MIKROFEST 1: Maxime Mantovani + Anil Eraslan

In the organizer's words:

The Parisian improviser and composer specializes in the interaction of improvisation and computer music. With his self-developed controller and software developed during a residency at the IRCAM Institute in Paris, he has played in a wide variety of ensembles. He also has experience in communicating complex topics such as neural networks and the now infamous latent spaces. He will perform in a trio with musicians from Mannheim. Workshop: "AI as an Instrument. Improvised music and artificial intelligence".

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Laptop: Maxime Mantovani. Cello + objects: Anil Eraslan + guest

MIKROFEST 1

Mikrofest Mannheim presents perspectives on contemporary improvised music over four days of events. On 15 and 16 March and 22 and 23 March, current topics such as artificial intelligence, modular synthesizers as a performance tool as well as feminist perspectives and performances on the subject will be presented at zeitraumexit and the Alte Volksbad in Mannheim. The concerts will be accompanied by an artist talk or a lecture performance that will take place immediately before or after the concert. With artists such as Maxime Mantovani (Paris), who has been working with topics such as AI and improvisation for years, and synthesizer virtuoso Richard Scott (Berlin), we have invited exciting musicians to present their work, some of whom have put together their own ensembles. The artist Emilie Škrijelj will present her perspective on feminism in performance and improvised music as a result of her residency and the Phlegma Ensemble will perform in an old bathhouse.

Price information:

We have a solidarity pricing system. Instead of a fixed price, our guests pay the price of their choice for our events: €5 (ticket for all), €10 (ticket for many), €15 (ticket for some), €25 (ticket for some). We accept the Kulturpass for all events.