RN Documentary: The Walker
Series: RN Documentaries
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Length: 00:29:30
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Piece Description
In the space of seven years, Jan Visser walked 40,000 kilometers, the equivalent of the earth?s equator, keeping score with his trusty pedometer. In ?The Walker?, Laura Durnford joins Jan for a wander through one of his favorite national parks, to find out why he has made pedestrianism part of his life?s philosophy, and to step into the realms where walking connects with human health, origins and cultural history.
Transcript
DOCUMENTARY
Radio Netherlands International - www.rnw.nl
TX: Wednesday 22nd & Friday 24th & Sunday 26th of February 2006
Production No: 1007100
WEEK NO: 8
Producer / Presenter : Laura Durnford
Contents: ?The Walker? - featuring
- Jan Visser: Walking enthusiast (http://www.learndev.org/People/JanVisser/Walking.html)
- Lillith T?rk: Therapeutic stretching Instructor (http://www.activehealthcenter.nl)
- Marja Westhoff: Human Movement Scientist, Dutch Heart Foundation
- Quotes from ?Wanderlust, A History of Walking?: by Rebecca Solnit ? published by Penguin Books (ISBN 0 14 02.8601 2)
VO 1: Where does it start? Muscles tense: One leg a pillar, holding the body upright between the Earth and sky. The other a pendulum, swinging from behind...
PRESENTER: Radio Netherlands presents 'The Walker' ? with Laura Durnford (4?)
DRUM TAPs begin
VO1: Heel touches down. The whole wei...
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Musical Works
0:17, Performer Name: Amsterdamse Politie Kapel Composer?s Name, H.A.V. Mechelen, Label Dureco Benelux
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Posted on November 10, 2006 at 03:44 PM | Permalink
Review of RN Documentary: The Walker
I listened to this piece more than a month ago and when I listened I liked it, but I did not come away with particularly strong feelings one way or the other. But I keep thinking about it! .... coming back to images and memories, especially the sound of walking, and the wide thoughts about the meaning of walking and walking and walking. To many American ears, I think this piece might sound slow and unusual. But there is quiet and deep beauty in this piece - the topic and the choices about how to explore it. Worth listening to!