Complaints Choir Columbus performance
Saturday, June 5, 2010
To meet YouTube's 10-minute limit, some material was cut from the audience participation part of the performance.
An expanded version of this video will be on view at Columbus Museum of Art October 8, 2010 - January 16, 2011
This project was initiated by artists Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen in 2005. See all the complaints choirs of the world at www.complaintschoir.org.
One day, artists Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen thought about how often people complain. In the Finnish vocabulary there is an expression "Valituskuoro". It means "complaints choir" and it is used to describe situations where a lot of people are complaining simultaneously. They had an idea. What if they put together an actual choir and had people sing their complaints?
After the success of their first effort in Birmingham, England, the artists received numerous letters, asking them to initiate Complaints Choirs around the world. To meet the demand for Complaints Choirs worldwide, Kalleinen & Kochta-Kalleinen have created a web site to encourage organizations to form their own complaints choirs. CMA is excited to be able to facilitate a Complaints Choir for the central Ohio community.
The idea is very nice.
The choir, though, sounds like they have assembled here for the first time today.
Exxxagerations such as mothers never have a minute for themselves are pathetic. Keeping it real would be a nice aim.
Better sound mixing would be good - most of what they say is killed by the instruments.
oYoYebutu 9 months ago
Dobra robota - bardzo rytmiczny śpiew. Good job:)
elbreth 1 year ago
I love It. Go on complaining. But support Obama! (The Nethertlands!)
PlusJean 1 year ago