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Upcoming 05.09. Auguries of Innocence, Supersonique, Marseille 06.09. Reading, RadKulTour, Bielefeld 07.09. Jour fixe robert, Bielefeld 23. - 27.09. Transformed spaces III, Herford 17.10. Eine Lange Nacht Musik, Bielefeld 26.10. Soundtrips, Essen 08.11. Dreiklangdimensionen, Melle

Auguries of Innocence at Supersonique Festival Auguries of Innocence In the search for an expression of spirituality without belief in a God, sound material from various religious practices is collaged together. Individual specific messages, as well as any sense of exoticism, are thereby lost; they are ‘detraditionalised’ by the equal treatment of all available sounds,…

Transformed Spaces II Multimedia installation Over the course of 10 days, 7 artists will transform the rooms of the restaurant of the former Hotel Meyer in Borgholzhausen into a unique art space. Music and sound installations, sculptures, film projections and digital art intertwine in an experimental way, transforming the large space into an evolving total…

East of the Urals Drawing on a year-long overland journey from the Caspian Sea to Japan and back, I present soundscape compositions from various locations. How do we imagine the sound of another country? What is cliché, and what is lived reality? Featuring soundscapes and images from Tajikistan, Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea,…

Summercamp Die Wilde Rose e.V. in Melle is celebrating its 50th anniversary. A summer camp featuring a wide variety of activities will take place there from 23 to 26 July. I am offering the following activities: Classic protest songs: “Song Lounge in Disruptive Times”, Thursday, 7 pm Mindful conversation, Friday, 4–6 pm, with Janna Miller…

Reflections on the Death of Composer Éliane Radigue In February 2026, composer Éliane Radigue passed away. She is regarded as a pioneer of electronic music. With her distinctive compositional style, she anticipated developments in drone and ambient music. An obituary, an afterglow, an echo. Jour fixe at the Cooperativa Neue Musik e.V. Monday, July 6,…

Beauty of religions What is beautiful about religions? What about yours? What about others’? Three poetry slammers – Lamyae Adnine, Finn Holitzka and Henrik Szántó – offer their personal answers. Accompanying them, the Israeli-Iranian ensemble Sistanagila performs pieces drawn from centuries-old Jewish and Iranian traditions, as well as new compositions. Between the texts and the…

Cooperativa meets sans sens On 21 May 2026 the Cooperativa Ensemble and the Ensemble sans sens will come together for a special spatial concert at the Theaterlabor TOR6. Throughout the evening, the audience will be seated in the centre of the stage, experiencing both contemporary compositions and improvisations by the two groups, staged in relation…

Return to the nest and breathe a sigh of relief Returning to the Nest and Taking a Deep Breath – A House Full of Music Film Premiere with Supporting Program In Memory of the Home of Gerd Lisken and Anke Züllich-Lisken For many decades, Gerd Lisken († 2018) and Anke Züllich-Lisken († 2024) were enthusiastic…

Introduction to the work Tzimtzum by composer Sarah Nemtsov In November 2023, Sarah Nemtsov's tetralogy Tzimtzum premiered. It is an approach to the spiritual world of Kabbalah. ‘Tzimtzum’ is God's self-contraction from his own centre. The creation of a mystical cavity made the existence of the universe possible in the first place. Nemtsov's tetralogy is…