Concert for Signal Flares is a sound performance presented at Live Arts Week by the trio VA AA LR, formed by the portuguese musician Vasco Alves, and british sound artists Adam Asnan and Louie Rice, for the first time in Italy. Since 2012 VA AA LR have been focussing on a series of performances (in Porto, New Haven and Thessaloniki) that aim to harness the acoustic properties of distress flares. Set in the courtyard of Ex Bastardini, with a special sequence of movements, this visual concert demonstrates a free-form dispersal, creating a sound stage. Concert for Signal Flare aims to harness the rich acoustic properties of signalling distress flares as a sonic artifact. The ability of the trio to change in timbre with simple movements allows for a musical composition to be created via a choreography, using differences in proximity, directionality, and interaction with architectural elements to form sonic patterns. Even if you take away the literally explosive visual element, you are left with a wonderfully peculiar 20 minutes of sparkling hiss and frazzle.