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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260920T210000
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SUMMARY:MA/IN[X] - GVINIASHVILI  | DROLJC
DESCRIPTION:©VFX festival [Tadej Droljc] \n🎟 ticket in vendita su EVENTBRITE e disponibili in loco fino esaurimento posti.\nPossibilità di acquistare il biglietto combo MA/IN[X] – FENNESZ + GVINIASHVILI | DROLJC a un prezzo scontato\, che garantisce l’accesso sia all’evento del 19 settembre sia a quello del 20 settembre a Lecce.\n▷ apertura porte h 20.30\n▷ concerto\nh 21.00\n⦿ Mariam Gviniashvili [GE/NO]  /// human.exist = False \nA/V live performance \nh 21.30\n⦿ Tadej Droljc [SI] /// Osmotic Bodies \nlaser + A/V performance \n\n/// Osmotic Bodies is an audiovisual performance that explores intermateriality through sound\, visuals\, laser\, and light. As these systems collide\, they overflow into one another: virtual and physical domains interfere\, clash\, and permeate each other\, generating hybrid forms. These bodies drift between the fragile and the tectonic\, suspended through exchanges of energy and dancing on the threshold of stability. The work unfolds as an osmotic field of tension—a continuous becoming shaped by visceral forces intertwined with a technologically mediated reality. Drawing from both old and new ideas\, resampled material\, and recontextualized fragments of previous works\, Osmotic Bodies treats memory itself as an osmotic field—eroded\, shaped\, and constantly reassembled.\nTadej Droljc /// is a Slovenian artist and creative coder working at the intersection of sound\, image\, and light. His work has received the Lumen Prize Student Award\, the Dennis Smalley Scholarship for Electroacoustic Music (UK)\, and the Most Promising Video Artist Award at Madatac (Madrid). He completed his PhD at the Centre for Research in New Music (CeReNeM)\, University of Huddersfield (UK)\, receiving an award for outstanding research. His collaborative project Synspecies won the Edigma Semibreve Award and was shortlisted for the Lumen Prize. Tadej has presented his work at festivals including Mutek Montreal and Mexico\, Ars Electronica Linz\, NEMO Paris\, Signal Prague\, Sónar Istanbul\, L.E.V. Madrid and Gijón\, Deep Space Shanghai\, Semibreve Braga\, Lunchmeat Prague\, WeSA Seoul\, and others. Through his collaboration with Ars Electronica Futurelab on the Immersify project\, his work has also been presented at Inter BEE Tokyo\, IBC Amsterdam\, and the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes \n\n/// human.exist = False  I am watching a video on Instagram: a child falls from a high-rise building\, caught by a passing stranger. The crowd is shocked and in tears\, and my own eyes are welling up with relief. The video loops\, and then I spot it—a sixth finger on the saviour’s hand. I’m crying for an algorithm (again). The piece is born from that daily glitch in reality\, where the simulation looks so terrifyingly real that we don’t even realise we’re pouring very real emotions into code.\nMariam Gviniashvili  /// is a composer and sound artist working across electroacoustic and instrumental music\, spatial audio\, and multimedia. Her work focuses on the physical and emotional dimensions of sound and space\, often integrating visuals and live performance. Originally from Georgia\, Gviniashvili grew up singing and playing piano before pursuing composition at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire\, the Liszt Academy of Music\, and the Norwegian Academy of Music.  She has received commissions from institutions such as INA GRM\, ZKM | Center for Art and Media\, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter\, Oslo Sinfonietta\, Notam\, Ny Musikk\, Nordic Voices\, MA/IN\, and the Hong Kong Visualisation Research Centre. Her work has been presented internationally at festivals and venues\, including Radio France\, IRCAM\, Ars Electronica\, Sonic Acts\, Borealis Festival\, EMPAC\, the NYCEMF\, BEAST FEaST\, Cube Fest\, Transitions at CCRMA\, ICMC\, Mixtur Festival\, Heroines of Sound and Ultima Festival. Gviniashvili is the recipient of two Honorary Mentions from Prix Ars Electronica\, the PRIX CIME\, and the Work of the Year Award from the Norwegian Society of Composers (NKF). \n  \n\n\n \n\n© Mariam Gviniashvili\n\n\n \n\n© Tadej Droljc
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main26gviniashvilidroljc/
LOCATION:Teatro Paisiello\, Via Giuseppe Palmieri 83\, LECCE\, 73100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Audiovisual,Live Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260920T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260920T200000
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CREATED:20260725T192429Z
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SUMMARY:MA/IN[X] - PLAY~ il performativo in musica [vol.2]
DESCRIPTION:© LOXOS [Play~]\n \n🎟 free – cultural aperitivo included\nh 18.30\nGiacomo Fronzi [IT] /// PLAY~ il performativo in musica [vol.1]: Cage e gli altri\n* MA/IN ACADEMY \nIn 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. \nGiacomo 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). \n\n\n\n\n⊕ MA/IN academy: is a structured program dedicated to training and education in contemporary music\, multi-level and multi-target: the offering for the general public includes the new educational trilogy curated by Giacomo Fronzi—which follows the previous trilogy on the history of electroacoustic music by the duo Iavarone/Gatti—the presentation of the 10th edition festival catalog curated by Antonio Mastrogiacomo and Ambra Benvenuto\, talks with artists\, listening introductions\, and concerts dedicated to the centenaries of some great composers. Within the MA/IN Academy\, projects are structured to involve high school students and students from partner conservatories through pathways that allow them to work directly with important composers and take part in unique masterclasses\, such as those organized in the past with Robert Henke\, Pierre Jodlowski\, and many others. Furthermore\, through an international call\, young composers are selected for the world premiere presentation of their works. \n\n\n     \n\n         \n\n© Giacomo Fronzi
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main26play2/
LOCATION:Officine Culturali Ergot\, Piazzetta Ignazio Falconieri\, 1/b\, Lecce\, 73100\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Educational
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260919T210000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260919T223000
DTSTAMP:20260813T203607Z
CREATED:20260725T182624Z
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SUMMARY:MA/IN[X] - FENNESZ
DESCRIPTION:© Carsten Nicolai [Fennesz] \n🎟 ticket in vendita su EVENTBRITEe disponibili in loco fino esaurimento posti.\nPossibilità di acquistare il biglietto combo MA/IN[X] – FENNESZ + GVINIASHVILI | DROLJC a un prezzo scontato\, che garantisce l’accesso sia all’evento del 19 settembre sia a quello del 20 settembre a Lecce.\n▷ apertura porte h 20.30\n▷ concerto\nh 21.00\n⦿ Geli Li [US] /// Breath VI\naccordion + electronics\naccordion: Michele Bianco\nelectronics: Gioele Nuzzo\n \nh 21.20\n⦿ CHRISTIAN FENNESZ [AT] /// MOSAIC\nelectric guitar + electronics \n\n/// MOSAIC [mixed media] with Mosaic\, Austrian composer and sound artist Christian Fennesz presents his latest exploration of the rich territory between guitar and electronics. Over more than three decades\, Fennesz has redefined the possibilities of the electric guitar\, transforming it through digital processing into vast\, immersive soundscapes where melody\, noise\, and texture merge seamlessly. Mosaic unfolds as a series of interconnected sonic fragments—shimmering harmonies\, fractured rhythms\, and luminous distortions that constantly shift between abstraction and emotional immediacy. Rather than reproducing the album on stage\, Fennesz’s live performances evolve in the moment\, balancing meticulous sound design with improvisation and spontaneity. The result is a deeply atmospheric experience that invites listeners into a world where fragile beauty emerges from digital complexity\, confirming Fennesz as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary electronic music.\nFENNESZ ///  is the solo project of Austrian musician\, composer\, and sound artist Christian Fennesz (b. 1962\, Vienna). Since the early 1990s\, he has been one of the most influential figures in electronic and experimental music\, renowned for his distinctive fusion of guitar\, digital processing\, noise\, and ambient textures. International recognition came with Endless Summer (2001)\, now regarded as a landmark of electronic music. Acclaimed albums including Venice (2004)\, Black Sea (2008)\, Bécs (2014)\, Agora (2019)\, and Mosaic (2024) further developed his singular sonic language. Alongside his solo work\, Fennesz has collaborated with artists such as Ryuichi Sakamoto\, Alva Noto\, David Sylvian\, Jim O’Rourke\, Keith Rowe\, King Midas Sound\, and Lillevan. Performing worldwide for over three decades\, his live shows combine improvisation\, intricate sound design\, and emotional depth\, establishing him as one of the defining voices in contemporary electronic music. \n\nBreath VI [mixed media] /// Since 2020\, I have been developing a composition series titled Breath. This series explores the delicate interplay between noise and pitch\, aiming to articulate the subtle nuances and gentle gestures of sound. My goal is to weave together diverse sonic materials\, creating a rich mosaic where each sound resonates with purpose. By 2024\, I had composed six pieces in the Breath series\, each employing distinct instrumentation for varied sonic purposes\, providing multiple musical and conceptual perspectives on the theme of “breath.” Breath VI\, composed for accordion virtuoso Anthony Millet\, premiered at the ManiFeste Academy Festival\, IRCAM in June 2024. In this piece\, I employ electronics as an inner voice within the sound envelope\, enhancing the acoustic instrument with vivid and nuanced movements of inner voices. The fixed media and live electronics animate the accordion’s sound\, transforming the soundscape into a variety of sonic shapes\, gestures\, and expressions\, thereby adding depth to the sound.\nGeli Li /// is a Chinese-American composer whose musical journey spans Asia\, Europe\, and the United States. With over two decades of experience as a contemporary classical composer\, she has cultivated a prolific portfolio spanning both acoustic and electronic media\, advancing Eastern and Western musical traditions through a distinctive contemporary idiom. Her works have been performed by more than forty leading ensembles and orchestras worldwide\, including Talea Ensemble\, Klangforum Wien\, Alarm Will Sound\, and Orchestra of St. Luke’s\, among others.\n Recognized with more than fifty honors and distinctions\, her work has received awards including the Henri Lazarof International Commission Prize and the Luigi Nono International Composition Prize\, and has been supported through fellowships\, residencies\, and commissions at the Gaudeamus Festival\, DeGaetano Composition Institute\, Copland House\, the Mizzou International Composers Festival\, IRCAM’s ManiFeste\, the Rodamúsic Composers Residency in Spain\, and the Intimacy of Creativity at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.\nMichele Bianco/// graduated with honors in accordion from the “T. Schipa” Conservatory in Lecce under the guidance of Germano Scurti. A laureate of major international competitions\, he won first prizes at “Città di Castelfidardo”\, the 20th Val Tidone International Prize\, and the 12th National Arts award. He achieved top podium finishes at the Coupe Mondiale\, Trophée Mondial de l’accordéon and the “G. Zinetti” International Music Award. He regularly performs as a soloist\, with orchestras and in ensembles. His career includes appearances on Rai 1 and French TV\, collaborations with many musicians and performances at festivals worldwide\, from Lithuania to China. A champion of new music\, he has worked with international composers to expand the bayan repertoire (notably at “ComposersPlus” in Lithuania). In 2019\, his trio “Lecce Accordion Project” released the album Gogol under Maffucci Music\, featuring contemporary works. He released an album with the chamber ensemble “Sirius Accordion Trio” on Da Vinci Classics\, featuring music written specifically for accordion trio. He recorded his solo album “Silhouetten”\, which includes transcriptions and original works. \n  \n\n\n \n\n© Geli Li\n\n\n \n\n© Michele Bianco
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main26fennesz/
LOCATION:Teatro Paisiello\, Via Giuseppe Palmieri 83\, LECCE\, 73100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Audiovisual,Live Performance,Mixed Media
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260919T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260919T200000
DTSTAMP:20260809T080341Z
CREATED:20260729T191042Z
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SUMMARY:MA/IN[X] - 10 EDIZIONI X 1 CATALOGO
DESCRIPTION:© Stefano Giust [Catalogue]\n \n🎟 free – cultural aperitivo included\nh 18.30 \nAntonio Mastrogiacomo + Ambra Benvenuto [IT] /// MA/IN ~ 10 EDIZIONI X 1 CATALOGO\nlezione concerto\n* MA/IN ACADEMY \nPublished to mark the tenth anniversary of MA/IN\, the catalogue traces the festival’s history while presenting its current edition. Through archival materials\, images\, texts and contributions by artists and scholars\, the volume reflects on a decade of research into sound\, audiovisual experimentation and contemporary artistic practices. Conceived not only as a record of past editions but also as a tool for interpreting the festival’s evolving identity\, the catalogue brings together memory and present-day perspectives within a shared editorial framework. The presentation will bring together multiple voices to introduce the catalogue and retrace the process behind its development\, from the selection and organisation of materials to the coordination of contributions and the overall editorial approach. \nAntonio Mastrogiacomo + Ambra Benvenuto /// Antonio Mastrogiacomo teaches pedagogy at the Academy of Fine Arts in Reggio Calabria. His research explores the relationship between critical pedagogy\, media activism\, and artistic practices\, with a particular focus on sound and contemporary music. He is a multimedia artist\, journalist\, and editor-in-chief of the journal «d.a.t.».\nAmbra Benvenuto is a journalist\, junior architect\, and PhD candidate in Visual and Media Studies. Her research focuses on enhancing cultural heritage through augmented reality\, bringing together aesthetics and architecture.\nThey are curators and editors for Il Sileno Edizioni’s «Musica_XXI» series. Together\, they developed and edited the catalogue celebrating ten years of MA/IN and the program for the current edition\, overseeing its structure\, contributions\, and overall editorial direction. \n\n\n\n\n⊕ MA/IN academy: is a structured program dedicated to training and education in contemporary music\, multi-level and multi-target: the offering for the general public includes the new educational trilogy curated by Giacomo Fronzi—which follows the previous trilogy on the history of electroacoustic music by the duo Iavarone/Gatti—the presentation of the 10th edition festival catalog curated by Antonio Mastrogiacomo and Ambra Benvenuto\, talks with artists\, listening introductions\, and concerts dedicated to the centenaries of some great composers. Within the MA/IN Academy\, projects are structured to involve high school students and students from partner conservatories through pathways that allow them to work directly with important composers and take part in unique masterclasses\, such as those organized in the past with Robert Henke\, Pierre Jodlowski\, and many others. Furthermore\, through an international call\, young composers are selected for the world premiere presentation of their works. \n\n\n     \n\n         \n\n© Antonio Mastrogiacomo + Ambra Benvenuto
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/catalogox/
LOCATION:Officine Culturali Ergot\, Piazzetta Ignazio Falconieri\, 1/b\, Lecce\, 73100\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Educational
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260918T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260918T230000
DTSTAMP:20260808T144309Z
CREATED:20260725T174354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260808T144309Z
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SUMMARY:MA/IN[X] - KORA②
