LABYRINTH #5: MELANCHOLIA.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH, 2023
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FULL LIST OF PERFORMERS AND ARTISTS FEATURED IN THE LABYRINTH #4: METAMORPHOSIS| Musikbrauerei, November 2021
Room 1: Initiation - Katharina von Sohlern (Facilitator)
Strategic designer, facilitator and creator whose work lies at the intersection of innovation, design and culture.
Room 2: Echo Chamber - Adam Goodwin (Double Bass) // Shasta Ellenbogen (Viola)
GOODWIN: Composer, performer and double-bassist. First album ‘Banishing Ritual’ released in 2020. Degrees in composition and classical/contemporary performance from University of North Texas and University of California, San Diego.
Room 3: Self-Enquiry - Bethan Lloyd (Voice Artist)
Welsh Voice Artist, Composer, Singer, and Performance Artist, performing with SoundingBody and Jet Pack Dog.
Room 4: Surrender - Jesse Flowers (Guitar) // Shasta Ellenbogen (Viola)
FLOWERS: Multi-prize winning Australian guitarist, and graduate of the Universitaet der Kuenste, Berlin.
ELLENBOGEN: Founder of Classical Sundays, a Berlin-based organisation championing invigorated classical performance.
Room 5: Confrontation - Dan Sirbu (Flute) & Justin Thesis Smith (Movement)
SIRBU: Self-taught former street musician, working with traditional Eastern European instruments and musical languages, interspersed with modern styles.
THESIS-SMITH: Wordsmith and dancer, represented by Wir Sind Uns
Room 6: Vulnerability - Spencer Schaefer (French Horn) & Riley Davidson (Movement)
SCHAEFER: Co-Founder of the 1781 Collective, and ethnomusicologist studying the link between eastern musical traditions and current socio-political crises.
DAVIDSON: Dancer, Performance Artist, Creative Producer and Director
Room 7: Loss of Community - Moritz Ebert (Cello) & Valentina Migliorati (Movement)
EBERT: Member of the Resonance Art Trio, Ebert & Meyerhofer Duo, and frequent member of orchestral/ensemble projects around Germany and Austria.
MIGLIORATI: Found member of Siciliano Contemporary Ballet
Room 8: Intervention - Carolin Ott (Actress)
East Berlin-born freelance actress and voice-over artist, member of the theatre collective ‘Monstress Mess’.
Room 9: Ascent - Mimi Doulton (Mezzo-Soprano) // Taisiia Khokhlova (Soprano) // Suzanne Lis (Mezzo-Soprano) // Anna Schors (Mezzo-Soprano)
DOULTON: Stuttgart-based British soprano, specialising in contemporary classical music, member of i-Opera: a digital collective dedicated to diversifying the opera world.
KHOKHLOVA: Vocal student studying currently at the Universitaet der Kuenst, Berlin.
LIS: North American soprano, podcaster, and Yoga teacher performing across a range of eras from early music to contemporary.
SCHORS: Concert and Opera performer, graduate of Hochschule fuer Musik ‘Hanns Eisler’.
Room 10: Sensorial Awareness - wwChris Lloyd (Piano) & Camille Jackson // Alessandra Perdichizzi – Contemporary Dance // Soraya Schultess (Ballet)
LLOYD: Lead Designer & Director of the LABYRINTH, Co-Founder of 1781 Collective and Crossmodalism (UK). Author of upcoming book for Repeater Books Ltd (UK), writer for Interlude.HK and Limelight Magazine (Aus).
PERDICHIZZI: Contemporary Dancer and Actress from USA via London, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance (Ballet and Modern) from the University of Missouri, previously with River North Dance Chicago.
JACKSON: Contemporary and Traditional Ballet Dancer, originally from Texas, USA, and regularly performs with Staatsoper Berlin and Siciliano Contemporary Ballet, Berlin.
SCHULTHESS: German ballet dancer, completed ballet training at the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St Petersburg, Russia, and the Bolsoi Academy in Moscow. Performs with Deutsche Oper (Berlin) and the Eifman Ballet Society (St Petersburg).
Room 11: Euphoria - Twin Flames (Maroulita de Kol - Voice/Piano & Penelope Gkika - Violin/Voice)
DE KOL: Greek solo contemporary and folk music artist. Studied classical piano at State Conservatory of Thessaloniki, before focusing on Greek folk music. Performs regularly with the Arcangel Trio, Farmagia, and Reverse Mode, Board Member of the 1781 Collective.
