The Mechanical Operation of the Spirit

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="044fd5a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Paul Barker: Composer</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Paul Barker: Composer"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Marriages"><U>Marriages</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Phantastes"><U>Phantastes</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pillow Song"><U>Pillow Song</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="La Malinche"><U>La Malinche</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Albergo Empedocles"><U>Albergo Empedocles</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Sorceress Tale"><U>The Sorceress' Tale</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dirty Tricks"><U>Dirty Tricks</U></A>   |   <B>The Mechanical Operation of the Spirit</B>   |   <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stone Angels"><U>Stone Angels</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Songs Between Words"><U>Songs Between Words</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nye Tand, Eh?"><U>Nye Tand, Eh?</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="045d2b03.jpg"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> The title and starting point is the satirical pamphlet of the same name by Jonathan Swift, published in 1704. Swift attempted to provide an answer to the philosophical problem of why Mohammed chose to travel to Paradise on the back of a donkey, despite the availability of more sophisticated vehicles.</div> <bR> <div> The work is at a Research and Development stage, funded by the Arts Council of England and the Arts & Humanities Research Board. </div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#888888" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> The Mechanical Operation of the Spirit</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="075d2180.png" border=0 width="210" height="280" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     <IMG SRC="074cc170.png" border=0 width="204" height="279" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="077dc190.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> ...an opera for string quartet, a philosophical treatise, a symphonic composition for voices, a game, a multimedia entertainment, a dramatic representation, an ironic historical enquiry, a satirical exposé, a digital extravaganza, a visual feat, an aural orgy and an awesome event. </div> <bR> <div> But at the moment it is just a prototype.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> R&D Personnel: </div> <div> Paul Barker<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >; Devisor & Composer </FONT></div> <div> Chris Newell<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >; Realiso & Director </FONT></div> <div> Sarah Leonard<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >; Soprano</FONT></div> <div> Stephen Chance<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >, Actor/Writer</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>