DESCRIPTION:© lorenzo ballerini\n \n🎟 biglietti disponibili solo in loco\n▷ opening / installazione\nh 20.30\n⦿ re_derma [IT] /// Somatic Resonance\nsound installation \n⦿ #acousmatic miXtape\n\nsound installation/listening room\n\n\nHoyong Lee [KR] /// Dashboard: Bit-Crushed\nIsaac Barzso [US] /// Bled in plasticrust\nPanayiotis Kokoras [GR/US] /// AI Phantasy\nWei Yang [CN] /// rain contained\, rain contains…\nIan Whillock [US/DE] /// Residual\nLoup Mormont [BE] /// Nuit Corail\nTheodoros Karkatselas [GR] /// Quarks\nBoyi Bai [CN] /// Take Me Back to Indonesia\nJonty Harrison [GB] /// Kammermusik\nAbril Padilla [AR] /// GRIMJA\n\n\n\n▷ concerto\nh 21.00\n⦿ Simone Grande [IT] /// Mani Rotte  /// Mani Rotte\nelectric guitar + electronics  \n⦿ Lorenzo Ballerini [IT] /// Void\nsmartphone network performance \n⦿ H7-25 [IT] (Damiano Meacci + Gianluca Catuogno) ///OVERT[o]URISM\nlive electronics \n\n///OVERT[o]URISM [live electronics performance] a single small letter\, squeezed between capitals\, is all it takes to tip an overture into overtourism. The small crushed by the outsized: an island\, a city\, a mind under the many forms of “over” we inhabit — overtourism\, which the duo experiences at first hand between Florence and Capri; the flood of information that promises awareness and delivers distraction; the strain every excess places on the ecosystems — natural\, urban\, mental — that sustain us. On stage\, sound behaves like an ecosystem. Fragile equilibria are enriched by new presences: it is not presence that breaks them\, but excess — proliferations that thicken into chaos and consume the balance that had made room for them. Much of the duo’s sound is born from almost nothing: background noise channelled into feedback circuits (no-input) until it proliferates into matter — noise itself turned into excess; around it\, pre-recorded fragments — voices of protest — reworked live\, and the ticking of a timer\, time running out as it all unfolds. Dense saturation alternates with deep stillness\, in a free improvisation grounded in mutual listening: what happens when what we take for enrichment begins to devour us?\nH7-25 /// is the electroacoustic duo of Gianluca Catuogno (Capri) and Damiano Meacci (Florence). Born from a shared urge to improvise\, the duo builds its music from essential means: everyday objects\, small folk instruments and self-built electronics\, explored through close listening and transformed live into events\, textures and form. Each performance reshapes itself around the space that hosts it. H7-25 has performed at Tempo Reale Festival (Florence)\, Resonant Edge Festival (UK) and Audio Art Festival (Kraków)\, and in residency at Château Éphémère (Paris). Gianluca Catuogno is an electronic musician\, composer and music therapist. He has created a sound installation for sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro\, written music for theatre (with Roberto Saviano and Mimmo Borrelli) and film\, and explores live electronics in music therapy. He teaches at the Tito Schipa Conservatory in Lecce. Damiano Meacci is a musician and sound researcher\, member of Tempo Reale since 1996\, performing live electronics for Luciano Berio and many others\, from Teatro alla Scala to IRCAM. His music for Nina\, with soprano Claron McFadden\, is touring internationally. He teaches at the Cherubini Conservatory in Florence. \n\n/// Void  [smartphone network performance] Void arises from an exploration of the contemporary paradox: connection as a form of isolation. In a hyperconnected system\, constant access to personalized visual\, sonic\, and informational content generates increasingly separate individual experiences. The illusion of a shared space fragments into perceptual micro-universes\, calibrated for a single subject.\nThe performance questions the concept of spatialization\, no longer as an extension\, but as a contraction of space. A shared loudspeaker system constructs a common acoustic environment\, while the audience’s smartphones introduce another perceptual layer: private perceptual spaces\, accessible only to those who temporarily hold them. Controlled in real time by the performer\, these parallel experiences create a shifting relationship between collective listening and individual perception. Void invites the audience to reflect on the threshold between the personal and the collective\, asking whether there is something that no one can perceive alone.\nLorenzo Ballerini ///  is an Italian sound and new media artist and researcher based in Florence. He is Professor of Electroacoustic Music and Multimedia Arts at the Conservatory of Trapani. His practice explores sound\, space\, and digital media through performances and installations focused on social interaction and collective behaviour. His work has been presented at ADE Festival\, Artech\, Berlin Biennale\, Bright Festival\, CHB Berlin\, Diffrazioni Festival\, Fabbrica Europa\, Gaida Festival\, ICSC\, IRCAM-WAC\, MA/IN Festival\, MEFF\, SMC\, and Tempo Reale Festival. He has collaborated with artists including Alvise Vidolin\, Christine Meisner\, Michele Marasco\, Nicola Sani\, Paolo Parisi\, Roberto Fabbriciani\, and Tiziano Manca.\n \n\n/// Mani Rotte  [mixed media]  is a moment devoted to improvisation for electric guitar and live electronics\, and it uses no score. A melody\, or a small cell\, is developed\, redefined and transformed into a continuous dialogue between instrument\, gesture and compositional thought: improvisation\, body\, space and memory are at the heart of its research. In a hyper-productive and hyper-descriptive age\, the project chooses to withdraw toward the foundational materials of a path — texts\, melodies and harmonies — in order to reread them through contemporary tools. It recycles and reinterprets the past without indulging in formalism\, seeking an essential\, unhurried listening\, one able to counter the perceptual frenzy of the present. Mani Rotte does not claim to invent something new: it questions the very idea of originality\, generating new awareness around material that already exists. Close to improvisation on a theme and variations\, its aim is to reactivate listening and to offer fresh perspectives\, without sweetening or new terminology. It is the real-time sound-processing tools that define\, time after time\, the form and structure of the performance.\nSimone Grande /// is an Italian guitarist and sound designer. He moved to Bologna to study classical guitar with Walter Zanetti; after graduating he continued in electronic music and sound design\, focusing on improvisation through a Master’s in Electroacoustic Improvisation. His independent projects and releases include “Mani Rotte\,” a solo performance for guitar and electronics\, and “CavalloGrande\,” a cassette with Biagio Cavallo. He has collaborated with musicians and institutions such as Julien Desprez for Ohm Orchestra (Angelica Festival\, Bologna)\, Joseph Kamaru for the “Stayer” tour (La Torre Centro Musica\, Modena)\, Christian Wolff for the “Sveglia” project (Angelica\, Italy)\, Tempo Reale (Italy) for commissions and live sets\, and Virgilio Sieni’s Cango Cantieri Danza (Italy). He has released with Elli Records (France) with the B.I.G. (Bologna Improvisation Group) and NeverAnythingRecord (USA).\nHe has handled sound design for dance productions with CGJ (Italy)\, including “Pas De Deux\,” “Fuego\,” “Evento\,” and “Elysium” (Cango Cantieri Goldonetta\, Virgilio Sieni). He has been hosted internationally at the Cité des Arts in Paris and Instants Chavirés. \n\n/// miXtape [LISTENING ROOM] 10 works selected from the acousmatic category become part of the annual acousmatic mixtape featured on the MA/IN festival website. Marking the festival’s 10th anniversary\, this year’s edition extends into a physical space: a sound installation inside KORA transforms into a listening room\, allowing visitors to freely explore and experience the 10th [X] miXtape.\n \n\n\n     \n\n         \n\n© H7-25\n     \n\n         \n\n© Simone Grande
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/mainxkora%e2%91%a1/
LOCATION:KORA – Contemporary Arts Center\, Via Vittorio Emanuele\, 19\, CASTRIGNANO DE' GRECI (LE)\, 73020\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Acusmatica,Live Performance,Mixed Media,Sound Art
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260917T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20260917T230000
DTSTAMP:20260809T102358Z
CREATED:20260725T162755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T102358Z
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SUMMARY:MA/IN[X] - KORA①
DESCRIPTION:© re_derma\n \n🎟 biglietti disponibili solo in loco\n\n▷ opening / installazione\nh 20.30\n⦿ re_derma [IT] /// Somatic Resonance\nsound installation \n⦿ #acousmatic miXtape\n\nsound installation/listening room\n\n\nHoyong Lee [KR] /// Dashboard: Bit-Crushed\nIsaac Barzso [US] /// Bled in plasticrust\nPanayiotis Kokoras [GR/US] /// AI Phantasy\nWei Yang [CN] /// rain contained\, rain contains…\nIan Whillock [US/DE] /// Residual\nLoup Mormont [BE] /// Nuit Corail\nTheodoros Karkatselas [GR] /// Quarks\nBoyi Bai [CN] /// Take Me Back to Indonesia\nJonty Harrison [GB] /// Kammermusik\nAbril Padilla [AR] /// GRIMJA\n\n\n\n▷ concerto\nh 21.00\n⦿ Francesco Massaro [IT]  /// Tactile\nsax + electronics + audiovisual \n⦿ Hoshiko Yamane + Makoto Sakamoto [JP] /// A Fragment of the Story\nviolin + electronics \n\n/// A Fragment of the Story  [mixed media] A Fragment of the Story unfolds as an evolving sonic environment constructed entirely in real time. Rather than presenting a fixed composition\, Hoshiko Yamane and Makoto Sakamoto develop musical form through continuous listening\, interaction\, and response. The electric violin functions as part of a live electronic system in which signal processing\, feedback\, resonance\, and spatial projection continuously influence one another. Layers of sound gradually reveal shifting harmonic relationships while moments of density and silence reshape the perception of time and space. Rather than telling a complete narrative\, the performance offers fragments from which listeners may discover their own journeys. Memories\, personal associations\, and imagined stories emerge differently for each individual\, making every experience unique. Each realization responds to the acoustic characteristics of the venue and the conditions of the moment\, creating a sonic architecture that exists only through the interaction between performers\, space\, and audience.\nYamane + Sakamoto/// A duo featuring Hoshiko Yamane\, violinist of Tangerine Dream and classically trained composer\, and Makoto Sakamoto\, who shapes live electronic spaces through sound construction and real-time processing. Within Sakamoto’s layered waves of abstract\, quasi-mechanical tones and dense noise textures\, harmonic structures begin to emerge. Yamane’s razor-sharp precision and distinctly classical expressiveness move through this shifting field—at times merging with it\, at times cutting through it with striking clarity. Their performances are marked by intensity\, control\, and a strong sense of structure.\n \n\n/// Tactile  [A/V performance] cineconcerto by Leonardo Carrano Through a stereoscopic vision\, the film investigates the evolutions of the matter that organically inhabits the 35mm film\, staging a tactile and sensitive perception that\, abandoning the ocular scopic regime\, plunges into an incorporeal experience where unconscious humanity and interstellar universes seem to touch. The music\, composed and performed live by Francesco Massaro\, seeks a non-literal relationship with the image\, while remaining faithful to the director’s creative processes; thus creating a double within a double\, in which the sound also follows the subversion of the natural order of the senses\, seeking itself to be touched.\nFrancesco Massaro/// Sax player\, composer and sound artist whose practice unfolds at the intersection of improvisation\, composition\, and sonic research. Working with saxophones\, clarinets and live electronics\, he investigates sound as a material\, embodied\, and perceptual phenomenon\, developing performance environments in which acoustic and electronic processes continuously reshape one another. His work treats the instrument as an unstable and evolving system\, where feedback\, resonance\, friction\, and micro-variation become compositional forces. Situated within a fluid territory spanning experimental music\, avant-jazz\, contemporary composition\, electronic practices\, and ethnic traditions\, his artistic research explores emergent forms\, relational listening\, and the poetics of transformation. His projects frequently extend beyond music\, engaging dialogue with space\, image\, language\, and the body. A student of Gianni Lenoci\, Massaro has received recognition from institutions and critics. He has presented his work throughout Italy and Europe at festivals and venues dedicated to contemporary sound practices\, including AngelicA\, Tempo Reale and Area Sismica.\n \n\n/// Somatic Resonance [multimedia installation] Somatic Resonance investigates the transmutation of biological data into mechanical energy\, exploring the threshold where the organic body merges with digital and sonic infrastructure. Visitors’ heartbeats\, detected by biometric sensors\, are extracted and re-injected into a synthetic structure. Membranes are set into vibration by electroacoustic transducers\, manifesting digital flesh through sub-low frequencies that act directly on matter. A system of translucent communicating vessels acts as an informational circulatory apparatus\, connecting the human body to the machine in a visceral flow of data. The work shifts the focus from the visual representation of flesh to its vibratory persistence\, transforming the exhibition space into a sensitive organism. When multiple users interact simultaneously\, the installation evolves into a collective ecosystem generating interference. In this tension between synchrony and chaos\, Somatic Resonance seeks to redefine sound and technology as a disturbing extension of the human nervous system.\nre_derma /// is a multimedia artistic duo born as a collective in 2024\, active in installation\, performative digital practices\, and audiovisual live-sets. Their research investigates the body in its most intimate and carnal relationship with technology and structures of power\, focusing on the contemporary digital ecosystem: Artificial Intelligence\, biohacking\, and the digitalization of desire and the body. The project takes shape in interactive installations\, experiential spaces\, A/V performances\, and multi-screen scenographies. Within these environments\, technology becomes an extension of the body\, and the subjectivities that move through the works are invited into an active engagement that destructures the logics of control and questions the boundaries between real and virtual\, turning the body into a transducer of impulses. The collective has presented its work in contexts such as LIMINAL SPACE\, Studio Tiepolo 38\, the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome\, Manifatture Knos (Lecce)\, and Parsec (Bologna)\, as well as in Roman venues such as Esc Atelier\, Casa delle Donne di Roma\, Trenta Formiche\, La Redazione di Scomodo\, Forte Prenestino\, Alibi Club\, and Angelo Mai. \n\n\n     \n\n         \n\n© Yamane + Sakamoto\n     \n\n         \n\n© Francesco Massaro
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main26kora%e2%91%a0/
LOCATION:KORA – Contemporary Arts Center\, Via Vittorio Emanuele\, 19\, CASTRIGNANO DE' GRECI (LE)\, 73020\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Acusmatica,Audiovisual,Live Performance,Mixed Media,Sound Art
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20251005T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20251005T203000
DTSTAMP:20250904T115917Z
CREATED:20250903T104538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T115917Z
UID:10575-1759690800-1759696200@www.mainfest.it
SUMMARY:MA/IN25 - Wunderkammer / BLCK SUN
DESCRIPTION:© Giulia Lenzi [Azione_Improvvisa]\n \n🎟 ticket in vendita su EVENTBRITE e disponibili in loco fino esaurimento posti \n▷ apertura porte h 18.30\n \n▷ concerto\nh 19.00\n⦿ Azione_Improvvisa Ensemble [IT]  /// Wunderkammer II\nconcerto per ensemble +  elettronica\n      ⌾ Maurizio Azzan [IT] /// Time turns the shadows\n      ⌾João Pedro Oliveira [PT/US] /// Circle of Shadows \nh 19.30\n⦿ AMIANGELIKA & 1100 [GB]/// BLCK SUN\nA/V performance \n\n/// WUNDERKAMMER [mixed media] is a musical project by Azione_Improvvisa Ensemble that places the relationship between listening\, space\, and wonder at its core. The dimension of the solo and that of the ensemble alternate and intertwine\, generating contrasts and continuities that reveal ever-changing perspectives on the sonic material. The program develops around rhythmic and timbral densities\, which form its generative nucleus: dense\, pulsating textures encounter rarefied and suspended moments\, in a play of tension and release where the listening space expands\, amplifies\, or contracts together with the sound. Through works by Mauro Lanza\, Anna Sowa\, Roberto Vetrano\, and Maurizio Azzan\, Wunderkammer creates an environment in which heterogeneous fragments come together like in a cabinet of wonders: each piece is a unique sonic object\, whose strength emerges in its relation to the others and to the space that embraces it.\nAzione_Improvvisa ///  founded in 2017\, is one of Italy’s emerging contemporary music ensembles\, with a unique lineup featuring accordion\, electric guitar\, theorbo\, and electronics. The ensemble’s highly unusual formation focuses on exploring new sound identities within the context of contemporary music\, bringing together diverse musical approaches and experiences in a synergistic dialogue between instruments from different eras. Azione_Improvvisa is committed to placing diverse voices and perspectives at the center of its musical projects. Due to its distinctive instrumentation\, the group’s repertoire is entirely based on works written specifically for the quartet by both established and emerging composers\, including Farzia Fallah\, Lula Romero\, Marco Momi\, Zeno Baldi\, Mauro Lanza\, Einike Leppik\, Silvia Borzelli. The ensemble has performed at several renowned festivals in Italy and abroad\, such as Transart (Bolzano)\, Commute Festival (Tallinn)\, Kortrijk Festival (Kortrijk)\, Musica Insieme Festival (Panicale)\, and OpenDays (Aalborg). Their discography includes Parade (Guitart Label\, 2019)\, First Glimpse (Ars Spoletium\, 2020)\, and their latest album SEEDs (EMA Vinci\, 2023). Margherita Berlanda [accordion]\,\nPierpaolo Dinapoli [guitars]\, Andrea Antonel [theorbo]\, Davide Bardi [electronics]. \n\n///  BLCK SUN [A/V performance]  is an audiovisual performance created and performed by new media artist AMIANGELIKA and music producer 1100. BLCK SUN is a metaphor for a state of one submerging into their inner chaos. By exploring the juxtaposition of themes of chaos and order\, darkness and light from visual and audial perspectives\, performers take the viewer on a journey through different spaces of the inner labyrinth. This piece is based on the artist’s experiences of these contrasts. What happens when one realizes there are no remnants of the old order? The piece is experienced in spatial audio and performed in real-time using analog synthesizers\, digital instruments\, and visual programming networks that interact to create a time-sensitive\, immersive audio-visual environment that enhances how the audience perceives the story.\nAMIANGELIKA & 1100 ///  form a dynamic audiovisual duo combining innovative artistry and music production. AMIANGELIKA\, an award-winning new media and experience artist based in London\, focuses on the interplay between image and sound\, and machine-human interaction. Her work features fully generative\, real-time rendered pieces that respond to live inputs such as audio or motion tracking sensors\, creating immersive audiovisual environments that help to reinforce and broaden the physical perception of a space. 1100\, the pseudonym of London-based composer and electronic music producer Erik Hanson\, delves into the convergence of disparate sounds and patterns\, blending analog and digital realms to create unique auditory textures. Together\, AMIANGELIKA & 1100 produce compelling\, performance-based and installation-based works that push the boundaries of artistic experience. ICARUS – a joint project by AMIANGELIKA & 1100 in 2024 made it to the shortlist of the British One Dance UK award in the Digital Innovation in Dance category. Among the duo’s recent performances: Sonar Istanbul\, Intervals Festival\, Digital Art Week at Outernet London and many others.
