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Experimental Duo Samples Whips, Whitney Houston, And A 1954 Educational Film

ShaLeigh Comeford

Usually the dancing is quite erratic at Sand Pact shows. Induced by their chaotic collages, onlookers may find themselves alternately writhing on the floor, head-bopping or paralyzed save a slight eye twitch.

Nonetheless, a Raleigh choreographer thought the duo a perfect candidate for a collaboration. After weeks of bouncing ideas back and forth, ShaLeigh Danceworks premiered with an original score composed by Sand Pact.

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Featured in the score are reworked audio from a 1954 educational film, the sound of a whip crack and, naturally, some samples of Whitney Houston.

Kaanchee Gudiya and Alex Fresa together are . They each also have solo projects — and . They join Host Frank Stasio to break down a section of their score and explain the creative process behind their soundscapes.

Sand Pact performs on Tuesday, April 21 from 1:20-2:20 a.m. as part of featuring dozens of musicians.

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Grant Holub-Moorman coordinates events and North Carolina outreach for ¹ÏÉñapp, including a monthly trivia night. He is a founding member of Embodied and a former producer for The State of Things.
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's ¹ÏÉñapp Director.