les jeudis tout ouïe

The Women With Kitchen Appliances reveals the secret of the contact microphone and explains how to turn a blender into a conceptual art practice. Using ordinary household appliances in live performances, the wwka's have been producing experimental home-cooked sounds since an inspirational expedition to the Salvation Army in 1999. Always appearing in matching dark gray uniforms and wigs, wwka's are a wide sweep. It's a noise art project, a cabaret act, as well as a collective improvisation performance. However, don't be fooled by their household props - they are deadly serious.