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main25_wunderkammer2/
LOCATION:Teatro Francesco Stabile\, Piazza Mario Pagano\, POTENZA\, 85100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Audiovisual,Live Performance,Mixed Media
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20251004T210000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20251004T230000
DTSTAMP:20250904T114323Z
CREATED:20250903T104552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T114323Z
UID:10566-1759611600-1759618800@www.mainfest.it
SUMMARY:MA/IN25 - Wunderkammer / SPIME.IM
DESCRIPTION:© SPIME.IM [Grey Line]\n \n🎟 ticket in vendita su EVENTBRITE e disponibili in loco fino esaurimento posti \n▷ apertura porte h 20.30\n \n▷ concerto\nh 21.00\n⦿ Azione_Improvvisa Ensemble [IT]  /// Wunderkammer I\nconcerto per ensemble +  elettronica\n      ⌾ Mauro Lanza [IT] /// You can easily return to the past but no one is there anymore\n      ⌾ Roberto Vetrano [IT] /// Study for a landscape II\n      ⌾ Anna Sowa [PL] /// Minimal Animal \nh 21.45\n⦿ SPIME.IM /// GREY LINE\nA/V performance \n\n/// WUNDERKAMMER [mixed media] is a musical project by Azione_Improvvisa Ensemble that places the relationship between listening\, space\, and wonder at its core. The dimension of the solo and that of the ensemble alternate and intertwine\, generating contrasts and continuities that reveal ever-changing perspectives on the sonic material. The program develops around rhythmic and timbral densities\, which form its generative nucleus: dense\, pulsating textures encounter rarefied and suspended moments\, in a play of tension and release where the listening space expands\, amplifies\, or contracts together with the sound. Through works by Mauro Lanza\, Anna Sowa\, Roberto Vetrano\, and Maurizio Azzan\, Wunderkammer creates an environment in which heterogeneous fragments come together like in a cabinet of wonders: each piece is a unique sonic object\, whose strength emerges in its relation to the others and to the space that embraces it.\nAzione_Improvvisa ///  founded in 2017\, is one of Italy’s emerging contemporary music ensembles\, with a unique lineup featuring accordion\, electric guitar\, theorbo\, and electronics. The ensemble’s highly unusual formation focuses on exploring new sound identities within the context of contemporary music\, bringing together diverse musical approaches and experiences in a synergistic dialogue between instruments from different eras. Azione_Improvvisa is committed to placing diverse voices and perspectives at the center of its musical projects. Due to its distinctive instrumentation\, the group’s repertoire is entirely based on works written specifically for the quartet by both established and emerging composers\, including Farzia Fallah\, Lula Romero\, Marco Momi\, Zeno Baldi\, Mauro Lanza\, Einike Leppik\, Silvia Borzelli. The ensemble has performed at several renowned festivals in Italy and abroad\, such as Transart (Bolzano)\, Commute Festival (Tallinn)\, Kortrijk Festival (Kortrijk)\, Musica Insieme Festival (Panicale)\, and OpenDays (Aalborg). Their discography includes Parade (Guitart Label\, 2019)\, First Glimpse (Ars Spoletium\, 2020)\, and their latest album SEEDs (EMA Vinci\, 2023). Margherita Berlanda [accordion]\,\nPierpaolo Dinapoli [guitars]\, Andrea Antonel [theorbo]\, Davide Bardi [electronics]. \n\n/// GREY LINE  [A/V performance] is an A/V show by the media art collective SPIME.IM. It will be presented as an audio-video live show characterized by a powerful visual and acoustic impact: the themes\, represented with raw sincerity\, are related to current events\, climate change\, and humankind’s effect on the earth. GREY LINE leads the audience inside a thoughtful analysis of the world’s current situation. Programming has a central role in the work of the artistic collective; “crafting” audio and video instruments allows complete and unique control over the production and manipulation of sounds and images in real-time and over their interaction. SPIME.IM exploits a wide variety of audio/video digital processing techniques\, including databending and datamoshing\, AI-assisted video synthesis\, computer vision analysis and tracking\, spectral processing\, 3D graphics\, and automated audio-video montage—The programming languages the collective uses the most are GLSL\, C\, Javascript\, Csound\, Reaktor\, and Max/MSP. Of the latter\, a SPIME.IM member\, Matteo Marson\, is a developer at Cycling ’74\, alongside his role as a University lecturer of “multimedia programming for the arts. The complexity of the modern world is reflected in the shades of gray\, emphasizing the nuances of human experience and the multifaceted decisions we must make to survive and thrive in an interconnected\, globalized society. The interplay between light and dark\, good and bad\, highlights that the modern world is not composed of absolutes but instead of an intricate mosaic of shades of gray that requires careful consideration and thoughtful action. Starting from the exposure\, the assimilation\, and the analysis of the continuous media bombing\, in an attempt to define this “era of the absurd” we are living in\, also named “the wrong timeline\,” SPIME.IM tries to describe the emotional place in which we are trapped.\nSPIME.IM /// is an artistic collective that creates transmedia projects investigating the aesthetics and languages derived from the affirmation of digital reality. The themes they explore mainly revolve around the boundaries of identity\, corporeality\, and the perception of the human being in the absurd times mankind is facing. Using various types of aesthetics such as news footage\, memes\, and computer-generated images\, they aim to draw connections between contemporary events and abstract insights\, with the intention of making sense of it all or perhaps simply romanticizing the chaos. They have presented their work at international digital art festivals such as Mutek (Canada\, Japan\, and Spain)\, Ars Electronica\, Club to Club\, Lunchmeat\, Stereolux\, and L.E.V. Additionally\, they presented their latest multimedia production\, “The End Of The World\,” at the Barbican Centre in London with internationally renowned pianist and composer Lubomyr Melnyk\, cellist Julia Kent\, the vocal group Shards\, and soprano Elina Netšajeva.
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main25_wunderkammer1/
LOCATION:Teatro Francesco Stabile\, Piazza Mario Pagano\, POTENZA\, 85100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Audiovisual,Live Performance,Mixed Media
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20251003T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20251003T213000
DTSTAMP:20250920T084315Z
CREATED:20250903T211721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250920T084315Z
UID:10602-1759521600-1759527000@www.mainfest.it
SUMMARY:MA/IN25 - ACUSTICO/ELETTRONICO
DESCRIPTION:© LOXOS (OOM#3)\n \n🎟 biglietti disponibili solo in loco \n▷ concerto\nh 20.00\n⦿ LAPTOP ENSEMBLE\nin collaborazione con il Conservatorio “E. R. Duni” di Matera /// Scuola di Musica Elettronica\n⌾ Giuseppe Salatino [IT] /// Burning Silence\nperformance by Intermedia Laptop Ensemble: Mariagrazia De Leo\, Chiara Lombardi D’Errico\, Valeria Maglio\, Emilio Oliva\, Lorenzo Palmisano. \nh 20.30\n⦿ CONCERTO PER STRUMENTI E ELETTRONICA\nin collaborazione con il Conservatorio “E. R. Duni” di Matera /// Scuola di Composizione\n ⌾ Francesco Lamagna [IT] /// Isneyma\nper violoncello ed elettronica\nvioloncello: Donatello Notarnicola\nlive electronics: Carlo Mascolo\n \n⌾ Donatello Notarnicola [IT] /// Frequenze limite: Interferenze\nper violoncello ed elettronica\nvioloncello: Donatello Notarnicola\nlive electronics: Thomas Mondelli\n \n⌾ Vincenzo Procino [IT] /// Passeggiata\nper contrabbasso e live electronics\ncontrabbasso: Grace Troilo\nlive electronics: Vincenzo Procino
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main25_acusticoelettronico/
LOCATION:il Piccolo\, Via XX Settembre 14\, MATERA\, 75100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Live Performance,Mixed Media
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20251002T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20251002T203000
DTSTAMP:20250904T172135Z
CREATED:20250903T123310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T172135Z
UID:10600-1759433400-1759437000@www.mainfest.it
SUMMARY:MA/IN25 - V_OOM[02] #screening session
DESCRIPTION:© LOXOS (OOM#2)\n \n🎟 biglietti disponibili solo in loco \n▷ screening session②\n\n⦿ selezione di audiovisivi dalla “call for works 2025” / selection of audiovisual works from the “call for works 2025” \nPROGRAMMA\n⦿Natasha Barrett [NO/UK] /// Ghosts of the Children\n⦿Nicolas Bernier [CA] /// Visions couleurs\n⦿Rebeca Žukovitš [EE] /// Mantodea\n⦿Lilia Li-Mi-Yan + Katherina Sadovsky [RU] /// When the Hawk Comes\n⦿Haozhe Tan [CN] /// If the struggle brings you the color of existence\n⦿Michele Quinto [IT] /// Liminal Spaces\n⦿Mariam Gviniashvili [NO/GE] /// Interference
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/ma-in25-v_oom02/
LOCATION:il Piccolo\, Via XX Settembre 14\, MATERA\, 75100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Audiovisual
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20251001T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20251001T203000
DTSTAMP:20250904T172157Z
CREATED:20250903T123010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T172157Z
UID:10594-1759347000-1759350600@www.mainfest.it
SUMMARY:MA/IN25 - V_OOM[01] #screening session
DESCRIPTION:© LOXOS (OOM#1)\n \n🎟 biglietti disponibili solo in loco \n▷ screening session①\n\n⦿ selezione di audiovisivi dalla “call for works 2025” / selection of audiovisual works from the “call for works 2025” \nPROGRAMMA\n⦿Seyed Ali Hosseini [IR] /// Delirium\n⦿Luca Carillo [IT] /// Waya\n⦿Francesca Fabrizi [IT] /// Pareti di Carta\n⦿Patrick Hartono [ID] /// Hutan Plastik\n⦿Matteo Tundo + Pietro Dossena [IT] /// Cyanotype\n⦿Vijay Comino + Nicola Moretti [IT] /// Asse\, moto\, proiezione\, cesura
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/v_oom01/
LOCATION:il Piccolo\, Via XX Settembre 14\, MATERA\, 75100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Audiovisual
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20250929T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20250929T130000
DTSTAMP:20250903T104935Z
CREATED:20250903T104511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T104935Z
UID:10549-1759143600-1759150800@www.mainfest.it
SUMMARY:MA/IN25 - PLAY~ il performativo in musica [vol.1]
DESCRIPTION:© LOXOS [Play~]\n \n🎟 free\nh 11.00\nGiacomo Fronzi [IT] /// PLAY~ il performativo in musica [vol.1]: Fluxus e la svolta performativa\n* MA/IN ACADEMY\n \nh 12.00\n/// TALK~ con la partecipazione di Michele Marco Rossi e Roberto Vetrano \nWhenever the word “performance” is used in the arts\, it is crucial to distinguish between performance as execution and performance as creation. In the case of music\, for most of its (Western) history\, it belongs to the first category\, since\, like theater and dance\, it is a performative art that can only “exist” through being performed and interpreted.However\, particularly from the time of John Cage\, the body and its interactions with the surrounding environment began to attract theoretical and practical attention\, going beyond mere execution or interpretation of a score and opening up a new\, unprecedented performative dimension.When it comes to the “performative turn” in music\, the Fluxus composers remain an essential reference. Their work is characterized by a constant blending of different expressive media. The members of Fluxus were driven by a desire to creatively engage with the world—its contradictions\, illusions\, and chaos—while always emphasizing live\, performative interaction with the audience. \nGiacomo Fronzi /// is an Associate Professor of Aesthetics and Aesthetics of the Performing Arts at the University of Bari Aldo Moro. He holds degrees in Philosophy from the University of Lecce and in Musicology from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice\, and earned a PhD in Ethics and Philosophical Anthropology from the University of Salento in 2008 with a thesis entitled Between Relation and Relativism: Aspects of Twentieth-Century Thought. Graduate in piano from the “T. Schipa” Conservatory in Lecce\, Fronzi has developed an interdisciplinary profile combining philosophy\, music\, and aesthetics. His main research interests include contemporary aesthetics\, philosophy of music\, and the critical thought of Theodor W. Adorno. He is the author of over eighty publications\, including seven monographs\, and has edited volumes on electroacoustic music\, contemporary aesthetic experiences\, and musical criticism. He has collaborated with institutions such as Teatro Petruzzelli\, Teatro San Carlo\, and Teatro alla Scala\, contributing to program notes and participating in international conferences. Fronzi is also active in cultural broadcasting\, having worked with RSI and Rai Radio3 as a host and music expert. For the Enciclopedia della Musica 1900–2015 (Treccani)\, he has written entries on “Revolutions and Music\,” “Experimental Music\,” and “Protest Song.” He is a member of the National Board of the Italian Society of Aesthetics (SIE) and has participated in numerous research and teaching projects in aesthetics and philosophy. \n\n\n\n\n⊕ MA/IN academy\nis a structured program dedicated to training and education in contemporary music\, multi-level and multi-target: the offering for the general public includes Luca Iavarone’s lecture-concerts\, in which he presents each year a period in the history of electronic music from the 20th century to today; talks with artists and listening introductions; and concerts dedicated to the centenaries of some great composers. The proposal for students of music high schools includes masterclasses with selected artists to introduce them to the creative process and active participation in some project activities. The involvement of students from the partner conservatories consists of a training path that allows them to work directly with important composers in the creation of electroacoustic compositions to be presented within MA/IN. Finally\, there is an advanced program for young composers selected through the international call for the presentation of their works in world premiere.
