Dr. Chris Wenn is a researcher and sound designer for theatre and contemporary performance. His research explores the phenomenological implications of sound in performance, and the relationship between sound designer and audience.
Chris Wenn’s sound design and compositions have featured in 'Oedipus - a poetic requiem' and 'Antigone: The Descent Across the Bridge of Acheron' (Liminal Theatre and Performance); Triangle (MKA); Ulrike Meinhof Sings, The Drowning Girls, and I Am The Wind (Turtle Lab); The Noahs and For the Love of Pina (rollercoaster); Day One. A Hotel, Evening., The Motherf***er With The Hat, 4000 Miles, About Tommy, Herding Cats, ROAM, NSFW, Belleville, Middletown, and You Got Older (Red Stitch). His recent work includes: Triumph (The New Working Group); Yes No Maybe (Sarah Austin and collaborators); Approximate Translation (Malthouse), curated by Felix Ching Ching Ho; Ode to Man (Emma Mary Hall/Blue Room); and Colder (Red Stitch). Internationally, Chris has presented his work in Germany, the UK, the USA, and Australia; and created the sound for In The Silence of Your Heart (Esplanade, Singapore). Chris's sound designs for The Trouble With Harry (MKA/Darebin Arts Speakeasy/Melbourne Festival) and Rust and Bone (Daniel Clarke) were nominated for Green Room Awards. Only A Year (Sarah Austin and collaborators), a work for children up to 1 year old, received a Fringe Award in 2017. Chris performs live with iconic Melbourne noise-punk band, Primitive Calculators.
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Chris Wenn's selected work
Elasticity and Resonance: The Audience, Audient
Presentation
Sound Design: A Phenomenology
Book Chapter
If You Make Something Beautiful, Hide It
Live Performance of Creative Work
In The Silence of Your Heart
Original Creative Work - Design/Architectural Work
The Rush of Real World Sound: Acoustic Ecologies of Independent Theatre in Melbourne
Journal article
Headphone listening in live performance: a phenomenology of sound design
Journal article
Chris Wenn's selected work
Scholarly Works
Displaying the 8 most recent scholarly works by Chris Wenn.
Credentials
Positions
Positions
Tutor In Production (Technical)
Victorian College Of The Arts
Co-Chair, Independent Theatre Panel, 2018 - Present.
Green Room Awards Association
Education
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
Monash University
Postgraduate Diploma of Production (Sound)
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours)
University of Melbourne
Diploma of Arts (English)
University of Melbourne