GKIKA: Greek contemporary and folk music artist. Studied classical performance at the Orfeio Conservatory in Athens, and a founding member of Nawa and the Berlin Soundpainting Orchestra. Performs regularly with the Arcangel Trio and Reverse Mode.
Room 12: Epilogue - Lori Baldwin (Actress)
Berlin-based actress, writer, and producer, who produces original works including ‘Death’s Cabaret’ in August 2021 at Theater im Delphi.
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BEHIND THE CURTAIN:
Daniela Kiesewetter - Director
German opera director, with recent credits including Assistant Director for the new Ring Cycle produced at the Deutsche Oper and work at Theater an der Wien.
Jared Phillipo - Creative Producer
Founder of Gypsy Disco and Creative Director with Pinky Promise, with a background in Immersive Theatre production.
Lauren Pringle - Movement Director
Actress, Dancer and Performer trained in Britain and Argentina, working across disciplines in film and stage.
Louise Vangilbergen - Production Manager
Board Director and Co-Founder of the 1781 Collective, and current student at the British Institute of Modern Music, Berlin.
Helena Antonopoulou - Front of House Manager
Current student of Music Business Management at BIMM, Berlin.
Event Advisory Board:
Ella Marchment – Direction Advisor
Manon Santi – Production Advisor
Project supported by Musikfonds e.V. and the Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien through the NEUSTART KULTUR Funding Initiative.
FULL LIST OF PERFORMERS AND ARTISTS FEATURED IN THE LABYRINTH #3: INFERNO| Alte Muenze, October 2021
Rooms with alternating performers marked (a) and (b)
1. Prelude: The Forest - Gabriel Tauber (Schauspieler)
Currently studying at Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch
2. Circle #1: LIMBO - Twin Flames (Maroulita de Kol - Voice/Drum & Penelope Gkika - Violin/Voice)
DE KOL: Greek solo contemporary and folk music artist. Studied classical piano at State Conservatory of Thessaloniki, before focusing on Greek folk music. Performs regularly with the Arcangel Trio, Farmagia, and Reverse Mode, Board Member of the 1781 Collective.
GKIKA: Greek contemporary and folk music artist. Studied classical performance at the Orfeio Conservatory in Athens, and a founding member of Nawa and the Berlin Soundpainting Orchestra. Performs regularly with the Arcangel Trio and Reverse Mode.
3. Circle #2: LUST - Raivis Misjuns (Double Bass)
Amsterdam-based Latvian composer and performer, with degrees in composition from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, and performance at the Royal Academy of Music, London.
4. Circle #3: GLUTTONY - Shasta Ellenbogen (Viola)
Founder of Classical Sundays, a Berlin-based organisation championing invigorated classical performance.
5. Circle #4a: GREED - Mimi Doulton (Soprano)
Stuttgart-based British soprano, specialising in contemporary classical music, member of i-Opera: a digital collective dedicated to diversifying the opera world.
6. Circle #4b: GREED - Taisiia Khokhlova (Soprano)
Vocal student studying currently at the Universitaet der Kuenst, Berlin.
7. Circle #5a: WRATH - Alessandra Perdichizzi – Contemporary Dance
Contemporary Dancer and Actress from USA via London, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance (Ballet and Modern) from the University of Missouri, previously with River North Dance Chicago.
8. Circle #5b: WRATH - Camille Jackson - Contemporary Dance
Contemporary and Traditional Ballet Dancer, originally from Texas, USA, and regularly performs with Staatsoper Berlin and Siciliano Contemporary Ballet, Berlin.
9. Circle #6: HERESY - DIVA - Short Opera Film
“Europe’s historic concert halls set the stage for an ecstatic meeting of two art traditions which traffic in extremes of gender performance, enacting a space where the drag bar diva and the opera house diva share the same skin.” 2018 Winner of Best Emerging film at the LA Fashion Festival. by V.R. Alevizos (Composer) and Adam Csoka Keller (Director)
10. Circle #7: VIOLENCE - Lucia Brighenti (Piano)
Italian concert pianist, chamber musician, and repetiteur. Frequent collaborator with the 1781 Collective.