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main25_play/
LOCATION:Conservatorio “T.Schipa” di Lecce – Cavea\, Via Vincenzo Ciardo 2\, Lecce\, 73100\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Educational
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20250928T210000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20250928T223000
DTSTAMP:20250909T105215Z
CREATED:20250903T102024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T105215Z
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SUMMARY:MA/IN25 - ROSSI | MESSIER
DESCRIPTION:©Elena de la Puente [Field] \n🎟 ticket in vendita su EVENTBRITE e disponibili in loco fino esaurimento posti\n▷ apertura porte h 20.30\n \n▷ concerto\nh 21.00\n⦿ MICHELE MARCO ROSSI [IT]  /// Cuoio | Suite Francese VIb\nper violoncello + elettronica\n      ⌾ Matteo Tundo [IT] /// Cuoio\n      ⌾ Ivan Fedele [IT] /// Suite Francese VIb\ncello: M.M. Rossi\nlive electronics: Gioele Nuzzo \nh 21.30\n⦿ MARTIN MESSIER [CA] /// FIELD [►VIDEO]\nlive performance \n\nMICHELE MARCO ROSSI /// [cellist]  has established himself as one of the leading interpreters of contemporary music. He works closely with prominent composers and has significantly expanded the cello repertoire\, ranging from instrumental music to avant-garde theater\, electronic music\, and video installations. He has premiered works by Georges Aperghis\, Ivan Fedele\, Bernhard Gander\, Fabio Vacchi\, Alessandro Solbiati\, Lucia Ronchetti\, Noriko Baba\, Filippo Perocco\, Matteo Franceschini\, Vittorio Montalti\, Federico Gardella\, Zeno Baldi\, and Pasquale Corrado\, among many others. He performed the world premiere of Salvatore Sciarrino’s Linee d’aria for cello and orchestra\, composed for him\, and Ivan Fedele dedicated his 3rd Cello Concerto to Rossi. He has also collaborated with Enno Poppe\, Helmut Lachenmann\, Unsuk Chin\, Klaus Huber\, and Ennio Morricone. Rossi brings his solo recitals to all major concert seasons in Italy and premiered Luis de Pablo’s 2nd Cello Concerto with the Orchestra del Comunale di Bologna conducted by Oksana Lyniv\, Goffredo Petrassi’s Adagio e Minuetto variato with the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto conducted by Marco Angius\, and Sofia Gubaidulina’s Seven Words conducted by Kent Nagano with the Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento. He also develops cross-disciplinary projects\, collaborating with Andrea Camilleri\, Valerio Magrelli\, Nicola Piovani\, and leading Italian and international ensembles. He regularly participates in musical and educational programs on Rai Radio3\, and in 2022 he received the Abbiati Award for Recording from the Italian National Association of Music Critics for his complete recording of Ivan Fedele’s cello music (Kairos). Since 2023\, he has collaborated with Archi Magazine\, curating a series of conversations with leading contemporary composers and pursuing a cross-disciplinary project to promote contemporary music to diverse audiences\, from traditional concert seasons and experimental festivals to young listeners in schools and radio audiences. \n\n/// FIELD is based on the idea that sounds can emerge from the electromagnetic fields that are omnipresent in our environment. This performance reveals these invisible forces\, essential and imperceptible to the eye and ear\, which orchestrate our gestures and movements. Residual electrical signals are picked up by electromagnetic transducer microphones. Recorded beforehand\, they then become Martin Messier’s raw materials. On stage\, the artist interacts with two aluminum panels\, linked by a network of cables that he continually connects and disconnects\, generating a choreography of sound and light. From these repeated gestures\, a hypnotic composition emerges. Evolving in an infinite loop\, each iteration\, though familiar\, is different. The visual power of the work\, evoked by electrical conduction and lightning-like flashes of light\, plunges viewers into a state of fascination. This revelation of electromagnetic forces brings us closer to their mystery\, making the inaccessible tangible. With surgical synchronization of light and sound\, and shadow effects that animate a constantly changing landscape\, Field is a landmark project in Martin Messier’s artistic research.\nMartin Messier ///  orchestrates a dialogue between sound\, light and movement. His award-winning performances and installations (Prix Ars Electronica\, Japan Media Arts Awards…) combine technologies with natural elements – water\, smoke\, waves\, electricity – and explore the manifestation of physical phenomena. His works take the form of astonishing machines\, structures that appear minimalist or immaterial. These devices are presented at major international institutions such as Festival TransAmériques\, Trafó Budapest\, Mutek\, Transmediale\, Sonar and Nemo.\n \n\n 
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main25_rossi_messier/
LOCATION:Teatro Paisiello\, Via Giuseppe Palmieri 83\, LECCE\, 73100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Audiovisual,Live Performance,Mixed Media
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20250927T210000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20250927T223000
DTSTAMP:20250903T104843Z
CREATED:20250903T093732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T104843Z
UID:10519-1759006800-1759012200@www.mainfest.it
SUMMARY:MA/IN25 - NONOTAK
DESCRIPTION:© NONOTAK [Eclipse] \n🎟 ticket in vendita su EVENTBRITE e disponibili in loco fino esaurimento posti\n▷ apertura porte h 20.30\n \n▷ concerto\nh 21.00\n⦿ Tomislav Oliver [HR] + Goran Nježić [HR/CH]  /// Percées de lumière\nper sax + elettronica + video\nsax: Andrea Carrozzo\nvideo: Goran Nježić\nelectronics: Tomislav Oliver\n \nh 21.20\n⦿ NONOTAK [FR/JP] /// ECLIPSE [►VIDEO]\nA/V performance \n\n/// ECLIPSE [A/V performance] audiovisual performance. Monoscreen. 2018 Visuals : Noemi Schipfer / Music : Takami Nakamoto\nNONOTAK ///  was born from the collaboration between architect musican Takami Nakamoto and visual artist Noemi Schipfer back in late 2011. The duo embodies that merge of architecture\, spatial design\, music and sound. From creating dreamlike environments to performances using light and sound installations\, NONOTAK present their own format of art to the world. Combining Noemi Schipfer’s experience in kinetic visual and Takami Nakamato’s approach of space and sound\, the studio creates ethereal environments immersing the viewer. \n\nPercées de lumière [mixed media] /// is an audiovisual performance by composer Tomislav Oliver (music) and video artist Goran Nježić\, that explores new sonic potentials of acoustic instruments within electronic music\, composition\, and improvisation. Inspired by the “no-input mixer” practices of Toshimaru Nakamura and Marko Ciciliani\, the piece investigates feedback as it interacts with the material “architectures” of wind instruments. Treating the saxophone’s resonating chamber as a feedback generator\, the instrument is reimagined as a modular system that transcends its traditional idiom. The visual concept draws on the Espace de projection hall where the work was performed\, its modular underground design virtually deconstructed and rearranged. A 3D reconstruction of one wall was manipulated—perforated\, rotated\, relit\, and reframed—to create shifting perspectives. Echoing the sonic process\, the video recontextualizes performance space through layered experiments with light\, shadow\, and architectural fragmentation. As an homage to Gordon Matta-Clark\, the piece explores the imperceptible and the interplay of visual and auditory spaces through the poetics of feedback and the stillness of noise.\nTomislav Oliver ///  is a composer and musicologist blending electronic\, noise\, and contemporary composition. Trained at Zagreb\, Salzburg\, Barcelona\, Graz and IRCAM’s Cursus (2023)\, his works span solo\, chamber\, orchestral\, audiovisual\, and dance contexts. Founder of the NAE collective of musicians and visual artists\, he teaches at the Zagreb Music Academy and is active as a director of Music Biennale Zagreb.\nGoran Nježić ///  is active as a filmmaker\, artist\, producer\, and musician\, with numerous well-received exhibitions\, short films\, video projects and music albums. He is the co-founder of the B.A.K.A. platform\, an association focused on the production of audiovisual works and cultural projects within the regional independent art scene. He is the author of several short films\, including the award-winning When I Wake Up (2020) and The Clouds Are Far Away (2021). As a member of the bands ### and Punčke\, he has released several albums for LAA and PDV Records and has performed across Europe and Asia.\nAndrea Carrozzo [saxophone] is graduated with honors at Conservatory of Monopoli and at CRR de Lyon under the guidance of Vittorio Cerasa and Jean-Denis Michat. He is winner of several national and international competitions. He was a finalist at “ProMusica” International Saxophone Competition in Iasi (Romania). He was 1st prize at the “Adolphe Sax” International Saxophone Competition in Castelbuono (Italy) and he was seleted to participate at the 7th Concours International “Adolphe Sax” in Dinant (Belgium). He has taken part – performing in Italy and abroad (Belgium\, Croatia\, France\, Indonesia\, Romania and Spain) both as a soloist and in chamber ensembles – in many musical festivals including: “Festivalul international de Clarinet si Saxofon” in Iasi\, “Festival Silence”\, “XVIII World Saxophone Congress” in Zagreb\, “Assoli VI” organized by Accademia Filarmonica Romana\, “EiSaxional Week” (Canary Islands\, Spain)\, “Festival 5 Giornate”\, “Jeans Music Festival”\, “XIX World Saxophone Congress” in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria\, “Festival di Bellagio e del Lago di Como”\, “MaGO Sax 25”. In 2022 he recorded for Da Vinci Classics the piece “Spire VII” by Cesare Saldicco published in the CD “Spira Mirabilis”. \n\n 
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main25_nonotak/
LOCATION:Teatro Paisiello\, Via Giuseppe Palmieri 83\, LECCE\, 73100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Audiovisual,Live Performance,Mixed Media
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20250926T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20250926T230000
DTSTAMP:20250903T093905Z
CREATED:20250903T093905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T093905Z
UID:10516-1758918600-1758927600@www.mainfest.it
SUMMARY:MA/IN25 - KORA②
DESCRIPTION:© Touchy Toy Collective [Concrete Casings]\n \n🎟 biglietti disponibili solo in loco\n▷ opening / installazione\nh 20.30\n⦿ Francesco Enea Gueli [IT] /// Rimuginio\nsound installation \n▷ concerto\nh 21.00\n⦿ Liann J. Kang [KR] /// L’amour pur\nper voce + elettronica\nsoprano: Eleonora Claps\n \n⦿ Haou Nebout [IT] /// Laminar Flow\nlive performance\nelectronics: Biagio Cavallo – Andrea Fabris – Riccardo Tesorini \n⦿ Touchy Toy [IT] /// Concrete Casings\nA/V performance\n \n\n /// L’amour pur [mixed media] A pure\, bold\, dazzling connection of souls At a heartbreakingly beautiful point in time and space. How truthful and courageous can you truly be? – L’amour pur is a collaboration with composer and sound designer Victor Zheng for engineering and live electronics for the live performance.\nLiann J. Kang /// Born in Seoul\, South Korea\, Liann J. Kang is a composer residing in the US. In her work\, she seeks to direct the audience’s perception of sound and space altered by crafted sonic illusions. Inspired by her own synesthesia\, her compositions stimulate not only hearing\, but all the senses collectively to each awaken uniquely in response to the temporal art of music. Kang is a 2025 Tanglewood Music Center Composition Fellow and has received 2025 ICMC Best Student Music Award\, First Prize of the 2024 Sweetwater/SEAMUS Commission Award\, and 2024 Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship. Her works have featured internationally at events and conferences including SEAMUS\, EMM\, NYCEMF\, ICMC\, Napoleon Electronic Media Festival\, CHIMEFest at University of Chicago\, Sound Spaces in Malmö\, Sweden. Her primary teachers have included Philippe Hurel\, Yan Maresz\, João Pedro Oliveira\, Eli Fieldsteel\, and has previously had masterclasses led by Kaija Saariaho and John Harbison. Currently\, Kang is a doctoral candidate in composition-theory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\, where she also earned her Master of Music.\nElonora Claps [soprano] /// Born in Lucania\, she studied at the “G. Martucci” Conservatory of Salerno under E. Scatarzi and specialized with A. Caiello\, J. Fraser\, Sarah Maria Sun\, and D. M.-Dansac\, attending institutions such as the Royaumont Foundation\, John-Cage-Orgel Foundation\, Darmstädter Ferienkurse\, and Verona Opera Academy. Her repertoire embraces a wide range of vocal styles with a strong focus on 20th-century and contemporary music\, both acoustic and electroacoustic. She collaborates with composers\, ensembles\, and research centers such as the CRM in Rome and the Conservatory of Salerno\, and she performs regularly in international festivals and venues\, including the Venice Biennale\, Auditorium Parco della Musica (Rome)\, San Fedele (Milan)\, and the Abrons Art Center (New York). A finalist of the “Premio Bucchi Interpretazione 2015\,” she has premiered numerous works\, with commissions dedicated to her at SpazioMusica and the MA/IN Festival. Her repertoire includes works by Berio\, Cage\, Ligeti\, and Kurtág\, and she has recorded for Stradivarius\, Edizioni Scientifiche\, and Cesmel. \n\n/// Laminar Flow [performance] In fluid dynamics\, laminar flow describes the motion of infinitesimal layers sliding in parallel\, without turbulence or mixing\, each preserving its own molecular composition. Even at a microscopic level\, every section remains distinct\, yet the overall result is a single coherent flow\, shaped by the sum of its trajectories. This principle inspires Laminar Flow\, an electroacoustic improvisation in which three sound currents — Andrea Fabris’ drums and live electronics\, Riccardo Tesorini’s modular synthesizers\, and Biagio Cavallo’s digital processing — evolve as independent yet complementary layers\, intertwining into a shared continuum. Subtle timbral and dynamic variations shape a landscape in constant expansion and contraction\, evoking the tension and cohesion of a collective ritual. In this way\, the trio Haou Nebout envisions a sonic world where distinct musical currents intertwine\, echoing the measured flow of individual elements — a living space where sound is inhabited\, constructed\, and transformed\, and where performers and listeners become part of the same\, ever-evolving ritual.\nHaou Nebout /// is an electroacoustic trio based in Bologna (IT)\, featuring Biagio Cavallo (laptop)\, Andrea Fabris (drums\, live electronics)\, and Riccardo Tesorini (synthesizers\, samplers). The group explores the intersections of non-idiomatic improvisation and new territories of sound research\, developing a sonic landscape where the archaic meets the post-human\, and apocalyptic imagery evokes a return to the origins. Recently\, they have collaborated with the label Small Forms (Wien) on their first album\, released in December 2024. Since 2023\, they have been touring Europe presenting frontal electroacoustic improvisation\, multi- channel performances\, and sound installation\n \n\n/// Concrete Casings [A/V performance] The outskirts of Rome are dotted with intentions and ideas that were never brought to fruition. Illegal construction\, rigged contracts\, and neglect have resulted in the proliferation of abandoned construction sites\, destined to remain an indelible testimony to such errors. These dilapidated exoskeletons are memories like fossils from past epochs. The unfinished structures\, left incomplete\, tell stories of unfulfilled promises and shattered dreams. Instead of being vibrant and prosperous\, the peripheral neighborhoods host these carcasses of concrete and steel that degrade the urban environment and scar the landscape. Each abandoned building carries with it a narrative of corruption and inefficiency\, a story of betrayed hopes and wasted resources. The rusted scaffolding and incomplete walls are silent monuments to mismanagement\, a perpetual warning of the consequences of greed and negligence. These urban skeletons\, though immobile and silent\, scream a reality too often ignored. They are the tangible proof of a system in dire need of profound reforms and a new vision\, one that can transform intentions into accomplished actions and restore dignity and beauty to Rome’s outskirts.\nTouchy Toy ///  was founded in 2021 by Gabriele Petrillo\, Andrea Lupo\, and Matteo Camerini\, classmates in Electronic Music Composition at Saint Louis College of Music in Rome. In 2023\, Christian D’Amico and David Quintarelli joined the collective. Their work explores the interplay between technology and aesthetics through sound installations\, audiovisual performances\, and musical compositions. Inspired by a utopian vision of the digital age\, their style blends pop culture references with semantic short-circuits. Touchy Toy has presented works at festivals and venues such as Ladispolaneamente\, CIM (Colloquio di Informatica Musicale)\, Palazzo Brancaccio (LCF)\, Nuovo Cinema Aquila (LPM)\, and Brancaleone\, often experimenting with live coding. Their A/V performance Concrete Casings premiered at the Visual Sound Festival (Nuovo Cinema Aquila) and was later showcased at PatchLab Festival (Kraków)\, D-CAF (Cairo)\, Chromosphere at Fotonica 2024 (dome version) and Videocittà 2025.
