FriForma

This year KUD Mreža’s FriForma is organizing a vocal workshop by German vocal artist, composer and improviser Ute Wassermann at the 23rd International Festival Of Contemporary Arts – City Of Women in Ljubljana.

The workshop is based on playful exercises in breathing, resonance and articulation. The participants experience their voice as a versatile sound instrument and develop their own catalogue of vocal expressions. Using various improvisational concepts in space, we discover individual voice characters. In addition, the participants will learn various methods of how to develop and present vocal pieces from solo to choral.

The presentation concert by the workshop participants will take place at Klub Gromka on 12 October, Thursday at 9.30 pm, for taking part in the final presentation concert, the two-day workshop participation is required.

Because the number of the participants is limited, you need to register in advance: please send your applications to natasa.serec@gmail.com until 9 October. Fee of the workshop is €50. The event is organized in cooperation with City Of Women and +MSUM.

VoiceLab schedule

10 October, Tuesday – Workshop day one at +MSUM, 3 pm – 6 pm
11 October, Wednesday – Workshop day two at +MSUM, 3 pm – 6 pm
12 October, Thursday – Workshop presentation concert at Klub Gromka, 9.30 pm – 12 pm

Borderless Dissonance – a cross-national creative platform and international concert series – is presenting its final international trio in Ljubljana on 18 May, Thursday at 8 pm at Vodnikova Domačija Šiška with the participation of Hungarian saxophonist Gergő Kováts, German-Austrian double bass player Margarethe Maierhofer-Lischka and Slovenian drummer Vid Drašler.

KUD Mreža’s Borderless Dissonance events are taking place in Budapest, Vienna and Ljubljana between 10 April and 18 May with the collaboration of three Slovenian, three Austrian and three Hungarian improvisers who have never worked together before.

The event is kindly supported by: Alps-Adriatic-Alliance and Austrian Kulturforum Ljubljana

18 May 2017, Thursday 20.00 – Vodnikova Domačija Šiška, Ljubljana

Borderless Dissonance – a cross-national creative platform and international concert series – is presenting its second international trio in Ljubljana on 5 May, Friday at 8 pm at Vodnikova Domačija Šiška with the participation of Austrian saxophonist Markus Krispel, Slovenian-Austrian double bass player Matija Schellander and Hungarian drummer Szilveszter Miklós.

The Borderless Dissonance events are taking place in Budapest, Vienna and Ljubljana between 10 April and 18 May with the collaboration of three Slovenian, three Austrian and three Hungarian musicians who have never worked together before.

In addition to the second “Boderless” trio we are thrilled to host the duo called Not The Music with clarinet player Philippe Lauzier and bassist Éric Normand – both from Québec, Canada – who are presenting their re-released debut album entitled Do.

The event is kindly supported by: Alps-Adriatic-Alliance and Austrian Kulturforum Ljubljana

5 May 2017, Friday 20.00 – Vodnikova Domačija Šiška, Ljubljana

KUD Mreža’s Borderless Dissonance – a cross-national creative platform and international concert series – is presenting its first international trio on 12 April, Wednesday at 8 pm at Vodnikova Domačija Šiška with the participation of Austrian violinist and composer Irene Kepl, Slovenian double bass player Jošt Drašler and Hungarian drummer Gergely Kovács.

The Borderless Dissonance events are taking place in Budapest, Vienna and Ljubljana between 10 April and 18 May with the collaboration of three Slovenian, three Austrian and three Hungarian improvisers who have never worked together before.

The event is kindly supported by: Alps-Adriatic-Alliance and Austrian Kulturforum Ljubljana

12 April 2017, Wednesday 20.00 – Vodnikova Domačija Šiška, Ljubljana

KUD Mreža’s third FriForma event this year is coming up on 6 April, Thursday at 9 pm at Klub Gromka with the debut performance of a brand new international trio proposed by FriForma: Argentinian reedman, electronic musician and conceptualist sound artist Lucio Capece joins Japanese electronic feedback virtuoso Daichi Yoshikawa and Swedish percussionist Henrik Olsson to play their first time ever trio concert together in this particular line-up.

Also on the bill the incredible harp-percussion duo of Ljubljana-based musicians Eduardo Raon and Vid Drašler whose performance was one of the most marvellous sets last September at the 7. Bučno festival organized by Ana Kravanja and Samo Kutin in Lesno Brdo.

The event is kindly supported by:

6 April 2017, Thursday 21.00 – Klub Gromka, Ljubljana