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"drawing a straight line in a curved universe"

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Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 16:00
In the 1960s, choreographer Merce Cunningham dreamed of electronically notating dance. Composer Roman Pfeifer, inspired by this vision, created the transdisciplinary piece "drawing a straight line in a curved universe." He applied computer-generated dance technologies to music, presenting new possibilities and challenges for the Kammerelektronik ensemble, which Pfeifer founded to connect sound, instrumental gesture, light, space, and dance.

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Keywords: NOW! Laissez vibrer, World Premiere

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Musicians

Benjamin DinnebierDance
Zoélie GuckertPhysical Theatre
Katrin MeierStimme
Béla BlucheContrabass
Fanny HerbstHarp
Daniel IsmailiDrums
Shuizi TongPiano
Lukas BeckerVideo
Charles DeichmannSound Director
Fabian BentrupSpatialisierung

Program

Roman Pfeifer"drawing a straight line in a curved universe" - Konzertperformance für sieben Instrumente, Tanz, Elektronik und Licht(Uraufführung, Auftragswerk des Festival NOW!)
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