About the Emerging – The consciousness
“Emerging: The Consciousness” is the second part of the “Surfacing” series dedicated to presenting how a new-born perceives the world, starting from its earliest moments of consciousness that is awakened while the baby is still in the mother’s womb, to the way babies get to know the world after they are born.
The purpose of this programme is to use sound images to introduce us to the baby’s original perception of the world, which is the foundation of the subsequent consolidated consciousness and new knowledge. The time babies spend in amniotic fluid is similar to the movements and sensations in the primordial ocean, which stands for the earliest origins of life on Earth. The author uses these universal perceptions to explore the evolution of individual consciousness by employing sound.
This programme is part of the research in the field of Ars acustica and it is part of the programme tradition of the series Sound Workshop of the Drama Programme Department.
The project was designed so as to allow for multiple works under the common title “Emerging”, each of which would cover particular stages in the development of a new-born baby.
Complete text (English version, in pdf)
Music Cue Sheet - Emerging – the Consciousness
Credits
Author of the programme and director • Milenija Ristić
Sound designer • Zoran Jerković
Programme editor • Vesna Perić
Coordinator of the Creative Europe Project for Radio Belgrade, RTS • Nikoleta Dojčinović
Premiere • December 26th, 2021 on Third Channel of Radio Belgrade, RTS
Duration • 16‘ 00‘‘
Funded by • Radio Television of Serbia
Supported by • the Ministry of Culture and Information of Serbia
Produced by • Public Service Media Radio Television of Serbia, Radio Belgrade, Drama Programme Department
Biographies
Milenija Ristić obtained her MA in Theatre and Radio directing in 2016 at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade.
She staged several theatre pieces. Her student Ars acustica project ‘Eco Requiem’ was broadcasted by Radio Belgrade and awarded second place in Iran’s 13th Radio Festival in 2014. Since the premier broadcasting of ‘Eco Requiem’ she started a collaboration with Radio Belgrade Drama Department that still lasts and includes 5 drama miniatures, 4 live broadcasts, 3 ars acustica pieces and 6 radio dramas. She also received an annual award from Radio Belgrade for the most successful young broadcasting author for the year 2013.
Zoran Jerković is a sound engineer and sound designer.
Worked for Radio Television Serbia since 1967. Works on radio-plays, experimental radiophonic pieces, as well as the classical and contemporary music for radio programes and recordings companies. He was professor (1997-2012) of sound engineering at Faculty of Drama Arts (Recordings and Sound Design Department). His radio pieces participated at following festivals: Prix Italia (awarded in 1977, 1984, 1985), Premios Ondas (awarded in 1977, 1977, 1985), Prix Futura/Europa Prix Japon, AudioBox, Karl-Szuka Preis, Prix Monaco… Zoran Jerković is a member of AES (Audio Engineering Society).
