Due to the current Corona regulations, no face-to-face events are possible at the exploratorium until 24 April 2021 or longer.

To alleviate cultural deficiencies, our exploratorium medicine cabinet offers instead:

• Lockmusic – the style of our time. We’ll show you how it’s done and remind you of the tips from our explo facilitators: https://exploratorium-berlin.de/veranstaltung/improvisieren-in-zeiten-von-corona/
• Digital events:
     – key-concepts #4 with Magda Mayas on 11.3.
     – Improvisation reading circle on 16.3.,
     – leeways #1 with Bob Ostertag on 25.3.
  Magic moments: videos of numerous past concerts and discussion evenings, either on our YouTube site or on the video site of our homepage.
• Revel in memories: our concert gallery with selected photos since the explo opening in 2004
• Looking ahead: our new programme from February 2021, either as an overview as a pdf download or in detail on our website www.exploratorium-berlin.de.

We wish you all the best and look forward to better times!

Welcome to our monthly meeting for makam-based improvisation!
Once a month on Sunday, we will meet at noon to play and improvise together in a given makam or two for two full hours. The improvisation will be lead by Tayfun Guttstadt on the Ney. Theoretical aspects will be worked on, too, but the focus is on playing together and feel the mood of the respective makam. Typical forms of oriental music will also be introduced, everything by playing and feeling.

All instruments including voice and all levels welcome.  
Can take place again with up to ten people.
 

Dates until June 2021: (please not the changes in December)
22.11. (postponed by 15.11.) | 13.12. (14 – 16 h!) | 17.1. | 28.02. | 21.03. | 18.04. | 02.05. | 13.06.

Not applicabe until further notice

In times of Corona, special rules also apply in the exploratorium, which are summarized here: link

Please note that pre-registration is required for all events due to the limited number of places. The registration form can be found at the bottom of this page.

How do I sound?
When do I sound how?
And why should I even?
Do I want to sound or is hush and silence also part of my expression?
What does “authentic” mean?
How do I connect with / to myself?

We will sound / sing / babble / talk in the room … everything that one’s own voice likes and can give. And for your “like to give” and “can give” I have one or the other good tip.

• Discovering your own sonic possibilities by conveying vocal technical knowledge
• Joint body, breathing, and voice exercises
• Creative handling of improvisation instructions
• Experiencing a direct connection between “mood” and “voice”, influencing both through exercises / playful-creative experiments / music pieces and / or performances (duos, trios, quartets, solos, …)

Welcome are all who already work with their voice and feel addressed by this announcement!

Bring along: your own voice, possibly also your own poems / lyrics to spontaneously set to music.

The workshop will be given in German, English summaries can be provided if necessary.

The workshop has to be cancelled due to Corona

Workshop in German language. For details see German version.

Due to Corona the workshop will take place digitally and be postponed by week.

All we need to improvise is already present within us!

That is why this workshop is not about learning things anew, but about setting free (hidden) existing potentials and sharpening our “antennas”. Exercises and games help to focus our awareness: on intensive listening, on joyful experimentation, on interaction in the group, on sound combinations and the flow of time.

A colourful selection of sound generators is available as instruments, just waiting to be explored and played with. Own instruments can also be used.

The workshop offer is directed at

• Newcomers, even without any previous experience
• advanced improvisors who want to deepen their experience and
• people who are looking for inspiration for their professional work.

The workshop has to be cancelled due to Corona lockdown