© LOXOS [Play~]

🎟 free – cultural aperitivo included
h 18.30
Giacomo Fronzi [IT] /// PLAY~ il performativo in musica [vol.1]: Cage e gli altri
* MA/IN ACADEMY

In the first of three planned meetings, we began exploring the constellations of performance, starting from a few lexical, semantic, and conceptual clarifications. Moving from the distinction between the performative, performativity, and performance, we gradually approached the so-called “performative turn” of the 1960s, focusing on how it played out within music. In the second meeting, we will focus above all on one of the undisputed protagonists of that era, John Cage. After reconstructing his biography, we will focus on some essential milestones of his output, as well as the role he played in the development of the performing arts in the second half of the twentieth century. In addition to Cage, we will also frame other central figures of the musical landscape of those decades: George Brecht, Nam June Paik, and La Monte Young.

Giacomo Fronzi /// is Associate Professor at the University of Bari Aldo Moro, where he teaches Aesthetics, Aesthetics of the Performing Arts, and Aesthetics of Music. He holds degrees in Philosophy (Lecce) and Musicology (Venice), a PhD in Philosophy, and a diploma in Piano. He is the author of around one hundred publications, eight of which are monographs. His main books include Theodor W. Adorno. Pensiero critico e musica, Philosophical Considerations on Contemporary Music, Electrosound. Storia ed estetica della musica elettroacustica, Percorsi musicali del Novecento. Storie, personaggi, poetiche da Schönberg a Sciarrino, and Performance. Un itinerario filosofico e storico-artistico. For Treccani’s Enciclopedia della musica contemporanea, he wrote the entries “Rivoluzioni e musica,” “Musica sperimentale,” “Razzismo e musica,” and “Canzone di protesta.” He writes program notes for concert organizations and institutions, and has contributed to the newspaper Il Manifesto and to Micromega. Alongside his teaching and research, he is also active as a pianist, music critic, and radio host (Rai Radio3 and Rete2 of Radio Svizzera Italiana).