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Thursday 21 February 2008

Paradiso

Weteringschans 6-8
1017 SG Amsterdam
Netherlands
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Tel: +31 (0)20-6264521
Web: www.paradiso.nl

Sonic Acts XII will be held between 21 and 24 February 2008 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The 12th edition is devoted to The Cinematic Experience and incorporates an international conference, a wide range of concerts and performances, an exhibition and a diverse programme of films.


Programme highlights:

Th 21 February
Inspired by drone gods such as LaMonte Young and Tony Conrad, iDEAL record-label boss Joachim Nordwall has brought together an international coalition to celebrate time, tradition, the future and the past, while simultaneously challenging them all. With: Joachim Nordwall (SE), Mika Vainio (FI), Hildur Gudnadöttir (IS), C. Spencer Yeh (US), Carl Michael von Hausswolff (SE), Stephen O’Malley (US), BJ Nilsen (SE),

Fr 22 February
An evening presenting the full spectrum of electronic pop-music. With performances by legendary duo Moebius en Roedelius, a.k.a. Cluster (DE); Bobby & Blumm (DE), Leafcutter John (GB), Pita (AT) , Pomassl & Nikita Tsymbal (AT/RU), Schlammpeitziger (DE) and Signal (Carsten Nicolai, Olaf Bender, Frank Bretschneider, DE).

Sa 23 February
The latest developments as well as historic predescessors in the field of image and sound, audiovisuals, live cinema, mediasynthesis and the neverending search for the Gesamtkunstwerk. With performances by Bruce McClure (VS, Illuminated Dislocations), Ken Jacobs (VS, Reverberant Silence : Nervous Magic Lantern Performance), Ryoichi Kurokawa (JP), Ulf Langheinrich (AT, Drift), D-Fuse (GB, latitude), Otolab (IT, Circo Ipnotico), TeZ (IT, PV 868).

Su 24 February
A special evening to honor the Acousmonium, a sound diffusion system designed in 1974 by François Bayle and used originally by the Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM) at the Maison de Radio France. The Acousmonium contains eighty speakers of different sizes placed across a stage at varying heights and distances. Their placement is based on their range, their power, their quality, and their directional characteristics.
With an introduction by Christian Zanési; live performances by Fennesz, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Kaspar T. Toeplitz, and compositions from amongst others Eliane Radigue, Bernard Parmegiani and Michel Chion.


Live performances
The performance programme features a homage to The Drone as a way to challenge time; a wide range of cinematic performances featuring old and new heroes of the audiovisual avant-garde; and a series of cinematic sound works and performances designed for the Acousmonium.
With: Stephen O’Malley, Mika Vainio, Fennesz, Signal, Ulf Langheinrich, D-Fuse, Cluster, Ryoichi Kurokawa, Pomassl and many others.
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Conference
The three-day conference will provide a comprehensive overview of the cinematic experience. International experts from the fields of film, visual arts, music, science, literature and art history will reflect on historic developments, the current situation and near-future developments, from the perspective of their respective specialities. Speakers include Jeffrey Shaw, Douglas Kahn, Arjen Mulder, Timothy Druckrey and Ken Jacobs.
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Film Programme
The film programme highlights essential building blocks of cinema with programmes such as Absolute Frame, Absolute Time and Absolute Sound, and Artist in Focus programmes presenting Ken Jacobs, Rose Lowder, and Mika Taanila. The programme Future Cinema will explore the developments cinema might undergo in the future. With films from: Mika Taanila, Peter Tscherkassky, Stan Brakhage, Jose Antonio Sistiaga, Tony Conrad, Gerard Holthuis, Pierre Hebert and many others.
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Exhibition
The exhibition will be held from 21 February until 22 March 2008 at Netherlands Media Arts Institute (NMAI) and Melkweg Mediaroom. It will present works that create various forms of cinematic experience, ranging from music to visual art, installations and media arts. Featured artists include: Julien Maire, Ulf Langheinrich, Boris Debackere, Leerraum [ ] and Kurt Hentschläger.
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Tickets
Festival Passepartout (excl. conference): 35 euro
Ticket Opening Evening (21 February 2008): 12,50 euro
Evening Tickets (22-24 February 2008): 15 euro
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Play Pomassl - Lovozero full track 4:11
Play Pomassl - Tandem Distiller full track 4:12
Play Eliane Radigue - Jetsun Mila: Part 1 full track 44:20
Play Eliane Radigue - Jetsun Mila Disc 2 39:56
Play Fennesz - 47 Blues full track 3:00

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