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KlangBildung 24

Festival for the 20th Anniversary of the exploratorium berlin

tl: Angela von Brill, br: Emanuel Witterheim, all others: exploratorium berlin

Location: exploratorium berlin

KlangBildung [Klang = Sound / Bildung = Creation / Learning] – creating sounds and learning through sound: for twenty years, the exploratorium berlin has stood for artistic creativity and aesthetic education. As a method, exploration plays a central role, connecting all our spaces for improvisation: the concerts and performances (stage); the workshops, courses, further training and ensembles (learn); the improv meetings and open stages (play); discussion evenings, reading circles and symposia (think); and the numerous offers for children and young people (young explo). Presentation of the international improvisation scene, artistic practice for everyone, mediation of artistic experiences for all ages and theoretical reflection are united under one roof. Music, dance, poetry and other arts come together in interdisciplinary contexts. With KlangBildung 24, we invite you to celebrate with us this unity in variety and variety in unity.

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
  1. Ingo Reulecke: Instant Composition für Tanz und Stimme
  2. Ulrike Brand: THE DROP – Der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt (music improvisation)
  3. Johann Reißer: Instant Poetry
12.30–2.00 pm | Taster Workshops II
  1. Maria Colusi: The transformative body (movement improvisation)
  2. Agnes Heginger: Ich töne, also bin ich (vocal improvisation)
  3. Eiko Yamada: Linie und Punkte: Pausen erleben, Pausen spielen (music improvisation) – Unfortunately already fully booked!
3.30 pm | Ensembles of the exploratorium berlin

Wednesday Night Ensemble
RaumKlangEnsemble
Whathappensnext Ensemble Berlin

5.30 pm–7.00 pm | Taster Workshops III
  1. Corinna Eikmeier: Vom Bewegungsexperiment zur Improvisationsidee (improvisation in music and movement)
  2. Matthias Schwabe: Tonhöhen – experimentell?! (music improvisation) – Unfortunately already fully booked!
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
  1. Brigitte Westkemper: Experimentelles Tanzen im Duett (for children from 5 years with an adult accompanying person)
  2. Judith Thimm: Abenteuer Klang (for children of all ages with an adult accompanying person)Unfortunately already fully booked!
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
  1. Zoë Tomruk: Spielfluss & Wasserwirbel mit Zoë durch Bewegung, Stimme und Sprache (for children aged 6–12 with an adult accompanying person)
  2. 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 – Unfortunately already fully booked!Please visit the Soundwalk from 14.00-14.45 (see above).

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. 

Following this: Celebratory Buffet on the Occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the exploratorium berlin 
Pre-registration for the anniversary events is no longer possible.
A sufficient number of remaining tickets will be available on all 3 days for (almost) all events at the entrance or at the box office.

Details

Prices

Festival pass: 110/80/50 €
(normal price/reduced price/Berlin pass)

Concerts: on October 3rd and 4th 15/12/6 € each, on October 5th 20/15/6 €

Talks: 8/5 € each

Taster Workshops: 20/15 € each or 3 workshops 55/40 €

Taster Workshops young explo: 6/4 € per person & workshop, Family Concert on a donation basis. Find the family programme here.

Access

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Address

exploratorium berlin

Zossener Straße 24
10961 Berlin (Kreuzberg)

Marheinekeplatz (Bus 248, 20m)
U Gneisenaustraße (Bus 140, U7, 200m)
U Mehringdamm (Bus M19, U6, U7, 900m)

Office Hours

Mo – Di 10.00 – 14.00
Mi 14.00 – 18.00
Do – Fr 10.00 – 14.00