Slikback x Weirdcore “VOID” World premiere
The subversive visuals of Weirdcore are a thrilling match for Slikback, a prolific and omnivorous musician who has emerged as one of the most exciting club artists from East Africa in recent years. Known for his dark sound design and mischievous approach to sampling and composition, Slikback has found a terrific aesthetic mould for his unique fusion of contemporary club styles like techno, dubstep, jungle, breakbeat, footwork, trap and drill. London-based visual designer Weirdcore also knows how to bend genres and styles in his own visually unique ways. For over 15 years he’s collaborated with a huge range of daring contemporary artists, creating mind-bending technology-driven videos and boggling tour visuals. Together, the duo will present the world premiere of a brand new audiovisual performance called “VOID”. “VOID” is curated by Unsound, commissioned by Rewire, Donaufestival, Unsound
46 — Friday, 8.4.
Stine Janvin & Ula Sickle “Echoic Choir” This collaborative performance from vocalist Stine Janvin and choreographer Ula Sickle evokes the ritual of coming together on a dance floor around music in the late hours of the night. While gathering in a nightclub has been almost impossible over the past years due to the new reality brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, “Echoic Choir” takes on the challenge of using “physical distancing” rules as artistic parameters. Relying on the power of acoustic voices and spatial resonance, the project aims to create a collective and immersive sensorial event, by placing the performers and the audience in a shared space. Sound, choreo graphy and lights create a strong synesthetic experience that channels the embodied experience of being on a late-night dance floor. Revisiting this setting and its sensory memories, albeit within new parameters, allows for new perspectives on a familiar scenario. The spectators are invited to participate in the work through their listening and their physical presence, realising a new kind of collective ritual.
