Archipelago

The Season of Sound

26.2 - 5.4.2025, Wed - Sat 2-7 pm, Vogelweidplatz 13, 1150 Vienna

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26.2. – 5.4.2025 2.00 pm – 7.00 pm 
Vogelweidplatz 13, 1150 Vienna

In the Season of Sound, Der Betrieb is turned into a room-scale instrument where the movements and sounds of the dancers and audience feed into an evolving musical environment.  The presence of each body resonates with and affects the sound waves, connecting us to one another and causing the relationships between all bodily matters to vibrate and swing.

With the long durational format emblematic of Der Betrieb, the audience is welcome to place themselves inside and experience an accessible sound-body installation performance. Here, every sound wave matters and each body holds significance, defined by its unique mass and presence.

utrumque (Gerhard Eckel and Ludvig Elblaus) with their specialised knowledge in building room-scale acoustic feedback systems will not only develop this immersive instrument but also play it, performing live throughout the duration of the performances.

The dancers, whose movements are based on repetition and transformation, also engage their voices from a movement perspective, creating sounds and syllables that remind us of songs and languages.

How does it feel to be touched by sound?

Artistic direction: Alexander Gottfarb

Choreography and Dance: Stella Covi, Alexander Gottfarb, Jolyane Langlois, Raul Maia and Lena Schattenberg

Live Music and Composition: utrumque (Gerhard Eckel and Ludvig Elblaus)

Choreographic Assistance: Anna Maria Nowak

Costume: Karin Pauer

Technical Support: Roman Harrer

Production and management: mollusca productions

Graphic Design: Katarina Schildgen

Photo: Victoria Nazarova

Video: Ulrich Reiterer

Administration: Takelage

The Season of Sound is produced by Archipelago in collaboration with Echoraum 

With kind support from the Municipal Department of Cultural Affairs, Vienna, the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sports, the Cultural Commission of the 15th District of Vienna, Arbeitsplatz Wien and the Institut für Elektronische Musik und Akustik - IEM