Soundwalk Collective and Patti Smith: Correspondences

A live performance by Soundwalk Collective and Patti Smith, combining sound, poetry, film and installation in a single presentation. It is staged at Bristol Beacon in Bristol.

The performance, titled Correspondences, is presented as a live work that brings together music, spoken word, film and installation. It draws on a collaboration between Soundwalk Collective and Patti Smith that has lasted for a decade.

The sound material consists of field recordings made by Stephan Crasneanscki in places affected by environmental change and fragility, including melting glaciers, deserts, forests and cities. The recordings are arranged into a sonic environment around the audience, built from wind, ice, stone, water, animal sounds and traces of human presence.

Patti Smith is an American singer and poet, active since 1971, who released the album Horses on Columbia Records in 1975. In this presentation, Smith's voice and spoken word draw on literature, personal reflection and historical memory, working alongside the recorded landscapes. Bristol Beacon, a Grade II listed concert hall on Trenchard Street, mainly hosts pop, rock and indie concerts and also stages theatre.