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BIO

André Castro (PT) is a sound artist living in Rotterdam. His practice involves DIY, exploratory, and nonsense strategies to appropriate found media-objects, such as audio-tracks from a colossal online archive, the whispers and silences of radiophonic discourse, or the stories told in spam emails.

ABSTRACT

Narratives of Deception narrates the dramas of the American soldier who captured Osama bin Laden, the daughter of Kenya's road minister who's threaten by her stepmother, the sick and religious widow who writes from her hospital bed, and the banker who find unclaimed fortunes from famous clients.

OR in plural

Narratives of Deception narrates the dramas of the American soldiers who captured Osama bin Laden, the daughters of Kenya's road minister who are threaten by their stepmother, the sick and religious widows who write from their hospital beds, and the bankers who find unclaimed fortunes from famous clients. famous clients.

Equipment

3 microphones (headsets or with mic-stands; if they are not wireless need long cables > 10m)
PA
sound mixer
ceiling lights
(video camera for documentation)

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-== BIO 70w ==
-Andre Castro (1983) is a sound artist from Lisbon. His practice often involves DIY, exploratory, and nonsense strategies in order to appropriate found media-objects, such as audio-tracks from a colossal online archive in ''Radio Liberté Égalité Beyoncé'', the whispers and silences of radiophonic discourse in ''Radio Fragments'', or the stories told over spam emails in ''Narratives of Deception''.
+== BIO ==
-http://www.andrecastro.info
+André Castro (PT) is a sound artist living in Rotterdam. His practice involves DIY, exploratory, and nonsense strategies to appropriate found media-objects, such as audio-tracks from a colossal online archive, the whispers and silences of radiophonic discourse, or the stories told in spam emails.
-== ABSTRACT 120w ==
+== ABSTRACT ==
-Narratives of Deception takes spam emails away from the computer screen and brings them to life in a stage piece.
+Narratives of Deception narrates the dramas of the American soldier who captured Osama bin Laden, the daughter of Kenya's road minister who's threaten by her stepmother, the sick and religious widow who writes from her hospital bed, and the banker who find unclaimed fortunes from famous clients.
-In a synchronized form of story-telling three performers let us experience the wild and hilarious dramas of four spam personas, and invite us to observe the networked and appropriative processes which go on to the creation of these narratives.
+'''OR in plural'''
-The interpreted emails are a courtesy of Miss Kones, the daughter of a Kenyan minister; The American soldier who captured Osama bin Laden; A sick, rich, and religious widow who writes from her hospital bed; And a banker who comes across unclaimed fortunes from famous clients. All of them ask for our help, let's give them a hand!
+Narratives of Deception narrates the dramas of the American soldiers who captured Osama bin Laden, the daughters of Kenya's road minister who are threaten by their stepmother, the sick and religious widows who write from their hospital beds, and the bankers who find unclaimed fortunes from famous clients.
+famous clients.
 == Equipment ==
-* 3 microphones (headsets or with mic-stands)
+* 3 microphones (headsets or with mic-stands; if they are not wireless need long cables > 10m)
 * PA
 * sound mixer
 * ceiling lights
 * (video camera for documentation)