The Mind-Body Problem
September 3 – 4, 2020
The Mind-Body Problem is an interdisciplinary solo guitar performance that examines the relationships we make in light of rapid technological advancements that impose on our physical space. Through storytelling and original music performed on a set of high-tech guitars, Teixeira challenges the audience to rediscover the importance of their physicality.
Gil Teixeira is a prolific artist and educator who sees sound as the unifying core of his many practices. A native of Portugal, Gil holds a Bachelor of Arts in Guitar Performance from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he explored technology in collaborative music making. He is the founder of the post-rock band La La La Ressonance.