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main25_kora2/
LOCATION:KORA – Contemporary Arts Center\, Via Vittorio Emanuele\, 19\, CASTRIGNANO DE' GRECI (LE)\, 73020\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Audiovisual,Live Performance,Mixed Media,Sound Art
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20250925T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20250925T230000
DTSTAMP:20250911T082714Z
CREATED:20250903T093901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T082714Z
UID:10507-1758832200-1758841200@www.mainfest.it
SUMMARY:MA/IN25 - KORA①
DESCRIPTION:© Circa Tono [The Entropic Arias]\n \n🎟 biglietti disponibili solo in loco\n▷ opening / installazione\nh 20.30\n⦿ Francesco Enea Gueli [IT] /// Rimuginio\nsound installation \n▷ concerto\nh 21.00\n⦿ Amma Ateria [HK/US] /// The Entropic Arias  \nlive A/V performance \n⦿ Simone Faraci [IT] /// Xiamma\nlive performance \n\n/// Rimuginio [sound art]  (Rumination) is a sound installation that stages obsessive and circular thought through a simple\, mechanical\, and relentless gesture: a marker drawing circles on a sheet of paper. Driven by a hidden motor\, the vibrations generated are amplified through a resonant surface\, creating a raw yet vibrant sonic landscape. The work is inspired by the psychological concept of rumination: the continuous recurrence of a thought that fails to reach resolution. In this drawing machine\, imprecise yet persistent\, one can see a reflection of the human mind\, trapped within its own internal circuits. The audience is invited to participate actively: the installation detects the distance of spectators\, altering the speed of the drawing and transforming the sonic environment. Human interaction\, interpreted as a potential helping hand\, provokes deviations in the marker’s behavior. On the contrary\, a distant observer allows the device to continue its obsessive and imprecise motion undisturbed.\nFrancesco Enea Gueli /// Born in Florence in 2003\, his musical journey began at the age of five when he started studying the violin\, obtaining his Suzuki diploma and then completing his pre-academic conservatory studies. He attended the degree course in “Applied Music” at the Fiesole School of Music where he studied with Alberto Gatti and Girolamo Deraco\, and collaborated with prof. Damiano Meacci. He has attended the final year of the course as an Erasmus student at the Royal Conservatory of Madrid\, where he studied with Julián Ávila Sausor and Alberto Bernal Corral. He has taken part in masterclasses with professors Cesare Saldicco (Milan) and Hara Alonso (Stockholm). He continues his violin career\, having recently played with the Italian Youth Orchestra and the European Youth Orchestra in Madrid. He has collaborated with the Gynaikos Quartet\, which played one of his pieces in the ChorAsis exhibition space (Prato)\, and was recently selected to participate in the biennial electronic music festival In-Sonora\, which takes place in Madrid.\n \n\n/// The Entropic Arias  [A/V performance]  With ‘The Entropic Arias’\, Amma Ateria sonically encapsulates her post-concussion neurogenesis as it enters stages of maximal entropy. Out of 270 sonic fragments\, series of movements emerges —each an abstraction navigating the acceleration of entropy toward a state of equilibrium. This work unfolds as an immersive audiovisual memento and documentation\, blurring the line between collapse and emergence\, mirroring dissonance : harmony\, limerence : surrender. It invites audiences into a space where breakdowns—sonic or cognitive—become thresholds for clarity and balance for meditation. \nAmma Ateria /// is an electroacoustic composer working in psychoacoustics\, binaural beats and equal-loudness contour. Her focus remains faithful to both extremes of polarity in systemic spectrums — soft : severe\, entropy : equilibrium\, utilizing brainwave entrainment\, time shifts\, and neurological responses to DELTA\, THETA\, ALPHA\, BETA\, and GAMMA waves as material. Born in Hong Kong\, working in San Francisco and New York City —with memories of condensed cities\, she gravitates to frequencies of close-ranged airplanes\, polyrhythmic occurrences\, out-of-body experiences\, and sustained harmonics intersected with musique concrète. Ateria studied at Mills College in music composition\, specialization in electronic music\, audio engineering\, and media technology; presented works at Pioneer Works\, Titanik Gallery\, BAMPFA\, Exploratorium\, Marfa Sounding\, CCRMA Stanford University\, Cinematheque\, YBCA\, Minnesota Street Project\, Other Minds\, Recombinant Lab’\, Cone Shape Top\, Fort Mason Arts & Culture\, Gray Area\, The Lab\, SFEMF\, GAIDA Festival\, Elektronmusikstudion\, Blaues Rauschen\, The Music Gallery\, FIMAV\, Digital in Berlin\, Meakusma\, TwentyAlpha\, Silence Touch\, 2220 Arts + Archives\, Public Records. \n\n/// Xiamma [performance] is a solo electroacoustic performance emerging from research on musical form\, memory\, and the perception of time. The work deconstructs and reassembles diverse musical languages – including jazz\, hip-hop\, ambient\, rock\, and electroacoustic music – to create a continuously evolving soundscape. At its core\, Xiamma investigates the composition\, decomposition\, and recomposition of musical form\, exploring sound as a tactile material and the relationship between listening and touch. The structure is open\, with a variable duration between 15 and 50 minutes\, and is built from a sequence of independent sections – self-contained sonic ecosystems – that can be recombined in diﬀerent ways for each presentation. This modular approach adapts the performance to the specific context and ensures that no two presentations are ever the same. Improvisation and live processing of sonic materials play a central role in shaping the work in real time.\nSimone Faraci /// is a composer and improviser based in Bologna\, whose artistic research focuses on improvisation and experimental electronic music. He mainly composes music for sound installations\, dance and theater\, and his live activity spans both underground and institutional contexts\, with works presented in Italy and abroad. As an improviser\, he has performed with Francesco Giomi\, Alvin Curran\, and Giancarlo Schiaffini. In 2017 he founded Minus Collettivo\, a group dedicated to electroacoustic improvisation\, with which he has performed at several internationally renowned festivals. Since 2019 he has collaborated with TREE (Tempo Reale Electroacoustic Ensemble)\, with which he has performed numerous concerts and released albums with the French label Elli Records. His discography includes solo releases (Echo ex Machina\, 2021; Mføku\, 2023) as well as several albums with Minus Collettivo and TREE. He teaches Electroacoustic Music Composition at the Bologna Conservatory and is coordinator of educational activities at Tempo Reale.
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main25_kora1/
LOCATION:KORA – Contemporary Arts Center\, Via Vittorio Emanuele\, 19\, CASTRIGNANO DE' GRECI (LE)\, 73020\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Audiovisual,Live Performance,Sound Art
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241201T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241201T193000
DTSTAMP:20241125T152131Z
CREATED:20240902T084833Z
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SUMMARY:MA/IN24 - Indeterminate State
DESCRIPTION:©LOXOS (Fabio Macchia)\n \n🎟 biglietti disponibili solo in loco \n▷ concerto in collaborazione Keyhole\nh 18.30\n⦿ Fabio Macchia [IT] /// Indeterminate State\nconcerto per percussioni + elettronica\n*produzione Keyhole + MA/IN festival *prima assoluta\n \n\nMarta gentilucci [IT] /// re//patterning 24\nCesare Saldicco [IT] /// La meccanica dei numeri e delle ombre\n\nStylianos Dimou [GR] /// Hyoidal Echoic Nexus\n\nSarah Nemtsov [DE]/// Bugs\nMaurizio Azzan [IT] /// Of debris and dust\n\n\nIndeterminate State [mixed media] unisce passato e presente proiettandosi al futuro con un linguaggio musicale ibrido e moderno. Il progetto abbina strumenti a percussione ancestrali ed etnici a composizioni elettroniche\, culminando in un’esecuzione live durante la residenza artistica a Brienza\, un comune in fase di trasformazione culturale e turistica. PERC+ valorizza spazi storici attraverso performance sonore\, coniugando cultura musicale e promozione del territorio. La residenza coinvolge tutta la comunità locale e accoglie artisti da tutta Europa\, favorendo l’interscambio culturale. Le attività ricettive\, economiche e sociali locali partecipano attivamente al progetto\, generando crescita economica e culturale. Prestigiose convenzioni con il MA/IN festival\, vari conservatori italiani e altre istituzioni stimolano la formazione e la divulgazione culturale. Il progetto mira a garantire continuità con la pubblicazione di un album con l’etichetta Stradivarius Milano\, concerti nelle cittadine del territorio nel 2025\, e attività di divulgazione nei centri di produzione nazionali e internazionali\, festival di musica sperimentale e workshop.\nFabio Macchia\, percussionista lucano\, inizia lo studio della batteria a soli otto anni e a 16 entra in conservatorio per intraprendere gli studi classici. Percussionista che si esibisce come solista e interprete della musica del XX e XXI secolo in varie stagioni concertistiche come Ravello Festival\, Roma Sinfonietta\, Roma Tre Orchestra\, Main intermedia festival\, Taverna Maderna\, Chigiana Festival\, Micat in Vertice\, Auditorium Parco della Musica. Nel corso degli anni ha frequentato varie masterclass a livello nazionale ed internazionale che lo hanno portato ad una formazione a 360 gradi in vari ambiti musicali: musica classica\, musica contemporanea\, musica elettronica sperimentale\, musica pop-rock-jazz.  Ha suonato con varie orchestre sia Italiane che Europee come l’orchestra del teatro di Munster (Renania settentrionale)\, italian Philarmonic Orchestra (impegnata nelle varie tournee in Cina e non solo).  Collabora con musicisti di fama internazionale sia in ambito classico-contemporaneo che in ambito pop-jazz\, come: Javier Girotto\, Marco Sannini\, Massimo Bartoletti\, Jonathan Williams\, Joe Barbieri\, Nicola Piovani\, Daniele Sepe\, Giovanni Imparato\, Luigi Piovano\, Letizia Gorga\, ArsLudi Ensamble\, Chigiana Percussion Ensamble\, Patrick Gallois\, David Krauker\, Alessadro Carbonara\, Giuseppe Ettore\, David Gegingas\, Maurizio Giammarco\,Maurizio Sigurtà\, Giovanni Falzone\, Roberto Spadoni E tanti altri. Ad oggi è un percussionista/batterista  freelance che si esibisce in vari contesti musicali e collabora con numerosi compositori\, fra i quali: Giulio Colangelo\, Mezzalira\, Vittorio Montalti\, Maurizio Azzan\, Chisci\, Vannoni e tanti altri. Fa attualmente parte del Thauma Ensemble ed è membro del Chigiana Percussion Ensemble.
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main24indeterminatestate/
LOCATION:Castello Caracciolo di Brienza\, Salita Santa Maria\, BRIENZA (PZ)\, 85050\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Mixed Media
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241130T210000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241130T230000
DTSTAMP:20241109T174330Z
CREATED:20240902T084836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241109T174330Z
UID:10030-1733000400-1733007600@www.mainfest.it
SUMMARY:MA/IN24 - LUNARIO
DESCRIPTION:©LOXOS (Lunaire)\n \n🎟 biglietti disponibili solo in loco \n▷ concerto  in collaborazione con Federico Nitti e Daniele Antezza\nh 21.00\n⦿ Pietro De Ruggieri  [IT] /// MARS.IYE\nlive performance \n⦿ Andrea Taeggi [IT] /// Chaoticism you can do at home \nlive performance \n⦿ Rabih Beaini [LB]\nlive performance \n\nPietro De Ruggieri È un produttore e ricercatore con base a Matera. Negli anni\, il suo interesse si è concentrato sull’approccio sperimentale alla musica bass\, spaziando dalla drone/ambient alla musica concreta. Ha condotto ricerche sul territorio iraniano riguardanti la poesia e le performance di lamentazione collettiva\, nonché il loro ruolo nella costruzione dell’ideologia rivoluzionaria. Ha pubblicato sotto diversi alias (Rodja\, Bliss Detention Center\, ‘omq) ed ha eseguito performance tra Italia e Iran. \nAndrea Taeggi è un compositore\, performer e produttore con sede a Berlino\, attivo con il suo nome o con gli alias 5HT2 e Gondwana. È anche noto per i suoi lavori con Lumisokea. Ha collaborato alla scrittura di 22 album pubblicati su vari formati da etichette come Mille Plateaux (DE)\, OOH-Sounds (IT)\, Präsens-Editionen (CH)\, Hands in The Dark (FR) e Opal Tapes (UK)\, ottenendo riscontri positivi a livello internazionale. Il suo lavoro esplora la fisicità e la dimensionalità del suono\, il potere ipnotico della ripetizione\, spaziando da esplorazioni minimaliste interamente elettroniche a territori elettro-acustici e di musique concrète. Diplomato in pianoforte al Conservatorio di Amsterdam\, Andrea ha un background come musicista free-jazz e improvvisatore. Conosciuto per le sue performance dinamiche e per l’abilità nel rielaborare il suo materiale di studio\, è stato invitato a importanti festival e venues in diversi angoli del mondo\, tra cui Cafe OTO\, CTM\, Mutek\, Moers\, ZKM e Rewire. \nMorphosis\, alias Ra.H alias Rabih Beaini\, è attivo nelle profondità del mondo sotterraneo della techno sin dagli anni ’90. Inizialmente come DJ\, è stato il trasferimento in Italia nel 1996 a fungere da catalizzatore per iniziare a sperimentare in studio. Le sue produzioni collegano i punti tra l’elettronica grezza e elementare e il jazz\, e negli ultimi sette anni la sua etichetta ha pubblicato una selezione altrettanto d’avanguardia di musica elettronica da artisti come Hieroglyphic Being\, Senyawa\, Pauline Oliveros e Anthony “Shake” Shakir. Recentemente ha avviato Morphine Raum\, uno studio di registrazione e un locale per spettacoli dal vivo che è rapidamente diventato un punto focale per la musica improvvisata ed esperimentale a Berlino.
