Programme
From Thursday, October 3, 2024
Anniversary Exhibition with Photographs by Cristina Marx/Photomusix: Concerts at the exploratorium berlin
Photographer Cristina Marx aka Photomusix has been meticulously documenting the international free jazz and improvisation scene for many years. To mark the 20th anniversary of the exploratorium, she is showing concert photographs from its history.
Thursday, October 3, 2024
from 3.00 pm | Check in & Registration
3.45 pm | Welcome and Opening
Opening Performance with Sarotti Instant
4.30 pm | Panel Discussion Raum schaffen: Erkundungen, Spiel & Experiment als Wege zur künstlerischen Kreativität
Guests: Jule Greiner, Constanze Rora, Matthias Schwabe
Moderation: Mathias Maschat
As a Space for Improvisation, the central concern of the exploratorium is to convey artistic creativity from one’s own acting. exploratorium founder Matthias Schwabe discusses this approach with music education professors Jule Greiner and Constanze Rora. (in German language)
8.00 pm | Performance ensemble explorativ
The ensemble explorativ gives concerts every year in ever new constellations; it is made up of facilitators from the exploratorium berlin, all of whom work with improvisation and represent different disciplines.
Friday, October 4, 2024
10.30–12.00 am | Taster Workshops I
– Ingo Reulecke: Instant Composition für Tanz und Stimme
– Ulrike Brand: THE DROP – Der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt (music improvisation)
– Johann Reißer: Instant Poetry
12.30–2.00 pm | Taster Workshops II
– Maria Colusi: The transformative body (movement improvisation)
– Agnes Heginger: Ich töne, also bin ich (vocal improvisation)
– Eiko Yamada: Linie und Punkte: Pausen erleben, Pausen spielen (music improvisation)
3.30 pm | Ensembles of the exploratorium berlin
– Wednesday Night Ensemble
– RaumKlangEnsemble
– Whathappensnext Ensemble Berlin
5.30 pm–7.00 pm | Taster Workshops III
– Corinna Eikmeier: Vom Bewegungsexperiment zur Improvisationsidee (improvisation in music and movement)
– Matthias Schwabe: Tonhöhen – experimentell?! (music improvisation)
8.00 pm | Concert Parvaresh – Labropoulou – Erel
Shabnam Parvaresh (IR/DE): clarinet | Sofia Labropoulou (GR/AT): kanun | Korhan Erel (TR/DE): electronics
The three musical pioneers combine contemporary and experimental influences with musical traditions from their countries of origin Iran, Greece and Turkey, creating a multifaceted and captivating sound experience.
Saturday, October 5, 2024
11.00 am – 2.00 pm | young explo Anniversary Programme for Families
11.00–12.00 am | Introductory Workshops I for Young and Old
– Brigitte Westkemper: Experimentelles Tanzen im Duett (for children from 5 years with an adult accompanying person)
– Judith Thimm: Abenteuer Klang (for children of all ages with an adult accompanying person)
12.15 pm | Family Concert: Ungewöhnliche Klänge – UngeHÖRige Musik
Concert for the whole family with the ensemble Sarotti Instant
1.00–2.00 pm | Introductory Workshops II for Young and Old
– Zoë Tomruk: Spielfluss & Wasserwirbel mit Zoë durch Bewegung, Stimme und Sprache (for children aged 6–12 with an adult accompanying person)
– Aida Shahidi: Klanglabor (for children aged 5–8 with an adult accompanying person)
Registration for the Taster Workshops + Concert young explo
2.00–2.45 pm | Soundwalk with Thomas Gerwin
3.00–5.00 pm | Book Presentation and Performance: Simon Rose – Relational Improvisation: Music, Dance & Contemporary Art
Guests: Simon Rose (UK/DE): saxophone | Julie Myers (UK/DE): projections | Ingo Reulecke (DE): dance
Moderation: Mathias Maschat
An interdisciplinary performance introduces the presentation of the new book Relational Improvisation: Music, Dance & Contemporary Art by Simon Rose; ten of the twelve chapters it contains were created together with other improvisers from various art disciplines. In English language.
5.30–7.00 pm | Open Stage Improvisation in Music and Other Arts (for Festival Participants)
7.00–7.45 pm | Soundwalk with Thomas Gerwin
8.00 pm | Concert King Übü Örchestrü – 40 Years
Phil Minton (UK): voice | Stefan Keune (DE): saxophone | Mark Charig (UK/DE), Axel Dörner (DE): trumpet | Melvyn Poore (UK/DE): tuba | Philipp Wachsmann (UG/UK): violin | Alfred Zimmerlin (CH): cello | Erhard Hirt (DE): guitar, electronics | Paul Lytton (UK/BE): percussion, objects | Guest: Alexander Frangenheim (DE): double bass
The King Übü Örchestrü, one of the most important orchestras for improvised music, is celebrating its 40th anniversary with many members of the original line-up. Far from free jazz, it was a style-defining force for large, collectively improvising ensembles.
