Presented by Allegra Bloom and 187 SoundSystem
187 BLOOM Mixtape
V.1
CLOUDS, RISE, while DANGER, and SILENCE, SHINE, just GROUND, with STEPPING STONES, the FIRES, ARRIVE, UPSIDE DOWN, it’s a SECRET, WHERE ARE YOU?
187 Bloom is the creative project coming from multi-genre vocalist Allegra Bloom and DJ-turned-producer, 187 Sound. Inspired by bridging musical and cultural styles, 187 Bloom creates layered soundscapes rooted in R&B, Folk, Soul, Hip-Hop, Grime, Drum and Bass, Trip Hop, and beyond. The project germinated out of their generative and iterative approach with the goal of pushing the boundaries of style to create their collective vision of an innovative sound. Sometimes ethereal, eerie, and dreamy; other times driving and bass heavy, moving your dancing feet, 187 Bloom aims to sprout inspiration and nurture creativity.
Live Performance Project
187 BLOOM Mixtape V.1 (LIVE PERFORMANCE): 187 Bloom Mixtape V.1 live performance is a creative project coming from multi-hyphenate artists Rosie Parker, Allegra Gilfenbaum, and Avery Youma
Where Ideas Take Shape
For 18 months Allegra Gilfenbaum, Rosie Parker and Avery Youma workshopped live performance ideas for 187 Bloom Mixtape V.1. While this work never made it to public performance, the creative workshopping did a tremendous amount to push our collective creative vision and reimagine our limits as performers. Through choreographed movement collaborations and live vocalizations we used the recorded mixtape as a backdrop for discovering new ways to blend musical grounding with world building movement imagination.
Exploration in Elements
In the workshopping process we experimented with stage elements including fabric, light, projection and body formation. This play provided foundational ideas for future projects.
exploration in elements
Here Rosie Parker and Avery Youma play with iPhone flashlights inside fabric to experiment with how simple tools that we already have can help to communicate inner transformation on stage through simple illumination.
Exploration in Elements
In this clip we work to experiment with collective movement through variation in height, shape, and fabric. These experiments proved that small effects can have big theatrical impact when well coordianted.