WORKSHOP - 27-30 MAY 2010 RAFAEL TORAL SPACE PROGRAM WORKSHOP, Rethinking Electronic Music

From: Andre Bartetzki
Date: May 10, 2010 5:49:44 PM GMT+02:00
Subject: [ak-discourse] WORKSHOP 27-30 MAY 2010 RAFAEL TORAL SPACE  
PROGRAM WORKSHOP: Rethinking Electronic Music

Von: Farah Hatam
Datum: Mon, 10 May 2010 17:35:40 +0200

WORKSHOP 27-30 MAY 2010
RAFAEL TORAL SPACE PROGRAM WORKSHOP: Rethinking Electronic Music
Rafael Toral calls his playing style “post-free jazz electronic  
music”, once
described as “a brand of electronic music far more visceral and  
emotive than
that of his cerebral peers”. Toral’s Space Program delivers music that  
is
full of clarity, articulating silence and sound in a thoughtful, yet
physical way. A long time collaborator of Sei Miguel, he has performed
throughout Europe, Canada, USA, South Korea, Japan, New Zealand and
Australia, released 13 albums and produced the first Anthology of  
Portuguese
Electronic Music. He is a member of MIMEO orchestra.

http://rafaeltoral.net
Electronic Music development has historically been mostly oriented to  
the
sound source (technology) and the object (finished work). Unlike in  
jazz,
the individual is rarely the focal point. More concerned with the  
musician
than with the instrument, the Space Program is Rafael Toral’s long-term
research into human performance possibilities in Electronic Music, a
fundamental reevaluation of its conception, performance and experience.
The Space Program Workshop shares some concepts, focusing on how we make
performance decisions. Aimed at musicians using hacked, bent, or custom
electronic instruments, it raises fundamental questions about what can  
we do
with them. The Workshop provides participants with conceptual tools for
structuring musical discourse, with emphasis on phrasing from Space
Program’s viewpoint.

The workshop has the duration of 4 days and covers topics like:
1. Matter: Instrumental choices and interface optimization.
2. Discourse: elaborating a syntax and articulating silence.
3. Composition: listening modes and macro-form decisions.
4. Performance: the body on stage and functions in a group.
Participants are enabled to perform collectively in the end.

What is required :
- The Space Program Workshop has to do with electronic instrument  
control.
Your instrument absolutely needs to be able to instantly start and stop
making sound.
- It is aimed at non-conventional electronic instruments that require a
physical interaction. No keyboards. No classic instruments. No computers
(except with gestural controllers).
- Previous hacking workshops and basic electronics knowledge are  
preferred.
- It’s about simplicity. Be prepared to focus and simplify your sound.
- A small mixer if you have several sources (your output should be one
channel).
- Headphones (and your own monitor circuit, mixer, etc., if necessary)
What is offered :
- Focus on your instrument technique and choice of sounds to perform.
- Structure your sounds, establishing a personal lexicon.
- Exercise an articulated way of listening and dealing with silence and
“space”.
- In short, to develop a physical, organic, elemental approach to  
electronic
music.

Schedule for Workshop: May 2010
27: 15:00 – 19:30 (with coffee break)
28: 10:00 – 13:00 // lunch break // 14:30 – 18:00
29: 10:00 – 13:00 // lunch break // 14:30 – 18:00
30: 10:00 – 13:00 // lunch break // 14:30 – approx: 17:00 //
// move to ausland – sound check /performance at ausland LychenerStr. 60
10437 Berlin
Doors open at 9pm Performance begins at 10pm

Workshop Location: @ NK Elsenstr. 52 2HH 2Etage 12059 Berlin
Participation is limited to 6 participants.

Registration: Pre-registration is required and can be done by sending an
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Fee: 160€