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main24lunario/
LOCATION:Le Monacelle\, Via Riscatto\, 9\, MATERA\, 75100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Audiovisual,Live Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241129T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241129T203000
DTSTAMP:20241112T171432Z
CREATED:20240902T084838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T171432Z
UID:10048-1732905000-1732912200@www.mainfest.it
SUMMARY:MA/IN24 - ORBITIS #screening session②
DESCRIPTION:© LOXOS (Orbitis 2)\n \n🎟 biglietti disponibili solo in loco \n▷ screening session②\n\n⦿ selezione di audiovisivi dalla “call for works 2024”\nSelection of audiovisual works from the “Call for Works 2024”\n \nPROGRAMMA \n⦿ Daniel Swilley [US] /// SlipGrid\n ⦿ CREA K//LAB [IT] /// Chamber of Visions\n⦿ Joao Pedro Oliveira [PT] /// Storms\n⦿ Valentin Sismann [FR] /// Self-portrait\n⦿ Gordon Delap [IE] /// Ora Obscura\n⦿ Cem Güven + Erman-Germán [TR] /// Flurry Flare\n⦿ Timothy Moyers [US] /// Golden Cuttlefish\n⦿ Federica Foglia [IT] /// Negative / Positive Film
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main24orbitis2/
LOCATION:il Piccolo\, Via XX Settembre 14\, MATERA\, 75100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Audiovisual
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241128T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241128T203000
DTSTAMP:20241112T181529Z
CREATED:20240902T084840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T181529Z
UID:10044-1732818600-1732825800@www.mainfest.it
SUMMARY:MA/IN24 - ORBITIS #screening session①
DESCRIPTION:© LOXOS (Orbitis 1)\n \n🎟 biglietti disponibili solo in loco \n▷ screening session①\n\n⦿ selezione di audiovisivi dalla “call for works 2024”\nSelection of audiovisual works from the “Call for Works 2024”\n \nPROGRAMMA\n \n⦿ Bowen Wu [UK]  /// Mixobloodify\n ⦿ Tommaso Marzini Della Ragione  + Giacomo Nannetti [IT] /// _unfortunate_event\n⦿ Abinadi Meza [US] /// Aka 赤\n⦿ Timothy Moyers [US] /// Strahlung\n⦿ Charlie Tweed [UK] /// Umwelt/4470 – Part I\n⦿ Telemach Wiesinger [DE]  + Alexander Grebtschenko [BG] /// Turbulence\n⦿ Josh Weissbach [US] /// For All Audiences\n⦿ Carlo Siega  [IT] ///  Surfaces & Textures #2.1_earthy
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main24orbitis1/
LOCATION:il Piccolo\, Via XX Settembre 14\, MATERA\, 75100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Audiovisual
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241020T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241020T200000
DTSTAMP:20241005T160949Z
CREATED:20240902T084910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241005T160949Z
UID:10058-1729449000-1729454400@www.mainfest.it
SUMMARY:MA/IN24 - PIERROT PERSPECTIVES
DESCRIPTION:© Syntax Ensemble\n \n🎟 biglietti disponibili solo in loco\n▷ apertura porte h 18.15\n \n▷ concerto\nh 18.30\n⦿ Syntax Ensemble [IT] /// PIERROT PERSPECTIVES\nconcerto per ensemble +  elettronica\n \n\nMauro Lanza [IT] /// The Lincolnshire Poacher\n\nBethany Younge [US] /// At Midnight I Walked into the Middle of the Desert [honorable mention]\n\nNahuel Eduardo Litwin [AR] /// Close your eyes and see [award of distinction]ù\n\nCacciatore|Cresta [IT] /// Pierrot Perspective\n• Violino di luna (Gianvincenzo Cresta)\n• Sfondo azzurro miele (Gianvincenzo Cresta) \n• Rosso e bianco  (Maurilio Cacciatore)\n• Cena sull’acqua (Maurilio Cacciatore)\n• Tramonto (Maurilio Cacciatore)\n\n\nPasquale Corrado| music director and conductor\nMaurilio Cacciatore | electronics\nValentina Coladonato | voice\nMaruta Staravoitava | flutes\nMarco Ignoti | clarinets and wind controller\nFrancesco D’Orazio | violin and electric violin\nDario Savron | percussion\nGiulia Loperfido| piano and keyboards\nFernando Caida Greco| cello \n\n/// PIERROT PERSPECTIVES [mixed media] I 150 anni dalla nascita di Arnold Schoenberg sono un anniversario fondamentale per la storia della musica e dello spettacolo dal vivo. Questo progetto intende porre l’attenzione su una delle opere più importanti del compositore viennese\, il Pierrot lunaire e\, al contempo\, dare nuova vita ai testi del poeta simbolista Albert Giraud che Schoenberg non inserì nella sua opera\, commissionando nuovi brani a tre importanti compositori della scena italiana. Le invenzioni contenute nel Pierrot\, come lo Sprechstimme e lo Sprechgesang\, rappresentano una nuova maniera di immaginare il canto e la recitazione che ha segnato inequivocabilmente la storia della composizione del XX secolo. Vi è un’eredità che il Pierrot ha lasciato e che va raccolta con il fine di determinare nuovi cammini artistici a partire dalle acquisizioni schoenberghiane. Pierrot Perspectives prevede l’esecuzione del Pierrot Lunaire originale interpolato da nuove opere affidate a Maurilio Cacciatore e Gianvincenzo Cresta. I testi scelti sono stati selezionati tra le rimanenti poesie di Giraud non utilizzate da Schoenberg nella scrittura del suo lavoro. Si tratta\, dunque\, di ricostruire un prezioso mosaico poetico nel quale il Pierrot lunaire ne è solo una parte. Inoltre\, vi è l’utilizzo dell’elettronica intesa come ulteriore sviluppo di un discorso sull’utopia sonora lanciato da Schoenberg agli inizi del secolo scorso. Pierrot Perspectives è più di una performance: è un’archeologia musicale che\, scavando nelle stratificazioni storiche e culturali\, ci invita a contemplare le relazioni complesse tra passato e presente\, consegnandoci un’esperienza ricca di significati e connessioni.\nIl Syntax Ensemble nasce a Milano nel 2018 come gruppo di musica contemporanea. Si è rapidamente affermato come un riferimento nel panorama musicale italiano. L’ensemble è composto da musicisti di altissimo livello provenienti dall’Italia e da tutta Europa. Nel 2019 Syntax ha tenuto la sua stagione concertistica inaugurale al Teatro Dal Verme di Milano\, riscuotendo consensi di critica e un grande riscontro di pubblico. La serie di concerti dell’ensemble\, che si tiene ora all’Auditorium San Fedele\, ha ottenuto riconoscimenti per i suoi formati concertistici innovativi. Incorpora collaborazioni con artisti multimediali e crea dialoghi tra diversi repertori\, risultando in un’esperienza coinvolgente e stimolante per il pubblico. Syntax Ensemble si è esibito nei festival più noti del panorama italiano. Collabora con alcuni dei più importanti compositori del nostro tempo\, Nel 2020 l’ensemble è stato insignito del premio “Vivere all’italiana in musica”
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main24syntax/
LOCATION:Teatro Francesco Stabile\, Piazza Mario Pagano\, POTENZA\, 85100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Mixed Media
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241019T210000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241019T213000
DTSTAMP:20240912T183258Z
CREATED:20240902T084925Z
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UID:10021-1729371600-1729373400@www.mainfest.it
SUMMARY:MA/IN24 - Aeterna / SYNSPECIES
DESCRIPTION:© Quentin Chevrier (Droljc+Merino – Synspecies)\n \n🎟ticket in vendita su CINETEATRODONBOSCO e disponibili in loco fino esaurimento posti\n▷ apertura porte h 20.45\n \n▷ concerto\nh 21.00\n⦿ Lorenzo Ballerini + Massimo D’Amato [IT] /// Aeterna \nh 21.45\n⦿ Tadej Droljc [SI] + Elias Merino [ES] /// SYNSPECIES [►VIDEO]\nlive A/V performance\n* Supported: ASBU is coproduced by \, LEV Festival \, INDEX Biennale\, WeSa Festival\, SnaporazVerein and NODE Festival in collaboration with Basemental.\nThe project is supported by the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists – EFFEA\, an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA)\, co-funded by the European Union \n\n/// AETERNA [live performance] La performance orchestra luce e suono\, creando un arazzo di interconnessioni multimediali. Mentre la luce illumina il nostro rapporto viscerale e biologico con l’elettricità\, il suono effimero diventa una rappresentazione della metamorfosi\, una manifestazione che svanisce nel presente\, per tornare sotto forma di memoria ed emozione\, formando nuove connessioni bioelettriche. In questo viaggio ipnotico\, l’effimero non viene consegnato all’oblio\, ma si perpetua nella rappresentazione dell’eterno cambiamento.\nLorenzo Ballerini e Massimo D’Amato formano un duo artistico che esplora il suono contemporaneo attraverso installazioni e performance multimediali. Il loro lavoro invita il pubblico a immergersi in nuove dimensioni sensoriali\, fondendo elementi fisici e digitali in paesaggi sonori coinvolgenti. Spinti da una passione condivisa per l’espressione innovativa\, sfocano i confini tra musica\, arte e tecnologia. Come duo\, hanno presentato le loro creazioni in festival internazionali come ADE\, Bright\, Diffrazioni e Gaida Festival. \n\n/// SYNSPECIES [audiovisual performance] La performance audiovisiva Synspecies esplora campi onirici innaturali abitati da oggetti audiovisivi in scala multipla che si mescolano\, mutano e lottano per il loro spazio e la loro esistenza. Essi co-creano un mondo di fisicità irreale\, costantemente impastato da forze violente. Queste ci appaiono come narrazioni fratturate a livello percettivo\, prendendo le sembianze di una catena di caos sincronizzato. Le SYNSPECIES si nutrono di grovigli formati da codici informatici e segnali analogici. Hanno origine dal suono algoritmico generato al computer\, dai sistemi modulari EMS Buchla e Serge di Stoccolma e dalla sintesi geometrica 3D. Le vivaci architetture astratte di SYNSPECIES fluttuano in un ambiguo tempo pulsante\, ibridando e plasmando nuovi spazi confinati in un perpetuo processo di disintegrazione. Questo progetto esplora gli stati di smarrimento e di visceralità\, incorniciati in una vastità sacra.\nTadej Droljc di origini slovene ma formatosi artisticamente in Inghilterra\, Tadej Droljc è un artista audiovisivo che lavora nell’ambito delle installazioni multimediali interattive\, utilizzando come cifra distintiva del suo percorso artistico un approccio non gerarchico alle composizioni audiovisive in tempo reale.\nI suoi lavori sono stati presentati ad Ars Electronica\, L.E.V. festival\, Brighton Digital Festival\, Semibreve\, Galerija Kapelica\, Madatac ed Athens Digital Arts Festival tra gli altri. Recentemente Tadej ha vinto il premio Lumen Prize\, la borsa di studio Dennis Smalley ed è ricercatore in composizione audiovisiva al Center for Research in New Music dell’Università di Huddersfield\, Inghilterra.\nElias Merino è un compositore e sound artist di origine spagnola\, con base a Madrid. Nella sua pratica artistica si incontrano elementi installativi\, live performance ed un approccio compositivo che agisce da collante fra computer music\, algoritmi generativi e musica elettronica contemporanea. Nelle sue produzioni si agitano narrazioni frammentarie\, alterazioni percettive spazio-temporali\, stati di trance e di contemplazione immersiva. Parallelamente alla sua produzione in solo\, che lo ha portato ad esibirsi in festival come Sonar\, MUTEK\, L.E.V.\, Semibreve\, fra gli altri\, Elias Merino è impegnato in progetti collaborativi\, come quello con Rian Treanor (Grievous Bodily Harmonics)\, e soprattutto con Tadej Droljc\, insieme al quale compone il duo av SYNSPECIES.
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main24synspecies/
LOCATION:Cineteatro Don Bosco\, Piazza don Bosco\, POTENZA\, 85100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Audiovisual,Live Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241018T210000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241018T223000
DTSTAMP:20241014T171906Z
CREATED:20240902T084927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241014T171906Z
UID:10014-1729285200-1729290600@www.mainfest.it
SUMMARY:MA/IN24 - Piano Hero / PHANTOMS OF EXISTENCE
DESCRIPTION:© NODE festival – Modena 2023 (Phantom of Existence – Alex Guevara)\n \n🎟ticket in vendita su CINETEATRODONBOSCO e disponibili in loco fino esaurimento posti\n▷ apertura porte h 20.45\n \n▷ concerto\nh 21.00\n⦿ AGON [IT] /// PIANO HERO\npianoforte e elettronica\nopera di Stefan Prins\nDiego Petrella: piano\nMassimo Marchi: elettronica e regia del suono\n*produzione AGON  \nh 21.45\n⦿ Alex Guevara [PE] /// PHANTOMS OF EXISTENCE [►VIDEO]\nlive A/V performance \n\n/// PIANO HERO [mixed media]\nMassimo Marchi (regia del suono\, elettronica)\nDiego Petrella (pianoforte)\n \n/// PHANTOMS OF EXISTENCE [audiovisual performance] esplora l’essenza mutevole della memoria\, dove la presenza del passato è un’eco silenziosa nelle nostre vite attuali. Attraverso una sequenza di elementi luminosi e sonori\, il progetto traccia un percorso da inizi lucidi e nitidi alle sfumature sussurrate della fine della memoria. È un’impresa introspettiva che esamina i contrasti nelle nostre reminiscenze e i fili intangibili che tessono il nostro senso di sé. L’opera rappresenta la sua astrazione come un viaggio personale sullo sfondo universale del passaggio del tempo\, offrendo allo spettatore una tela su cui proiettare interpretazioni personali ed esplorare l’esperienza soggettiva del tempo e del sé.\nAlex Guevara è un digital artist nato a Lima\, Perù\, nel 1986\, e attualmente residente a Berlino. Il suo linguaggio artistico ha solide radici nell’ambito dell’audiovisivo e nella ricerca sull’interazione fra suono\, luci ed elementi video. Con un ampio range di competenze che spaziano nei territori dell’interaction design\, installazioni interattive\, design generativo ed elaborazioni audio-video in real time\, Guevara combina arte\, scienza e tecnologia per creare esperienze immersive e strabilianti landscape in cui si fondono digitale ed organico. Nelle sue opere più recenti\, la dinamicità ed il carattere fluido dei visual\, intrecciati con soundscapes in continua evoluzione\, puntano a restituire un senso di perenne movimento ed impermanenza\, invitando il pubblico a riflettere sulla natura transitoria dell’esperienza e\, più in generale\, sulla sfuggevole ed effimera natura dell’esistenza stessa\, qui spogliata di qualsiasi elemento accessorio e presentata nella sua essenza di cambiamento e trasformazione. I suoi lavori sono stati presentati nei più importanti festival e centri di ricerca artistica internazionali come: Berlin Art Week\, Mutek in Montreal\, CCCB Barcellona\, Asia Digital Art Exhibition in Beijing e molti altri ancora.
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main24phantomsofexistence/
LOCATION:Cineteatro Don Bosco\, Piazza don Bosco\, POTENZA\, 85100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Audiovisual,Live Performance,Mixed Media
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241018T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241018T200000
DTSTAMP:20240912T183028Z
CREATED:20240902T084929Z
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SUMMARY:MA/IN24: Disordinata storia dell’elettronica (Vol. 3)
DESCRIPTION:© Luigi Nono\, Prometeo. Tragedia dell’ascolto [Fondazione Archivio Luigi Nono\, Venezia]\n \n🎟gratuito\nh 19.00\nLUCA IAVARONE + ALBERTO GATTI [IT] /// Disordinata storia dell’elettronica (Vol. 3)\n* MA/IN ACADEMY\n \n\n\nÈ possibile oggi scrivere musica nuova\, diversa da quella del passato? Si possono inventare nuovi strumenti musicali o creare i suoni da zero? E la tecnologia potrà esserci d’aiuto in queste sfide? Queste sono alcune delle domande che si sono posti i pionieri della musica elettronica. Cosa si intende per musica elettronica? Come va ascoltata? Ma è quella per ballare oppure no? È musica o rumore? E perché dovrei sedermi in una stanza\, magari al buio\, e ascoltare dei suoni strani diffusi da uno o più altoparlanti?\nQueste sono invece le domande che ci faremo insieme a Luca Iavarone (giornalista e creativo) ed Alberto Gatti (compositore) in “Disordinata storia dell’elettronica”\, una serie di incontri per mostrare la musica elettronica sotto un diverso punto di vista\, senza tecnicismi e complessi filosofici. Nel terzo incontro tratteremo l’asse di contatto tra le origini dell’elettronica e la contemporaneità\, con un focus particolare su Luigi Nono.\nLuca Iavarone è un creativo italiano attivo in numerosi campi: giornalista\, comunicatore\, web author\, regista\, musicista. È l’attuale direttore creativo del gruppo editoriale Ciaopeople. Dal 2001 ad oggi ha scritto composizioni musicali per opere teatrali e di video arte (Mercadante\, Teatro Nuovo\, Elicantropo\, Pan\, Villa Medici) e realizzato installazioni sonore per le mostre del fotografo Antonio Biasiucci. Come interprete ha co-fondato il Revenaz Quartet\, un collettivo “neo-dadaista e postmoderno” che ha fatto della riflessione sulla cultura di massa il suo campo di indagine. In qualità di giornalista\, dal 2012 al 2016 è stato caporedattore dell’area cultura del quotidiano Fanpage.it. Qui esplora il mondo della viralità con contenuti di qualità\, affrontando temi sociali con un taglio personale a cavallo tra satira e antropologia culturale. Dal 2016 è direttore creativo di Fanpage.it e della redazione di Ciaopeople. Vincitore di 9 Lovie Awards\, gli Oscar europei del web\, è autore di campagne video come “Slap her”\, nella top annuale dei brand più visti al mondo su YouTube. Nel 2019 ha curato l’operazione artistica ‘Veiled Son’ con lo scultore Jago. Come scrittore ha partecipato alle pubblicazioni “Il regno incantato – storie e leggende partenopee” e alla prima biografia italiana del compositore brasiliano João Gilberto. Nel 2021 ha fondato il progetto di musica e divulgazione brasiliana “Saravà\, Napoli tropicale”. Nel 2022 ha partecipato al Campania Teatro Festival con uno spettacolo in cui raccontava favole per bambini agli adulti e per il quale ha scritto anche le musiche originali\, ‘Fiabe per rimettersi al mondo.\nAlberto Maria Gatti  è un compositore\, sound designer e computer music designer. Ha frequentato i corsi di musica elettronica al Conservatorio di Firenze e nel 2022 il Master Aremus al Conservatorio di Roma relativo alla pratica della ricerca artistica in musica. Ha inoltre frequentato workshop e seminari di composizione e direzione del suono\, studiando con Tiziano Manca\, Vittorio Montalti\, Girolamo Deraco\, Roberto Castello e Alvise Vidolin. Come compositore ha partecipato a diversi festival ed eventi di musica contemporanea tra cui: Tempo Reale\, Museo del Novecento\, Fabbrica Europa\, Inner Spaces\, Palazzo Vecchio\, Salone del Mobile di Milano\, SIMC\, Festival Pontino\, Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Bruxelles\, Fabbrica Europa\, Teatro del Giglio\, Teatro Teatro Cantiere Florida\, Spam/Aldes\, Museo Pecci. Dal 2020 collabora con l’associazione culturale Versiliadanza come compositore ed interprete di musica elettronica. In qualità di computer music designer\, ha partecipato a vari eventi quali: Forum Wallis\, Bartok Opera Pluz\, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma\, Fondazione I teatri di Reggio Emilia\, Biennale di Berlino e Milano Musica Festival. In qualità di ricercatore\, dal 2018 porta avanti il ​​proprio progetto di ricerca ‘Il rapporto tra corpo e suono’. Attualmente lavora come compositore freelance e come ingegnere del suono presso l’etichetta discografica Ema Vinci Records. Dal 2021 è entrato a far parte della società musicale AI Musi-co come sound designer e sviluppatore di software. Nella sua pratica si interessa alla produzione di musica elettroacustica e mista\, lavorando con diversi software per la programmazione di ambienti performativi\, sfruttando linguaggi di programmazione visuale (Max/MSP\, PureData)\, Arduino e derivati\, oltre alla programmazione illuminotecnica. Da settembre 2022 svolge uno stage presso il dipartimento di didattica dell’IRCAM a Parigi. \n\n\n\n\n⊕ MA/IN academy\nè a un articolato percorso dedicato alla formazione e all’educazione sulla musica contemporanea\, multi-livello e multi-target: l’offerta dedicata al pubblico generalista attraverso le lezioni-concerto di Luca Iavarone che ogni anno racconterà un periodo della storia della musica elettronica dal ‘900 a oggi\, i talk con gli artisti e le introduzioni all’ascolto\, i concerti dedicati ai centenari di alcuni grandi compositori ; la proposta dedicata agli studenti dei licei musicali attraverso le masterclass con alcuni artisti per introdurli al processo creativo e la partecipazione attiva in alcune attività del progetto; il coinvolgimento degli studenti dei Conservatori partner del progetto attraverso un percorso formativo che li porterà a confrontarsi con alcuni importanti compositori per la realizzazione di composizioni elettroacustiche da presentare all’interno del MA/IN; il percorso di perfezionamento dedicato ai giovani compositori selezionati dalla call internazionale per la presentazione dei loro lavori in prima assoluta.
