THE SEVENTEEN SEASONS (DVD distributed by ADAV, CD Mail, COLACO, CVS, RDM, VHS, for public institutions, AEDLA Alain Bouhey, for private individuals Référence ADAV : Dix-sept Saisons (Les) - 150 788 Référence CD Mail : Groupe Scriptoral ABS - Les dix-sept saisons ; http://www.cdmail.fr/affich_fich.asp?refcdm=TMB423122 Référence COLACO : DVD85243 : Dix-sept saisons (Les) - Groupe Scriptoral A.B.S. Référence CVS : 78628AN (prêt et consultation) 78628CN (prêt, consultation et projection) ; Dix-sept saisons (Les) Référence RDM : DIX-SEPT SAISONS (LES) ; http://www.rdm-video.fr/V45821/dvd/dix_sept_saisons_les.html Référence VHS : 67696 DIX-SEPT SAISONS (LES) en musique - jazz ; réalisateur-producteur Jean-Pierre ZIRN |
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I.- REVIEWS "Astounding !... What dazzling movement and color ! Your synesthesia works miracles. I only regret that the music does not consistently express the sense of the picture. Still, it is magnificent ! I was struck by one element in particular : the final picture of the saxophonists forming the outspread wings of condors and other great birds of prey, along with the man in white as the beak - significant ! Dizzying. Worth a replay ! The small two-page 'guide' that comes with the DVD is a big help for following along." (Jean-Marie Londeix in a letter to Alain Bouhey dated June 27, 2011) "... I appreciated your sound : clean, clear and strong, full of promise. It creates an interesting contrast with the 'other' sound, represented by Yochk'o." (Idem, June 28, 2011) Back to beginning |
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II.- The Show |
THE SEVENTEEN SEASONS, DVD (2011)
Type : modern myth,
a mixture of music, painting, sculpture, video creation, mime, text...
Subject : between monstrous improvisator and composer-players,
a mythical battle inverts the pyramid of creative power.
This DVD may be enjoyed by the general public.
Trailer : click here
Music : Jean-François Alexandre and Yochk'o Seffer.
Painting and sculpture : Yochk'o Seffer.
Text and video design : Alain Bouhey.
Filmed by Jean-Pierre Zirn, with a mime (Jean-François Alexandre), and two musicians (one player on soprano saxophone – Alain Bouhey – and one improvisator on tenor saxophone, piano and sound sculptures – Yochk'o Seffer).
Sound Dolby digital stereo ; Color – PAL ; format – 16/9 compatible 4/3 ; Language : French; Subtitles : English ; approx. 74 minutes.
IV.- Picture Gallery (Click once to enlarge. Click on enlarged photo to return to gallery.) Back to beginning |
 Improvisator and player « pyramided » |
 Giving shape |
 The improvisator and the formless ones |
 Pyramid light sparks in jeopardy |
 The player on high |
 Rapture |
 Hunt for the White Bird of Purity |
 « Her head fell. » |
 The destructive improvisator |
 The transformer improvisator |
 Battle with the White Bird of Purity |
 Battle with the White Bird of Purity |
 Battle with the White Bird of Purity |
 Battle with the White Bird of Purity |
 Trip to Core Furnace |
 Balance |
 Dionysos? The improvisator |
 Imperfect Monster |
 with cloven hooves |
 « Peace returned. » |
 The White Bird of Purity is ahead |
 The Builder is upset |
 The effect of rock music on the White Bird of Purity |
 Superimpositions |
 Improvisator's Irony |
 A negative « yes » |
 Other Superimpositions |
 Self Duo |
 Arts, literature and science |
 The monster is tense |
 Destruction-transformation |
 Pyramid alchemy |
 The trap dripping with blood |
 The two suns |
 « Unity of Light » |
 Dedication |
The Group Scriptoral A.B.S. has developed an art form which combines music, painting, literature and sculpture in accordance with the constant, but mutually respectful, tensions between composition-execution and destruction-transformation.
The group members' centers of interest are not parochial, but extend to several areas of the arts : the composer, Jean-François Alexandre, is also a classical musician and improvisator ; the player, Alain Bouhey, also invents texts and videos ; the improvisator, musician, painter and sculptor, Yochk'o Seffer, is at the same time, a composer.
