Lance Dann
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Lance Dann is an English
sound art
ist, radio producer and writer working for international theatre and radio since 1994.
(1998 to present). He studied Radio at Goldsmiths' College and produced a number of experimental radio programmes for Festival Radio Productions' Brighton based RSL radio stations during the early 1990s.
As a radio artist he has worked extensively with composer Rohan Kriwaczek
on a series of works for BBC Radio 3
, BBC Radio 4
and independent stations internationally. Their collaborations included a long running series of live radio performances and a trilogy of experimental plays for radio ("If on a Summer Night a Listener...", "Ho! Ho! The Clown is Dead" and "Glowboys"). Between 1996 and 2000 he worked with The Wooster Group
as producer of a sequence of plays for BBC Radio 3
("The Emperor Jones
", "Phaedra" and "The Peggy Carstairs Report"). He worked as sound designer for the company during the development of "To You the Birdie" and through performances of "House/Lights". In 1999 he recorded two documentaries with Yoko Ono
for BBC Radio 3, the first time she'd spoken at length to the British media for over 20 years. In 2001 he wrote a serialisation of John Wyndham
's "The Day of the Triffids
" for the BBC WorldService. His work in radio and theatre has earned a number of awards including two Sony Radio Academy Awards
and a Prix Marulic.
In recent years he has been writing for BBC Radio, carrying out doctoral research in the development of radio drama commissioning at the BBC on behalf of the Society of Authors and writing and producing the ongoing audio drama series The Flickerman .
England
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sound art
Sound art
Sound art is a diverse group of art practices that considers wide notions of sound, listening and hearing as its predominant focus. There are often distinct relationships forged between the visual and aural domains of art and perception by sound artists....
ist, radio producer and writer working for international theatre and radio since 1994.
Life and work
Dann is the founder of Radio Art group Noiseless Blackboard Eraser (1994–2007) and Associate Member of The Wooster GroupThe Wooster Group
The Wooster Group is a New York City-based experimental theater company known for creating numerous original dramatic works. It gradually emerged during 1975-1980 from Richard Schechner's The Performance Group and took its name in 1980...
(1998 to present). He studied Radio at Goldsmiths' College and produced a number of experimental radio programmes for Festival Radio Productions' Brighton based RSL radio stations during the early 1990s.
As a radio artist he has worked extensively with composer Rohan Kriwaczek
Rohan Kriwaczek
Rohan Kriwaczek is a British writer, composer and violinist of part-Austrian descent. A former student of Peter Maxwell Davies, Oliver Knussen and Judith Weir, and prolific creator of classical works, scores for theatre, TV, and radio, he has become best known as "England's foremost authority on...
on a series of works for BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation...
, BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
and independent stations internationally. Their collaborations included a long running series of live radio performances and a trilogy of experimental plays for radio ("If on a Summer Night a Listener...", "Ho! Ho! The Clown is Dead" and "Glowboys"). Between 1996 and 2000 he worked with The Wooster Group
The Wooster Group
The Wooster Group is a New York City-based experimental theater company known for creating numerous original dramatic works. It gradually emerged during 1975-1980 from Richard Schechner's The Performance Group and took its name in 1980...
as producer of a sequence of plays for BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation...
("The Emperor Jones
The Emperor Jones
The Emperor Jones is a 1920 play by American dramatist Eugene O'Neill which tells the tale of Brutus Jones, an African-American man who kills a man, goes to prison, escapes to a Caribbean island, and sets himself up as emperor...
", "Phaedra" and "The Peggy Carstairs Report"). He worked as sound designer for the company during the development of "To You the Birdie" and through performances of "House/Lights". In 1999 he recorded two documentaries with Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono
is a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon...
for BBC Radio 3, the first time she'd spoken at length to the British media for over 20 years. In 2001 he wrote a serialisation of John Wyndham
John Wyndham
John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris was an English science fiction writer who usually used the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names, such as John Beynon and Lucas Parkes...
's "The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids is a post-apocalyptic novel published in 1951 by the English science fiction author John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris, under the pen-name John Wyndham. Although Wyndham had already published other novels using other pen-name combinations drawn from his lengthy real...
" for the BBC WorldService. His work in radio and theatre has earned a number of awards including two Sony Radio Academy Awards
Sony Radio Academy Awards
The Sony Radio Academy Awards , started in 1983, are some of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry. They are run by ZAFER Associates in association with the Radio Academy...
and a Prix Marulic.
In recent years he has been writing for BBC Radio, carrying out doctoral research in the development of radio drama commissioning at the BBC on behalf of the Society of Authors and writing and producing the ongoing audio drama series The Flickerman .