n this edition of «Chromatic Wednesdays», light fluctuates through the music, sound and noise performances by Lisa Simpson, Liz Kosack, and Viola Yip.
Upcoming
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Berlin
CW#7 l SEASON 3 l Gelgit
Gelgit» means «light fluctuation» in Turkish referring to the varying intensity and brightness of light. Figuratively, it relates to a situation or behavior that is unpredictable, fluctuating and changing, much like light.
2023
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Berlin
CW#5 l SEASON 3 l Refuge Worldwide presents «Parallels»
The theme of «Resistance» takes «Chromatic Wednesdays» to Refuge Worldwide, the host of the next episode, in which artists explore parallel narratives and streams of protest from multiple perspectives.
2023
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Berlin
CW#3 l SEASON 3 l Tumultuous
Tumultuous sounds take us on a journey in the next episode of «Chromatic Wednesdays». They traverse places in musical, notebook-like observations, reflecting on the cross-cultural connections of the globalized world. On their expedition, they cross paths with eclectic sounds that symbolize the diversity of people and ideas coming together to fight for a common cause.
2023
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Berlin
CW#2 l SEASON 3 l Sketches of Eastern Ukraine
As an expression of solidarity with Ukrainians, «Chromatic Wednesdays» invites Freefilmers to its upcoming episode. The collective from Mariupol will present three of their short films reflecting eastern Ukrainian cities before and since the Russian invasion in 2022. The screenings will be followed by a Q&A session with Freefilmers co-founder Iryna Berezneva.
2022
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Berlin
CW#24 l SEASON 2 l 110 × 3:33:08
As part of the last edition of «Chromatic Wednesdays» this year, su dance110 will reflect on their sound practice in their solo performance by engaging metal objects in corporeal movements and voice, combining analog synthesizers and electronics, poetically and wildly navigating in between worlds of perception.
2022
Chromatic WednesdaysPerformance
Berlin
CW#22 l SEASON 2 l She-Pigeon
In the upcoming episode of «Chromatic Wednesdays», Selin Davasse slips into the role of She-Pigeon: a filthy pigeon with a cooing cunt who pecks at the feet of the audience in Kreuzberg’s Ölberg-Kirche.
2022
Performance
Berlin
Black On Black “SilkWorm Sessions”
Audio-visual performance collective Black On Black is releasing their first audio-visual album, SilkWorm Sessions. The album brings together Ceren Oykut’s live recorded black and white animations and Fezaya Firar’s live synthesized electronic music.
2022
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Berlin
CW#21 l SEASON 2 l Presence of the Absent
In collaboration with Errant Sound, «Chromatic Wednesdays» presents three artistic works responding to the theme «Resonance». Through lecture performance, sound performance and film Julia Cremers, Bella and Mykola Ridnyi ask: how can resonance make an absence perceptible?
2022
Chromatic WednesdaysPerformance
Berlin
CW#20 l SEASON 2 l Sunken Temple
Usually, the temple is the sacred place that provides sanctuary and keeps objects that are valued for their hallowed nature. In the case of Samuel Hall’s album, the «Sunken Temple» preserves memory through music and sound.
2022
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Berlin
CW#18 l SEASON 2 l Anatolian Leopard
With the goal of preserving the place they have built their lives on, two characters try to find a sanctuary for an endangered animal in Emre Kayış’ film «Anatolian Leopard»
2022
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Berlin
CW#17 l SEASON 2 l Phantom Power & Eribòz
Resonance magnifies a stimulus by allowing vibration to makes it oscillate – a phenomenon explored this month by «Chromatic Wednesdays».
2021
Chromatic WednesdaysPerformance
CW#16 l SEASON 2 l Maths, Euphoria, and Misinterpretations
The ambition to explore the unknown is the main engine driving the artists’ presentation of their lecture performances under the «Chromatic Wednesdays’» theme «Curiosity».
2022
Chromatic WednesdaysPerformance
Berlin
CW#15 l SEASON 2 l Rockindesk & Fine Tuning with Simon Berz and Georg Werner
When we are drowning in instability, creativity can be the saving anchor, as Simon Berz, the guest of the upcoming «Chromatic Wednesdays» edition, states.
2022
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Berlin
CW#14 l SEASON 2 l Nour Sokhon & AweKid l «Chromatic Wednesdays» in collaboration with «HIVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM DAYS BERLIN»
The performances by Nour Sokhon and Awe Kid investigate this months’ «Chromatic Wednesdays» theme «Divergence». With her performance «And who are we now?», Nour attempts to imagine a future for her home country Lebanon, worn-out by recent economic and political developments.
