HKW’s Worldtronics programme is stronger than ever this years including performances by Pierre Bastien, Felix Kubin and Talvin Singh plus workshops, DJ sets and the annual electrofachmarkt.
With “Teams” and “Tools,” this year’s Worldtronics focuses on two strategies for creating electronic surprises.
TEAMS: Felix Kubin, up to now mainly a solo operator, joins forces with the Polish avant-garde band Mitch & Mitch. Talvin Singh enlists the aid of a range of Indian musicians in his project Shruti Sonic, which traces the links between Stockhausen and Indian classical music. Gebrüder Teichmann forge alliances with musicians from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. And Diamond Version gives voice to the Cairo connections it formed in the “Ten Cities” project.
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TOOLS: Eli Gras from Barcelona modifies conventional instruments to produce the sounds she wants, or builds new ones from scratch. Frikstailers from Buenos Aires make music with digital tools from the children’s playroom, such as Nintendo Wii controllers, Guitar Hero, and Dance Dance Revolution. Finally, the British artist Nervous Squirrel presents his Owl Organ, one of a series of bizarre objects and installations which transplant the craft of instrument building into the world of art.
Das Haus der Kulturen der Welt | Foto: Sabine Wenzel
The Haus der Kulturen der Welt is a leading centre for the contemporary arts and a venue for projects breaking through artistic boundaries.
Worldtronics 2013
Pierre Bastien, Eli Gras, Gebrüder Teichmann, Felix Kubin, Talvin Singh, Diamond Version, Frikstailers and many more.
Thursday, 28 November – Sunday, 1 December 2013
Haus der Kulturen der Welt / HKW | John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10 | 10557 Berlin/Tiergarten
