Thalassa Raasch

Siren
2024-25 Research/Development Grant

With aims to develop an experimental score, Thalassa Raasch will research the etymology of “siren,” visit choirs and singing communities in and around Iowa City, and host conversations with womxn about the intersectional legacy of femme voices in expressions of resistance and joy. Along with ten diverse womxn singers, one to represent each decade of life, Raasch will initiate collaborations to create both an ephemeral and responsive live performance and an immersive multi-channel audio-video installation. Siren will investigate what it means to sound an emergency, using the power of voice as an instrument of change.