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en bateau (also known as other planet) was first performed in the multimedia performance five over three in 1998. The text was in response to an unusual, disorientating dream. In this case, the commonplace travelling experience of dislocation felt upon awakening in unfamiliar surroundings, was intensified by the fact that, before opening my eyes , I believed myself to be at a party on the deck of a Ukranian registered Ice Breaker - ominously called Titanic. One of the passengers/party-goers had just handed me a letter in a faded envelope upon which was inscribed (in light blue pencil) the words en bateau.

This piece was written in an attempt to capture some of the atmosphere of that strange voyage. The DVD version feature evocative images of the moon above the (almost) empty North-west coast of Western Australia.

First Performed: 25 August 1998 Taryn Fiebig and Lindsay Vickery as part of 5/3 in PICA

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other planet

where I sail my bed
a blue ukranian titanic
through icebergs of my own luggage

other planet

where people crouch
at a strange party
that fills the deck

other planet

where you arrive at 4 forty seven
to give me a letter
called en bateau

other planet
where the light is always yellow
where my eyes spin the world around
so heavy

other planet

where its always 4 forty seven a. m.
where a letter called 'en bateau'
[dry folded paper]
remains perpetually unopened

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from other planet: chamber music IV [1998​-​1999], released October 28, 2012
Taryn Fiebig (soprano and cello), Lindsay Vickery (clarinet)

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