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A woman describes feeling like a ghost, invisible, even mute, when she travels. This brief palette-cleanser piece muses on the consequences of not staying put. The story is an excerpt from a documentary about nomads, commissioned by WBEZ's "Chicago Matters" for its housing series in 2002. Air alone or in the series, "Travels in Stasis.
Suggested airplay order:
1. Nomad
2. Ghost
3. Exile
4. Memory
5. Walking
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Piece Description
A woman describes feeling like a ghost, invisible, even mute, when she travels. This brief palette-cleanser piece muses on the consequences of not staying put. The story is an excerpt from a documentary about nomads, commissioned by WBEZ's "Chicago Matters" for its housing series in 2002. Air alone or in the series, "Travels in Stasis. Suggested airplay order: 1. Nomad 2. Ghost 3. Exile 4. Memory 5. Walking
Broadcast History
Brief excerpt of the half-hour documentary commissioned by WBEZ's Chicago Matters for their 2002 series on housing. Eventually, the full documentary aired on Soundprint.
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