drama and energy of Song of the Blues Bird, the darkly comic twists of Good Neighbors, the primal improvisations of Paradijs and the timeless transcendence of Here, The Fences Show shines as triumph of artistic collaboration and musical diversity.

TONK is a multinational, multi-disciplinary collaborative arts ensemble created by artistic directors Derek Bermel, Wiek Hijmans, and Wendy S. Walters, as a bold experiment in the fusion of contemporary music, improvisation, theater, and dance. The results of this experiment are as remarkable as they are indescribable. With members hailing from New York, Detroit and Amsterdam, the group incorporates a wide variety of musical worlds, both culturally and historically, into its performances. In an era of multi-media, TONK addresses not only the issue of music as it relates to other arts but also the place of contemporary music in our cultures.

1. What If
2. Manifest Destiny (Bermel, 1999) RealMedia Clip*
3. Dialog - Parade
4. Song of the Blues Bird (Numan, 1999) RealMedia Clip*
5. I Have Been Killed
6. Infrastructures (Stewart, 1999) RealMedia Clip*
7. Blue
8. lamentatie van het volmaakte onbegrip (Aiello, 1999)
9. Good Neighbors (Worley, 1999) RealMedia Clip*
10. Paradijs (Hijmans, 1999) RealMedia Clip*
11. Justice
12. Here (Bielawa, 1999) RealMedia Clip*
10. Paradijs 2 (Hijmans, 1999)

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