2022
Chromatic WednesdaysPerformance
Berlin
CW#13 l SEASON 2 l Offseeds present «Tales of Extinction»
Offseeds’ album «Tales of Extinction» is a collection of musical and visual stories symbolizing extinct animal spirits. In the performance for «Chromatic Wednesdays», Offseeds present interpretations of these animals through sounds, music, voice and live illustrations
2022
Chromatic WednesdaysPerformance
Berlin
CW#12 l SEASON 2 l The Matter of Memory with Burak Çevik & Dilşad Aladağ
Memories can reappear again and again like echoes in altered form. The film «Belonging» explores this theme with the means of experimental film.
2022
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Berlin
CW#11 l SEASON 2 l A.I.D and Abet! #3
For this edition of «Chromatic Wednesdays» the core team of A.I.D, based mainly in Turkey, comes together to give their third concert in Berlin. A.I.D (Art is Dead) is an organization that breaks with defined musical criteria.
2022
Chromatic WednesdaysPerformance
Berlin
CW#10 l SEASON 2 l Anthony Hüseyin & Mahir Duman – Project O: «Yıldızların Altında» Release
In the letter «o», which has neither beginning nor end, the line runs in circles and repeats its shape again and again. The second event on the theme of «Recurrence» invites Anthony Hüseyin to present their new project «O».
2022
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Berlin
CW#9 l SEASON 2 l MitEinAnder – an exploration with Birgit Auf der Lauer & Caspar Pauli
In what form does mutualism express itself in interpersonal relationships? Birgit Auf der Lauer and Caspar Pauli investigate this question in their workshop «MitEinAnder – an exploration»
2021
Chromatic WednesdaysPerformance
Berlin
CW#7 l SEASON 2 l The Ruins of Empire with Psychedelic Choir & Anna Clementi
Psychedelic Choir is a Berlin-based noise band, consisting of six singers (Florence Freitag, Gosia Gajdemska, Irina Gheorghe, Pauline Payen, Karoline Strys and Lyllie Rouvière) and a bassist (Leah Buckareff). The group intones haunting ambient sounds through witchcraft rituals, underscored by a mesmerizing sonic foundation of drones and processed sounds through the bass.
2022
Chromatic WednesdaysPerformance
Berlin
CW#6 l SEASON 2 l Wanderings Through Uncertainty with Stephanie Hanna & Bernhard Wöstheinrich and Azra Deniz Okyay
With this session, «Chromatic Wednesdays» enquires into how people respond to the presence of precarity in individuals and in society.
2022
Chromatic WednesdaysPerformance
Berlin
CW#5 l SEASON 2 l The Hungry and the Restless with Fatma Belkıs & Ali Taptık and sarc
Precarity leaves people in a state of insecurity and uncertainty that is constantly increasing in neoliberal societies. This session of «Chromatic Wednesdays» approaches the subject through experimental artistic forms.
2022
Chromatic WednesdaysPerformance
Berlin
CW#4 l SEASON 2 l Haunted | Desert with Liwaa Yazji & Rasha Nahas
«Chromatic Wednesdays» continues to explore the theme «Exile» with filmmaker Liwaa Yazji and musician Rasha Nahas.
2022
Chromatic WednesdaysPerformance
Berlin
CW#2 l SEASON 2 l Liquid Machine with Mehmet Güren & Marta Antinucci and Max Michel Thillaye
The second Chromatic Wednesdays event on improvisation considers the interrelation of visual and performative arts with music in the infinity of possibilities, expressed through improvisation.
2022
Chromatic WednesdaysPerformance
Berlin
CW#1 l SEASON 2 l Banana Cage with ÉPONJ
Never be sure what to expect: Éponj stretches the possibilities of improvisation to the limits, fusing composed and improvised elements in unique performances. Based in Berlin and active since 2019, Éponj is a string trio consisting of Marie Takahashi (viola), Anil Eraslan (cello), and Antonio Borghini (contrabass).
2021
Chromatic WednesdaysPerformance
Berlin
Chromatic Wednesdays #32
“Ama”, which premiered at the 2019 Istanbul Fringe Festival, makes a humorous analysis of contemporary sexual identity debates through the careers and relationships of artist characters from Istanbul.
2021
Chromatic WednesdaysExhibitionPerformance
Berlin
Chromatic Wednesdays #31
For this edition of Chromatic Wednesdays, I will perform several pieces from the cassette tape Letter to N released by Het Generiek in June 2021.
2021
Chromatic WednesdaysPerformance
Berlin
Chromatic Wednesdays #29
Discursive exploration with Valentina Karga and Irene Fernández Arcas.
2021
Chromatic WednesdaysPerformance
Berlin
Chromatic Wednesdays #27
Hilal and Merey who have been performing together before, now includes Steve and will tell a story together, of ‘surviving’ -‘ together’.