Magma

Program note
“Anima Insana in Corpore Sano” was composed in 2008 and is to form the musical basis of a new dance work by Angie Smalis. This is the first public performance of the piece which is composed in 5.1 surround.

The title of the piece is a subversion of the popular latin phrase "anima sana in corpore sano" which translates as "sound mind in a sound body". A preoccupation with the limitations of the corporeal self has characterized Western artistic enquiry throughout the centuries. In many cases, obsessive tendencies in this regard have led to insanity as the human mind breaks upon realisation of the impossibility of pure transcendence. This piece results from contemplation of this metaphysical quandary.  

Enda Grennan Acousmatic