Avant-garde - ongoing experiments
14th of March 2-4pm at Cobalt Studios, 10-16 Boyd Street, Newcastle NE2 1AP
Spanning an arch from experimental radio work in the 1970 by John Cage to the 2024 Political Music show, a poignant und humours exploration of contemporary culture by Belgium/Rumanian musician Cristian Fierbinteanu.
We will listen to two extracts of audio pieces by John Cage:
Empty Words,1974 is a marathon text drawn from the Journals of Henry David Thoreau. This is one of Cage’s most sustained and elaborate moves toward the “demilitarization” of language.
Roaratorio, based on Finnegans Wake by James Joyce, is an audio art piece composed by Cage in 1979 commissioned by Klaus Schöning from the German State Broadcast WDR. It won the Karl Sczuker-Prize in 1979.
The Political Music Show, 2024 by Cristian Fierbinteanu, Belgium, is a playful deconstruction about the cultural, social and political relevance of art, an oblique ode to the beauty of contemporary culture. Even more, it is an experimental poem about all of us, built as a quirky late night show. The ultimate confrontation between politicians, experimental musicians, intellectuals and art critics. It won several awards at European audio festivals.
RADIOPHONICX is a free communal listening event curated by Gabriele Heller.
For more information:
https://cobaltstudios.co.uk/
If you can please buy some donation tickets to support Cobalt studios a fantastic independent venue in Newcastle:
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The second season with more exiting international radio and sound art is already in preparation for autumn 2026 at Cobalt.
ROUND MIDNIGHT
In March I will be back in Canterbury for the 12th edition of UK International Audio Drama Festival happening from the 30th to the 3 April. I am delighted that my bilingual audio play ROUND MIDNIGHT was shortlisted for the competition.
There will be online listening session for the week long festival so if you want to hear more international audio work check out their website: https://radiodramafestival.
With best wishes,
Gabriel
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