Affinities & Movements (LIVE & STREAM)

Een avontuurlijke geluidsavond gegenereerd door bekende en onbekende processen, waarbij het rijke klanktapijt wordt omgezet in spannende uitvoeringsvormen.

Matthew Ostrowski & Andrea Parkins
Janne Eraker, Juliana Venter & Ivar Grydeland
Thomas Myrmel & Tatiana Rosa

Elective Affinities (NYC - Berlijn)
De gedeelde fascinatie van Matthew en Andrea voor fysieke en muzikale gebaren, dicht verweven mazen van gebeurtenissen en de esthetiek van onderbreking en breuk vormden de basis voor dit werk. Door gebruik te maken van concrete geluiden, geavanceerde synthesetechnieken, live processing en instrumentale en akoestische feedback, bevindt hun werk zich in een constante staat van moleculaire combinaties en recombinaties, van vormen in staten van ontwikkeling, flux en ineenstorting.

Movement for Listening
De ambitie van het album is om manieren te vinden om tapdans als percussie te gebruiken in een verscheidenheid aan muziekstijlen, genres en samenwerkingen. Het zoeken naar de uiterste grenzen met verschillende geluiden, texturen, materialen, schoenen, dynamiek, concepten en ritmes resulteert in een rijk tapijt van gecomponeerd en geïmproviseerd materiaal, schijnbaar op het podium gebracht in de bekwame handen van Janne Eraker (tap), Ivar Grydeland (gtrs/ electr), & Juliana Venter (stem/electr).

Convex Stream
De première van dit project van Splendorianen Thomas Myrmel en Tatiana Rosa brengt de elektronische uitbreiding van de trombone en fluiten door middel van gebarengestuurde uitvoeringen naar een tumultueuze vorm van enharmonische vervorming, onderbroken door stilte en vloeiend door harmonische weerkaatsing.

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BIO'S
Janne Eraker followed her dance training in Oslo, Rotterdam and New York. Eraker is fascinated by the sound of tap dance and is able to use it as a full-fledged musical instrument. Her work ranges from improvised concerts to choreographed dance pieces, in collaboration with a wide range of artists. In 2022, she released her first album with the trio One Small Step to critical acclaim.

Ivar Grydeland is a Norwegian musician and composer, who plays electric and acoustic guitar, banjo, pedal steel and electronics. He mainly operates in the field of contemporary improvised music, but also composes music for theater and dance. Grydeland is known for the ensembles Huntsville (Hubro and Rune Grammofon) and Dans les arbres (ECM, Hubro, Sofa).

Juliana Venter is a South African-born voice artist and actress who trained as an opera singer, known for her outspoken voice, broad palette and groundbreaking (sometimes extreme) expression. Called 'the queen of the South African avant-garde', she is equally at home in opera, contemporary music, folk music, jazz, noise and free improvisation. She was the figurehead of The Mud Ensemble from Johannesburg known for their statements against apartheid.

A New York City native, Matthew Ostrowski (electronics) is a composer, performer, and installation artist, working with custom-made software and cutting-edge gestural controllers, exploring the the liminal space between the virtual and phenomenological worlds.

Andrea Parkins is a Berlin-based sound artist, composer, and electroacoustic improviser who engages interactively with electronics as both material and process. Working with an array of sonic materials – amplified objects and drawing tools, electronic feedback, custom-built software, and electronic and acoustic instruments – her research explores connections and slippages between the body, materiality, sound, site, and space.

Tatiana Rosa is a Portuguese flutist, composer and audio-visual artist, currently based in Amsterdam. Her work, deeply linked with the use of electronics, digital tools, as well as literal and intuitive interpretation of data, aims to redirect the use of technology and data driven experiences, by subverting their use, while establishing close relationships between art, socio-political awareness, and technological impact.

Thomas Myrmel is a composer, performer and multifaceted artist, weaving the notions of social change, craftsmanship and creative expression into every aspect of his practice. He uses the techniques he acquired while studying composition at Conservatories in Rennes (FR) Chicago (USA) and Amsterdam (NL) to create music theater productions and performance art as well autonomous music for festivals throughout Europe, the middle east, the USA and Japan.

https://www.youtube.com/live/3mimVdUMBgg?si=x7pW1c9xpCDWPY&t=1282

https://vimeo.com/showcase/10568343