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main24storia3/
LOCATION:Cineteatro Don Bosco\, Piazza don Bosco\, POTENZA\, 85100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Educational
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241012T210000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241012T213000
DTSTAMP:20240914T081859Z
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UID:9993-1728766800-1728768600@www.mainfest.it
SUMMARY:MA/IN24 - ROBERT HENKE
DESCRIPTION:©Robert Henke\n \n🎟ticket in vendita su EVENTBRITE e disponibili in loco fino esaurimento posti\n▷ apertura porte h 20.45\n \n▷ concerto\nh 21.00\n⦿ Fabio Machiavelli [IT] /// Machines Inside Me [award of distinction]\nmixed media performance\nperformers: Endkadenz Ensemble [Alberto Anhaus e Alessandro Bono] \n \nh 21.30\n⦿ ROBERT HENKE [DE] /// DUST\nlive performance \n\n/// DUST [live performance] è un’esplorazione lenta e intensa di una trama sonora\, loop poliritmici pulsanti e droni ricchi di armonici. Questi suoni sono ridotti in particelle microscopiche\, filtrati\, trasformati e ricomposti in una performance improvvisata. Dust è una complessa bestia vivente\, che si sviluppa ulteriormente a ogni concerto\, con la rimozione di vecchie parti e l’aggiunta di nuovi elementi.\nROBERT HENKE è un arista poliedrico. Realizza composizioni musicali\, concerti e installazioni audiovisive su larga scala. Spesso le sue opere richiedono l’invenzione e la costruzione di algoritmi e macchine. La sua musica si ispira alla cruda potenza ripetitiva della techno e alle strutture complesse e raffinate delle opere contemporanee più astratte. Registra ed esegue musica anche sotto lo pseudonimo “Monolake”\, nato come duo nel 1995 insieme a Gerhard Behles e diventato un progetto solista dal 1999. È uno dei principali creatori di Ableton Live\, un software che è diventato lo standard per la produzione musicale e ha ridefinito la pratica esecutiva della musica elettronica. Ha ricoperto incarichi di docenza presso: l’Università delle Arti di Berlino\, il Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) dell’Università di Stanford\, l’Instituto di Ricerca e Coordinazione Acoustica/Musicale (IRCAM) di Parigi e lo Studio Nationale di Arti Contemporanea – Le Fresnoy\, a Lille\, Francia. \n\n/// MACHINES INSIDE ME [mixed media performance] Gli strumenti elettromeccanici di Machines Inside Me sono mezzi dotati di un altro grado di autonomia in termini di capacità performative\, sono cioè in grado di produrre e controllare il suono autonomamente. Questa capacità lavora sinergicamente insieme a due performer umani i quali interagendo con le loro controparti robotiche danno vita alla performance. L’interazione tra i performer e le macchine permette la realizzazione di suoni complessi\, la cui produzione e successiva evoluzione è alla base dello sviluppo del brano. Strumenti automatizzati e performer umani si orchestrano a vicenda\, intervenendo in egual misura nel processo complessivo di produzione del suono\, e utilizzando le particolarità dei suoni di natura meccanica delle macchine coinvolte come punto di partenza per la realizzazione di soluzioni sonore sempre diverse e in continuo mutamento. La performance pone sullo stesso piano l’uomo e la macchina\, affidando alle due controparti stessi ruoli e stesse funzioni\, e ponendo al centro del discorso musicale le qualità specifiche e particolari degli strumenti utilizzati\, appositamente realizzati per la performance.\nFabio Machiavelli studia Strumenti a Percussione con Jonathan Faralli (MA\, 2018)\, e Composizione con Giovanni Verrando\, Daniele Ghisi\, Andrea Agostini (MA in Composizione\, 2022)\, Claudio Vaira\, Fabio De Sanctis De Benedictis (BA in Composizione\, 2020). Ha studiato all’Accademia Chigiana con Salvatore Sciarrino\, dove riceve il Diploma di Merito nel 2024. La sua musica è eseguita da Input Duo\, Neko3\, Mdi Ensemble\, Divertimento Ensemble\, Spòldzielnia Muzyczna\, Quartetto Prometeo\, Endkadenz\, Livorno Music Festival Ensemble e altri\, e presentata in festival come: La Biennale di Venezia\, Warsaw Autumn\, Sacroprofanum Festival\, Darmstadt\, Suoni Inauditi\, Tempo R e a l e e a l t r i .  Frequenta masterclass con Salvatore Sciarrino\, Francesco Filidei\, Stefano Gervasoni\, Fabien Lèvy\, Alessandro Perini\, Jaime Reis\, Thierry Coduys\, Marco Stroppa\, Miller Puckette\, Brigitta Muntendorf\, Alberto Carretero\, Alessandro Solbiati\, Ivan Fedele e altri. La sua musica è pubblicata da SZ Sugar.
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main24dust/
LOCATION:Teatro Paisiello\, Via Giuseppe Palmieri 83\, LECCE\, 73100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Acusmatica,Live Performance,Mixed Media
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241011T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241011T230000
DTSTAMP:20241001T081005Z
CREATED:20240902T084933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T081005Z
UID:9978-1728678600-1728687600@www.mainfest.it
SUMMARY:MA/IN24 - KORA②
DESCRIPTION:©Moritz Schmid (Monocolor – Refractive Index)\n \n🎟 biglietti disponibili solo in loco\n▷ apertura mostra / installazioni\nh 20.30\n⦿ Daphne Ting-Yu Chu [TW] + Teng Xue [CN] /// Parallel\ninteractive installation\n⦿ CREA K//LAB [IT] /// Chamber of Visions\nVR installation\n \n▷ concerto\nh 21.00\n⦿ Alexis Blais [CA] /// animal_farm [award of distinction]\nacousmatic \nh 21.15\n⦿ Dotzerosix [EC] /// Boatnoa\nlive A/V performance \nh 22.00\n⦿ Monocolor [AT] /// Refractive Index\nlive A/V performance\n \n\n/// PARALLEL [installazione interattiva A/V]  è un’installazione audiovisiva interattiva che si colloca a metà strada tra performance ed esperienza\, esplorando il delicato equilibrio tra solitudine e connessione. Attraverso strati di luce e suono\, questa installazione rivela la delicata coesistenza tra l’esistenza individuale e quella collettiva.”Parallel” invita i partecipanti a interagire attraverso i loro movimenti\, trasformando componenti discrete in un’entità vivente che risuona e risponde all’interazione umana. Abbiamo raccolto suoni da momenti di solitudine\, li abbiamo modulati digitalmente in tempo reale in base ai movimenti dei partecipanti e li abbiamo visualizzati con proiezioni e luci. Ispirata dalle esperienze di migrazione degli artisti\, l’opera riflette temi di integrazione culturale ed empatia\, promuovendo la coesione sociale e la comprensione reciproca. Mentre esploriamo l’interazione tra luce e suono\, ridefiniamo i confini della percezione\, gettando luce sulla profondità delle nostre esperienze condivise e sottolineando la bellezza paradossale dell’interconnessione.\nDaphne Chu  è un’artista new media e lighting designer con sede a Londra\, specializzata in installazioni interattive\, esperienze spaziali\, arti audiovisive e performance dal vivo. Ha esposto le sue opere personali e ha partecipato a oltre 200 produzioni di illuminazione in più di 50 città in tutto il mondo\, tra cui MGM Grand Garden Arena (Las Vegas)\, The O2 Arena (Londra)\, AccorHotels Arena (Parigi)\, Ars Electronica Festival (Linz)\, il London Festival of Architecture\, Artsect Gallery (Londra)\, Ugly Duck Gallery (Londra) e altri. Teng Xue è un artista multidisciplinare che esplora architettura\, realtà virtuale\, arte installativa\, film e design esperienziale. Come ex ricercatore presso l’Interactive Architecture Lab e co-fondatore di Elixirt Studio\, il lavoro di Teng è influenzato dal suo background in architettura\, sociologia e design dell’interazione. La sua prospettiva unica sulla cultura queer e il movimento corporeo conferisce profondità alla sua arte\, esposta in festival internazionali come la Beijing Design Week e Ars Electronica. \n\n/// ANIMAL_FARM [acusmatica] Nella composizione di animal_farm\, si nasconde il desiderio di esplorare scale temporali ancora toccate nella musica del compositore\, tramite manipolazioni e montaggi preparatori si arriva a derivazioni di densità crescente\, così da poter trasformare e sviluppare i materiali del brano. Quest’ultimo rivela anche l’imperfezione dei gesti umani attraverso l’incorporazione di performance MIDI durante la fase di editing. L’esoterismo dell’approccio nel brano semina rotture e sorprese\, come tante false piste nel suo labirintismo. Composto in un contesto teso e ansioso\, animal_farm sembra voler porre le domande più semplici possibili\, senza tuttavia riuscire a rispondere completamente a esse.\nAlexis Blais è un compositore di musica elettroacustica con sede a Montreal. Diplomato al Conservatorio di musica di Montreal nella classe di Louis Dufort\, sta attualmente conseguendo un master in composizione e creazione sonora presso l’Università di Montreal con Ana Dall’Ara-Majek. La sua ricerca si concentra sul continuum che unisce il linguaggio della musica strumentale con quello elettroacustico. Pianista classico di formazione\, i suoi lavori acusmatici fanno parte di una ricerca plastica e testuale di materiali concreti su uno sfondo di armonie modali. Alexis Blais lavora anche nel teatro e nella danza\, oltre a insegnare sound design alla Scuola Nazionale di Circo di Montreal e al Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf. Il suo pezzo SKAND è finalista del premio Luigi Russolo 2023. I suoi lavori sono stati eseguiti in Inghilterra\, Europa\, Brasile\, Giappone e Canada. \n\n/// BOATNOA [live A/V performance] è un’opera audiovisiva dal vivo con visualizzazioni audio-reattive in tempo reale. Come composizione\, mantiene una struttura generale\, ma lascia spazio anche a sezioni improvvisate. Le immagini reagiscono al suono\, creando uno spazio che invita il pubblico a riflettere sul concetto di “città moderna” e sul significato di abitarla. Audio e immagini vengono utilizzati per ripensare la città (facendo riferimento alla sua fisicità e alla sua popolazione) e alla digitalità inevitabilmente presente in essa. Da un lato\, i riferimenti evidenti alla città sono creati da materiali presi direttamente dalla città stessa: immagini\, video\, soundmarks e paesaggi sonori sono componenti che ne descrivono le caratteristiche sensoriali. Dall’altro lato\, i metodi utilizzati per raccogliere questo materiale parlano delle attività digitali onnipresenti: fotogrammetria\, registrazioni\, fotografia digitale e manipolazione di suoni e immagini. L’obiettivo di questo lavoro è offrire al pubblico un luogo e un momento di riflessione\, mettendolo di fronte a una versione condensata della loro vita urbana e alle sue diverse sfaccettature.\nDotzerosix (.06) è un duo creativo formato da Tania Cortés Becerra e Oscar Bahamonde\, artisti ecuadoriani formati in musica\, suono\, produzione musicale e multimedia. Questo duo genera esperienze audiovisive basate sull’esplorazione di strumenti e prospettive diverse. Costruiscono anche parte delle loro attrezzature e programmano il loro lavoro per scolpire un’estetica minimalista e glitch. I loro linguaggi principali sono il suono\, l’arte visiva e la musica. DZ6 ha creato installazioni audiovisive e performance multimediali per festival come Hausmann 9.0 (2019\, Ecuador)\, Never Knows Better Exhibition (2020\, USA)\, Festival Expresiones Contemporáneas (2021\, Messico)\, LaTam Festival (2021\, Francia)\, Créartup Festival (2021\, Francia)\, Traces of The Future – International Exhibition (2021\, Polonia)\, Ciudad Glitch (2023\, Spagna)\, Sound No Sound (2023\, Spagna)\, JIM (2023\, Francia)\, VOLUMENS (2023\, Spagna)\, ZIMMT (2023\, Germania). \n\n/// REFRACTIVE INDEX [live A/V performance] è una performance audiovisiva dal vivo di MONOCOLOR. Le immagini e i suoni\, interamente generati in modo autonomo\, creano un’esperienza audiovisiva in costante mutamento. Sciami di punti formano forme instabili che oscillano tra strutture complesse e architettoniche e pattern naturali e organici. Situato al confine tra il naturale e il sintetico\, sia nel suono che nell’immagine\, il lavoro mira a trasmettere un senso di transitorietà e fragilità.\nMONOCOLOR\, alias Marian Essl\, è un artista audiovisivo con sede a Vienna. Esplora le interrelazioni tra suono e immagine sia in opere basate su performance che in installazioni. Le sue immagini\, interamente generative e create algoritmicamente\, oscillano tra texture fluide e organiche e strutture rigide. Marian si concentra sulla relazione tra suono\, immagine\, luce e spazio\, con l’obiettivo di creare universi audiovisivi altamente immersivi. Le sue opere sono state esposte in vari contesti in tutto il mondo. Nel 2020\, ha ricevuto il New Face Award del Japan Media Arts Festival per la sua performance audiovisiva fulldome Latent Space\, creata durante una residenza presso la Société des arts technologiques (SAT) a Montréal. Nella primavera del 2024\, ha inaugurato una grande mostra personale intitolata SCREEN—SPACE a Krems\, Austria.
