KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Radio Event: No. 9: Boiling Water

Analog Audio

Event Type

Intermedia and Visual Arts

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

RE.1970.04.06

Program Series

Radio Event

Program Length

14 min

Dates

1970-04-06 | broadcast
| 1970-04-02 | created

Description

One in a series of groundbreaking, audience participatory, Radio Events, produced by KPFA in Berkeley California. This program, entitled “Boiling Water” was created by Philip Corner in conjunction with Charles Amirkhanian and his wife Carol Law. In order to participate, the audience was encouraged to listen to the radio while standing near the stove. The general idea was to have the audience boil some water and make some tea, or some other warm beverage, in concert with the two on-air personalities, Amirkhanian and Law. Unlike some other program in the Radio Event series, there is nothing preventing current OM Archives listeners from joining in this interactive experience despite the span of years that separate the original broadcast from the current day. So go to your stoves and enjoy the timeless comfort of listening to the radio while enjoying a good cup of tea.

Genres

Interactive Art

Subjects

Interactive art
Participatory art
Audience participation radio programs

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the GRAMMY Foundation.

Related places

Oakland (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

KPFA (Radio station : Berkeley, Calif.)
Amirkhanian, Charles
Law, Carol
Corner, Philip