Die Wolke art group continues its work on the development and presentation of research and creative materials, and, for the third consecutive year, presents its Unit Motives initiative for the creation of solo works onmusical works by 20th century composers. This year, the event aims to explore the different kinetic and choreographic approaches to the interpretation of works by the Groupe de Recherches Musicales, with composers such as Pierre Schaeffer, Pierre Henry, Bernard Parmegiani, Iannis Xenakis, Luc Ferrari, and others.

Nine dancers from Greece, Italy, the USA, France, England, and Canada, will present a short solo of their own choreography, made through the exchange of information and video with Die Wolke, that explores the spirit and methodology of musique concrète and the theory and practice of electroacoustic music pioneers. The participants were selected through an open call.

The GRM was an electroacoustic music studio founded in 1951 by the musique concrète pioneer Pierre Schaeffer in Paris. Musique concrète is a form of experimental music that is based on acousmatic listening, that is, the consideration of sounds as separate from their producing sources, described by Schaeffer in his book Traité des objets musicaux.

Side events:

Saturday 30, 10:00-13:45
Mouvement Concrѐte - Sampling the Concrѐte Movement: Three-hour research and creative movement workshop with Ioanna Bili
Info/registrations

Sunday 31, 13:00-14:30
Listening and discussion: Granny Records talk about the GRM
Free admission!

Pics of the participants, as well as from last year's Unit Motives: Cage, by M. Androni and G. Alexakis:

Participating:

Side events:

Saturday 30, 10:00-14:45 - Mouvement Concrѐte: research and creative movement workshop with Ioanna Bili

Starting from Schaeffer’s Musique Concrѐte, during this 3-hour research and creative workshop, we will create the object of movement theme and we will build movementscapes through authentic movement and improvisation. By sampling the movement we will compose under the rules suggested by Musique Concrѐte.
Info/registrations

Sunday 31, 13:00-14:30 - Listening and discussion: Granny records talk about the GRM

The people behind experimental record label Granny Records will conduct a presentation of the Groupe de Recherches Musicales, will explore musique concrète and its principles using audiovisual examples and compositional excerpts, and stimulate a discussion with the audience about the group's impact on today’s music.
Free admission!