"Don't hate us because we hate you, hate us because we're off pitch." I don't know if the members of the newest faction of the Complaint's Choir is saying this or not... but... how about "WE ARE CRANKY HEAR US HARMONIZE!!!"?????? This is the first time the Complaints Choir has infiltrated an area with actually challenging life circumstances... None other than Cairo Egypt. For those of you unfamiliar with the Complaint's Choir:
Complaints Choir is a community art project that invites people to sing about their complaints in a choir together with fellow complainers. The first Complaints Choir was organized inBirmingham (UK) in 2005, followed by the Complaints Choirs of Helsinki, Hamburg and St. Petersburg in 2006. The project was initiated by artists Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen. A video installation consisting of the documentation of the public performances of the four choirs were shown at Kiasma (Helsinki, Finland), S.M.A.K. (Ghent, Belgium) and Museum Fridericianium Kassel (Germany) among other venues. When the video clips of the choirs were distributed through online magazines and video sharing websites, the idea spread quickly to many other countries. To date additional Complaints Choirs have been organized in Bodø (Norway), Poikkilaakso primary school (Helsinki, Finland), Budapest(Hungary), Chicago (Illinois, United States), Juneau (Alaska), Gabriola Island (Canada), Melbourne (Australia), Jerusalem (Israel), Singapore, Breslau (Poland), Hong Kong,Philadelphia, and Tokyo (Japan).
Matt Bradley's great article about in "The National"
Mike Hannula's Article on the art of complaining
Judge for yourself
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