Compilation (4.38 min.)

– Andrea Neumann: Quartett Nr.1 (2017)
– Christian Kesten: Über die Lebensweise der Guam-Flughunde ist weiterhin nichts bekannt (2017)
– Sabine Ercklentz: Fremd_körper (2018)
– Dieter Schnebel: Blinzeln (1995/2017)
– Fernanda Farah: TAKT SINN (2017)
– Neo Hülcker: Gib Pfötchen! (2017)
– Jule Flierl: d!ssoc!at!on_study_2 (2018)
– Steffi Weismann: Fountain (2008/2017)

PERFORMANCE Ariane Jeßulat, Henrik Kairies, Christian Kesten, Katarina Rasinski, Tilmann Walzer, Steffi Weismann
CAMERA Carlos Bustamante, Boriana Pandova, Isabell Spengler
SOUND RECORDINGS Antonio Pulli, Kassian Troyer
LIGHT DESIGN Fabian Eichner
EDITING Susanne Egeti, Steffi Weismann
SOUND MASTERING Kassian Troyer
DVD MASTERING Lars Pienkoß
PRODUCTION Vilém Wagner / maulwerker

DOCUMENTATION of concerts
in October 2017 – AUGENLIEDER. KÖRPERKOMPOSITIONEN.
and in May 2018 – VOKALE RÄUME
Ballhaus Ost, Berlin

The Maulwerker (Mouth Workers) are specialists in vocal experiments and the performativity of music. Their performative works expand the concept of music and incorporate elements of performance art, intermedial, conceptual art and contemporary dance theatre. The pieces presented here all work with productive dissonance: choreographed sounds, composed actions, audible gestures and visible music in obvious as well as subversive counterpoints produce brief or longer-lasting moments of synaesthesia. The inter- and transdisciplinary extensions combine acoustic with visual and spatial perception. The focus is on listening – to the Maulwerker performing music.

Since 2005, the Maulwerker have organised thematic evenings in the series maulwerker performing music, each one dedicated to a methodical-structural or material aspect of performative music. With poeme für füße these were body compositions, with translations language compositions, with Halt’s Maul screaming compositions, XXXOOOXXX (numbers & circles) presented formal compositions, pro cedere process pieces, and situations conceptual, situative pieces that expanded on the form and framework of the classical concert. In speakers, the voices interacted with loudspeakers through playbacks or live processes. Augenlieder picked up the theme of body compositions, and Vokale Räume explored extended vocal techniques in abstract and concrete spaces.

The series has presented world premieres by Antonia Baehr, Alessandro Bosetti, Johnny Chang, Bill Dietz, Sabine Ercklentz, Fernanda Farah, Boris Filanovsky, Jule Flierl, Thomas Gerwin, Gisburg, Robin Hayward, David Helbich, Neo Hülcker, Ariane Jeßulat, Sven-Åke Johansson, Henrik Kairies, Georg Klein, Christian Kesten, Annette Krebs, Andrea Neumann, Alex Nowitz, Katarina Rasinski, Dieter Schnebel, Craig Shepard, Mark So, Antje Vowinckel, Steffi Weismann, Emmett Williams and Istvàn Zelenka, as well as German premieres by Lucio Capece, Jürg Frey, Elena Mann, Lau Mun Leng, Adam Overton, Pauline Oliveros and Josh Thorpe.