A Journey of Artistic Discovery Across Europe

IN SITU: INTERMEDIA COLLABORATION – percussion, electronics, video, gestures, performance

18/02/2025 – 28/02/2025

Organised by impuls, Austria

Intermedia Collaboration – percussion, electronics, video, gestures, performance

coached by Pierre Jodlowski and Christian Dierstein

with participants of the impuls Academy 2025

With Pierre Jodlowski a renowned composer and interdisciplinary artist was tutoring at impuls, whose artistic work is diverse as much as it is concise, impressive and exciting. His music, often marked by a high density, is at the crossroads of acoustic and electric sound and is characterized by dramatic and political anchor. His work unfolds today in many areas: films, interactive installations, staging. He is defining his music as an "active process" on the physical level (musical gestures, energy and space) and on the psychological level (relation to memory and visual dimension of sound). In parallel to his compositions, he also performs on various scenes (experimental, jazz, electronic), solo or with other artists. Christian Dierstein in turn has established himself among the most interesting performers in the contemporary music of our time, not only as the percussionist of ensemble recherche and Trio Accanto but also as solo performer. He has focused also on music theatre and free improvisation, teaches at Hochschule für Musik in Basel, and gives masterclasses all around the world.

On invitation of the impuls Pierre Jodlowski and Christian Dierstein were working together on a Special Program for the first time at impuls 2025, coaching young composers and percussionists, selected through a Call, and supporting them with the development of collaborative projects on spot. Not only classical percussion instruments hereby played a central role, but also the inclusion of objects, body, surfaces and video and electroacoustic elements. The final presentations held absolutely exciting dramaturgically stringently linked projects!

ULYSSES-supported artists Seonyeon Kong and Antonio Gaggiano took part in this In-Situ activity of the ULYSSES Platform.

Special Program: 18 – 28 February 2025 - Read more

Final presentation: 28 February 2025 - Read more here and here

Venue: MUMUTH . Proberaum, Lichtenfelsgasse 14, 8010 Graz

Final Presentations of the Special Program

Barbara Zach | Antonio Gaggiano Xylaria polymorpha (2025, world premiere)

Tara Jovana Valkonen | Rita Sousa e Castro Couto Soares | SeongYeon Kong | Yi-chen Tsai Deeds of Libra Goddess, No. 5 (2025, world premiere)

Davide Pentassuglia | Noah Colosio | Antonio Gaggiano | Rebecca Lloyd-Jones Bats with baby faces in the violet light (2025, world premiere)

Özkan Umutcan Bapbacı | Rita Sousa e Castro Couto Soares | João Miguel Braga Simões | SeongYeon Kong Temporal motion for 3 percussionists, electronics and video projection (2025, world premiere)

Laila Arafah | Özkan Umutcan Bapbacı | Davide Pentassuglia | Tara Jovana Valkonen | Barbara Zach composer