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main24kora2/
LOCATION:KORA – Contemporary Arts Center\, Via Vittorio Emanuele\, 19\, CASTRIGNANO DE' GRECI (LE)\, 73020\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Acusmatica,Audiovisual,Live Performance,Sound Art
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241010T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20241010T230000
DTSTAMP:20241001T081020Z
CREATED:20240902T084935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T081020Z
UID:9950-1728592200-1728601200@www.mainfest.it
SUMMARY:MA/IN24 - KORA①
DESCRIPTION:© Simone Sims Longo (Paesaggi Integrati)\n \n🎟biglietti disponibili solo in loco\n▷ apertura mostra / installazioni\nh 20.30\n⦿ Daphne Ting-Yu Chu [TW] + Teng Xue [CN] /// Parallel\ninteractive installation\n⦿ CREA K//LAB [IT] /// Chamber of Visions\nVR installation\n \n▷ concerto\nh 21.00\n⦿ Diego Ratto [IT] /// Memoria [honorable mention]\nacousmatic\n⦿ Fernando Hester [IT] /// Zooming [honorable mention]\nacousmatic\n⦿ Bowen Wu [UK] /// Mixobloodify [honorable mention]\naudiovisual\n \nh 21.30\n⦿ Simone Sims Longo [IT] /// Paesaggi Integrati\nlive performance \n  \n\n/// CHAMBER OF VISIONS [installazione VR] Anima et Corpo: Oratorio Espanso\nLa Testa Anatomica impressiona per il suo potere metaforico la cui visione straordinaria ci conduce oltre l’apparenza fisica\, aprendo le porte a una comprensione più profonda dell’essere umano e delle sue relazioni. Abbiamo esplorato concetti come simultaneità\, pluralità\, armonia\, diversità\, unicità e coesione. Balbi scarnifica i corpi per tracciare una figura che sfugge alla riconoscibilità\, riunendo singolarità in un unicum che celebra la coesistenza delle diversità. Attraverso la tecnologia\, abbiamo tessuto un mondo complesso che abbraccia la “visione molteplice”\, mostrando il linguaggio della connessione e della compassione. L’installazione rivela un intreccio di comprensione reciproca\, dove l’arte ci spinge a essere agenti di cambiamento e le difformità si fondono. La parola diventa corporea\, il suono fluido movimento\, e l’immagine un richiamo profondo. Frammenti dell’opera esplodono in un nuovo spazio luminoso popolato di stimoli intermittenti che rivelano intricate relazioni. Invitiamo alla contemplazione\, espandendo l’orizzonte delle possibilità\, dissolvendo le barriere tra forme artistiche e promuovendo una connessione profonda con l’opera e con noi stessi.\nCREA K//LAB è il laboratorio dei processi intermediali del Conservatorio Licinio Refice di Frosinone\, coordinato da Valerio Murat\, docente di Multimedialità presso la medesima istituzione. La lettera K è abbreviazione di Keiron\, figlio di Kronos\, un centauro\, creatura ibrida dall’intelligenza aumentata\, simbolo della molteplicità nelle arti e nelle scienze. Il CREAK//LAB funziona come spazio di sperimentazione e collaborazione tra artisti e ricercatori\, promuovendo progetti innovativi che collegano diverse discipline artistiche. Esplorando le intersezioni tra musica\, tecnologia e arti visive\, il CREA K//LAB svolge un ruolo fondamentale nell’ampliare i confini delle pratiche artistiche tradizionali. A tale scopo utilizza dispositivi audiovisivi immersivi della realtà virtuale e dell’audio 3D. Si esaltano le forme della composizione audiovisiva in una ricerca artistica che appare oggi ancora tutta da percorrere. Il laboratorio indaga nuove tecniche\, linguaggi e forme di espressione\, sottolineando il potere dell’arte di mettere in discussione il mondo e favorire nuove prospettive di convivenza civile. [Valerio Murat: Direzione artistica / Federico Acosta Rios\, Eugenio Cecchini\, Elia Dell’Orco\, Fabio Fornaro\, Gabriele Teti: Progettazione e realizzazione / Giovanni Fontana: Testi poetici e voce / Axel Ferrari: Modellazione 3D della Testa Anatomica / Stefano Germani: Technical Manager]\n* supported by: Labora Studio\, Associazione Gottifredo\n \n\n/// MEMORIA [acusmatica] Un viaggio tempestoso attraverso il tempo\, nelle profondità della memoria. Reami nascosti e lontani di momenti e ricordi frammentari\, un’odissea personale guidata dagli echi dei suoni dell’infanzia.\nDiego Ratto\, compositore e artista del suono italiano con sede a Los Angeles\, CA\, ha un portfolio diversificato che include musica per film\, composizioni acusmatiche\, musica per videogiochi\, installazioni video-artistiche e musica da concerto. Ha conseguito un dottorato in Composizione Musicale presso l’Università della California\, Santa Barbara (UCSB). La sua formazione include una specializzazione in composizione per film alla UCLA\, un Master in Musica in Composizione Elettroacustica presso il Royal College of Music di Stoccolma (KMH) e due lauree in Musica in chitarra jazz e musica elettronica presso il Conservatorio “A. Vivaldi” di Alessandria\, Italia. Le sue opere sono state riconosciute in numerosi concorsi internazionali\, vincendo premi come il Prix Russolo 2022\, Sound of Silences – Romaeuropa Festival 2020\, Prix CIME 2017 e il WOCMAT International Phil Winsor Computer Music Competition 2018\, tra gli altri. Nel 2021\, ha ricevuto una borsa di studio Fulbright per studiare Composizione Musicale negli Stati Uniti d’America. \n/// ZOOMING [acusmatica] Il brano offre all’ascoltatore un’esperienza percettiva dinamica\, caratterizzata da transizioni fluide o improvvise che distinguono le varie sezioni\, ognuna definita dal suo unico paesaggio sonoro. Le scelte stilistiche nella composizione mirano a guidare l’ascoltatore in un viaggio che alterna sensazioni di alienazione e familiarità\, utilizzando sia suoni sintetici che reali. Ispirandosi a tecniche sviluppate e sperimentate da compositori come Iannis Xenakis\, Curtis Roads e Horacio Vaggione\, il brano impiega varie metodologie sonore e compositive\, tra cui approccio multiscala\, granulazione\, vocoding e sintesi concatenativa. La genesi della composizione risiede nell’idea di creare complessi aggregati sonori attivati da impulsi casuali.\nFernando Hester è un compositore e sound designer con sede a Bologna\, Italia. Nato nel 1990 e cresciuto ad Arezzo\, ha frequentato il liceo artistico. Si è avvicinato per la prima volta alla musica attraverso lo studio del sassofono per poi passare al DJing\, che ha praticato per quasi un decennio. Dopo anni di sperimentazione con la musica elettronica al di fuori del mondo accademico\, si è iscritto al corso di Musica Elettronica del Conservatorio di Bologna\, dove attualmente studia Sound Design. La sua ricerca si concentra sulla musica computerizzata e sulla composizione audio-visiva. \n/// MIXOBLOODIFY [audiovisivo] L’idea originale di questa opera nasce dall’estensione della mia ricerca su come la pipa e la musica elettronica possano essere ibridate in un nuovo linguaggio digitale. Grazie alla mia ricerca\, sono stato esposto a molti concetti riguardanti l’ibridità. Come artista che desidera integrare diversi contesti culturali nelle sue creazioni\, e che affronta sfide legate all’esplorazione dell’identità\, ai conflitti culturali\, all’autoaccettazione\, al riconoscimento sociale\, ecc.\, l’intenzione di Mixobloodify è amplificare questo processo di creazione di opere ibride e utilizzare un linguaggio digitale astratto per esprimere le emozioni generate da questioni sociali reali. In questa creazione audiovisiva\, ho registrato la mia esibizione alla pipa come materiale sonoro di base\, l’ho elaborata utilizzando la piattaforma Max/MSP e ho interagito con le immagini che ho creato in TouchDesigner.\nBowen Wu è un compositore e artista audiovisivo con sede a Glasgow\, in Scozia. Con un background in composizione di musica per film\, si è appassionato alla performance di musica elettronica dal vivo\, alla composizione di paesaggi sonori\, alla musica sperimentale e alla composizione audiovisiva. Le sue opere soliste sono state esposte in Cina\, Regno Unito\, Italia\, Spagna\, Grecia\, Corea del Sud e in altri luoghi. In passato\, ha lavorato come tastierista\, produttore musicale e direttore musicale per band\, esibendosi in vari festival musicali e tournée in Cina e a livello internazionale. Ha conseguito un Master in Composizione per lo schermo presso l’Università di Edimburgo e attualmente sta perseguendo un dottorato di ricerca all’Università di Glasgow sotto la supervisione del Prof. Nick Fells e della Prof.ssa Louise Harris. \n\n/// PAESAGGI INTEGRATI [live performance] si colloca a metà strada tra musica computerizzata\, elettroacustica e techno. È un progetto che intreccia relazioni tra diversi piani e materiali sonori: strumenti acustici\, suono processato\, sintesi digitale e paesaggi sonori atmosferici. Operando ai margini delle classificazioni di genere\, “Paesaggi Integrati” integra registrazioni sul campo come strumento per costruire scenari sonori organici\, che si contrappongono al ritmo e alla sintesi. Nella performance dal vivo\, il suono si intreccia con fonti di luce\, creando un ambiente visivo che interagisce con l’audio\, formando geometrie luminose nello spazio.\nSimone Sims Longo è un artista sonoro e di nuovi media il cui lavoro spazia dalla composizione per musica elettronica fissa\, al sound design\, fino alle installazioni sonore. Come compositore\, è profondamente interessato alla creazione e alla manipolazione del suono nel dominio digitale\, con un focus particolare sulla manipolazione del timbro. Cerca costantemente un equilibrio tra sintesi sonora e suoni campionati. Le sue composizioni spesso coinvolgono la multi-iterazione di campioni\, esplorando gli spostamenti di fase e le complessità delle variazioni poliritmiche all’interno delle texture sonore. Attraverso la diffusione multi-canale del suono\, Longo esplora la spazialità e sfrutta l’interazione del suono con gli elementi architettonici. È particolarmente affascinato dalla riverberazione naturale e dalle qualità di diffusione sonora di diversi materiali. Le sue esibizioni dal vivo enfatizzano la relazione tra suono ed elementi visivi o tra suono e luce\, offrendo esplorazioni immersive della percezione audio-visiva.
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main24kora1/
LOCATION:KORA – Contemporary Arts Center\, Via Vittorio Emanuele\, 19\, CASTRIGNANO DE' GRECI (LE)\, 73020\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Acusmatica,Audiovisual,Live Performance,Sound Art
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240823T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240823T223000
DTSTAMP:20240829T081123Z
CREATED:20240818T205923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T081123Z
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SUMMARY:MA/IN24 [anteprima] - M.A.Rea / RESONANCIAS
DESCRIPTION:©  M.A.Rea\n \nPROGRAMMA [anteprima 24]\nh 20:30 | opening\n⦿  G.Catuogno + G.Colangelo + M.Quinto + G.Nuzzo [IT] /// M.A.Rea. [monastery augmented reality]\nin collaboraition with LEM [Lecce Electronic Music] – Conservatory of Lecce\nA/V mapping – installation [to Bill Viola]\n \nh 21\n⦿  D.Antezza + P.Basile + D.Pitoia [IT]/// RESONANCIAS\nlive performance\nDonato Pitoia – guitars\nPino Basile – percussion /electronics\nDaniele Antezza – electronics
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main24anteprima2/
LOCATION:Monastero di S. Ippolito\, Monticchio
CATEGORIES:Audiovisual,Live Performance,Sound Art
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240822T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240822T230000
DTSTAMP:20240829T081051Z
CREATED:20240818T201123Z
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UID:9900-1724358600-1724367600@www.mainfest.it
SUMMARY:MA/IN24 [anteprima] - ELECTROVOICE BOX / STANZE
DESCRIPTION:©  Stanze [F.Scacchioli/V.Core]\n \nPROGRAMMA [anteprima 24]\nh 20:30 | opening\n⦿ G.Catuogno + G.Colangelo + M.Quinto + G.Nuzzo [IT] /// M.A.Rea. [monastery augmented reality]\nin collaboraition with LEM [Lecce Electronic Music] – Conservatory of Lecce\nA/V mapping – installation [to Bill Viola]\n \nh 21\n⦿ Eleonora Claps  + Francesco Rizzo [IT] /// ELECTROVOICE BOX\nconcert for voice + electronics \n\nBernhard Lang [AT] /// “The Cold Trip\, Pt.2”: XV. THE CROW\nMelissa Dunphy [US] /// June\nKrzysztof Wołek [PL] /// Cookbook for the Modern Boygirl\n\n* Eleonora Claps: voce / Francesco Rizzo: live electronics \nh 21:45\n⦿ Vincenzo Core + Fabio Scacchioli [IT] /// STANZE\nlive A/V performance
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main24anteprima1/
LOCATION:Monastero di S. Ippolito\, Monticchio
CATEGORIES:Audiovisual,Live Performance,Mixed Media,Sound Art
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SUMMARY:MA/IN23: ECHOIC MEMORY / ELECTROPOLIS
DESCRIPTION:©  ELECTROPOLIS live\n \nPROGRAMMA\nore 20:30 opening\nRebeca Žukovits [EE] /// UPĖ\nsupported by Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre \n20.45\nFabrizio Casti + Sandro Mungianu [IT] /// ECHOIC MEMORY\nlive audiovisual performance\n\nore 21:15\n/// ELECTROPOLIS\nlive performance\na cura delle classi 1aQ e 4aQ del liceo “T. Stigliani” \n\n\n\n/// ECHOIC MEMORY è un progetto audiovisivo che esplora le parti dei nostri sistemi cognitivi combinate insieme per formare la memoria umana. La nostra memoria visiva è responsabile della conservazione di forme e colori visivi\, mentre la memoria spaziale è responsabile delle informazioni su luoghi e movimenti. La memoria ecoica è un’altra parte della memoria sensoriale\, che memorizza le informazioni dal suono che ascoltiamo. La performance è un tour nel nostro cervello e riproduce le mappe cognitive multidimensionali sotto forma di musica e live visual. Il suono del sassofono di Sandro Mungianu viene elaborato in tempo reale dal laptop di Fabrizio Casti\, indagando a breve e la lunga memoria attraverso la musica e le immagini. I suoni dello strumento e del laptop generano proiezioni video che interagiscono con il live visual di Roberto Zanata. La performance offre una esperienza altamente percettiva\, visiva e sonora dell’effetto che la memoria ha sulla nostra esperienza umana. \nSPAZIOMUSICA (CAGLIARI) è una realtà che da anni organizza festival e produce arte contemporanea nel territorio sardo.\nSandro Mungianuè compositore e musicista. La sua carriera comprende un’ampia gamma di performance\, dalla musica contemporanea alle arti video e multimediali. Ha studiato pianoforte\, clarinetto\, sassofono e si è diplomato in Musica Elettronica in Italia e Composizione Musicale in Svizzera. si occupa della gestione di festival di musica e arte contemporanea. Attualmente lavora come Professore al Conservatorio di Como.\nFabrizio Casti è compositore musicale sperimentale. Si è laureato in Composizione Sperimentale e Musica Elettronica. È autore di opere vocali\, strumentali e da camera\, sinfoniche\, strumentali e live electronics. I suoi lavori sono pubblicati da RaiTrade\, Ricordi e altri. Insegna Elementi di Composizione e Analisi Musicale presso il Conservatorio Statale di Musica della Spezia.\n\n\n/// ELECTROPOLIS  [sonorizzazione dal vivo – #audiovisual]\n\nUna nuova voce per il celebre film muto METROPOLIS\, di Fritz Lang. Rimontato e risonorizzato dagli studenti del Liceo “T. Stigliani” di Matera\, viene presentato al pubblico per offrire un’originale e moderna interpretazione della narrazione filmica. \nperformer\nChitarra Elettrica : Kevin Ramaglia\nSassofono : Mattia Didio\nTromba : Gianpaolo Matera\nFlauto: Alessandro Gasmi\nSynth: Marialetizia Traetta\nSynth: Angelica Mancini\nPianoforte : Andrea Scaramuzzi\nBatteria: Alex Ranaldo\nVoce: Nancy Elettrico\ndirettore ed elettronica\nM° Francesco Altieri \n\n* MA/IN ACADEMY\nIniziativa realizzata nell’ambito del Piano Nazionale Cinema e Immagini per la Scuola promosso da MiC-Ministero della Cultura e MIM-Ministero dell’Istruzione e del Merito
URL:https://www.mainfest.it/calendar/main23matera3/
LOCATION:CineTeatro Guerrieri\, Piazza Vittorio Veneto 23\, MATERA\, 75100\, Italia
CATEGORIES:Educational,Live Performance,Mixed Media
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