11. Circle #8: FRAUDULENCE - Dan Sirbu (Flute)
Self-taught former street musician, working with traditional Eastern European instruments and musical languages, interspersed with modern styles.
12. Circle #9a: TREACHERY - Angela Zamorano (Cello - Friday 15th October)
Cellist with the Preussiches Kammerorchester, Graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music, Co-Founder of the 1781 Collective.
13. Circle #9b: TREACHERY - Edward King (Cello - Saturday 16th October)
New Zealand-born cellist, permanent member of Hear Now Berlin, and frequent collaborator of Ensemble Mini (Berlin).
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14. Louise Vangilbergen - Producer
Board Director and Co-Founder of the 1781 Collective, and current student at the British Institute of Modern Music, Berlin.
15. Helena Antonopoulou - Front of House Manager
Current student of Music Business Management at BIMM, Berlin.
16. Chris Lloyd - Piano/Curator
Lead Designer & Director of the LABYRINTH, Co-Founder of 1781 Collective and Crossmodalism (UK). Author of upcoming book for Repeater Books Ltd (UK), writer for Interlude.HK and Limelight Magazine (Aus).
Event Advisory Board:
Ella Marchment – Direction Advisor
Manon Santi – Production Advisor
Project supported by Musikfonds e.V. and the Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien through the NEUSTART KULTUR Funding Initiative.
Special thanks to Johann Basko and the Alte Muenze team for facilitating the project, Terezie Květoňová, Lou Noel, Orla Clarke, Dilara Agus, Heleen de Meyer, Danielle Musick, Elina Strazdina, Siri Tufvesson, Hanna Kjellegard, and Freddy: without their efforts, the event would not have occurred.
FULL LIST OF PERFORMERS AND ARTISTS FEATURE IN THE LABYRINTH: Performance Exhibition || October 2020
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In order of appearance. Rooms with multiple/alternating performers marked (a) and (b)
Member of Hear Now Berlin, Phoenix Trio, s t a r g a z e ensemble; frequent collaborator at Bang on a Can Festival (USA) and with Agnes Obel (DE).
Performer at Volksbühne Berlin, Berliner Ensemble, Schauspiel Leipzig, Schauspielhaus Nürnberg. Current student at Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch
Graduate of the Akademistin des Konzerthausorchesters Berlin, Founder of Stoughton Chamber Music Festival, (USA) and member of Taiga String Quartet.
German ballet dancer, completed ballet training at the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St Petersburg, Russia, and the Bolsoi Academy in Moscow. Performs with Deutsche Oper (Berlin) and the Eifman Ballet Society (St Petersburg).
4b. Alessandra Perdichizzi – Contemporary Dance
Contemporary Dancer from USA via London, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance (Ballet and Modern) from the University of Missouri, previously with River North Dance Chicago.
5. Adam Goodwin – Composer and Double Bass
Composer, performer and double-bassist. First album ‘Banishing Ritual’ released in 2020. Degrees in composition and classical/contemporary performance from University of North Texas and University of California, San Diego.
Europe’s historic concert halls set the stage for an ecstatic meeting of two art traditions which traffic in extremes of gender performance, enacting a space where the drag bar diva and the opera house diva share the same skin. 2018 Winner of Best Emerging film at the LA Fashion Festival. by V.R. Alevizos (Composer) and Adam Csoka Keller (Director)
7. Spencer Schaefer - French Horn
Co-Founder of the 1781 Collective, and ethnomusicologist studying the link between eastern musical traditions and current socio-political crises.
8a. Maroulita de Kol - Piano and Voice
Greek solo contemporary and folk music artist, studied classical piano at State Conservatory of Thessaloniki, before focusing on Greek folk music. Performs regularly with the Arcangel Trio and Reverse Mode.
Greek contemporary and folk music artist. Studied classical performance at the Orfeio Conservatory in Athens, and a founding member of Nawa and the Berlin Soundpainting Orchestra. Performs regularly with the Arcangel Trio and Reverse Mode.
9. Chris Lloyd - Piano/Curator
Lead Designer for LABYRINTH, Co-Founder of 1781 Collective and Crossmodalism (UK). Author of upcoming book for Repeater Books Ltd (UK), writer for Interlude.HK and Limelight Magazine (Aus).
Event Team:
Manon Santi – Producer
LOUISE VANGILBERGEN - Event Manager
Project supported by Musikfonds e.V. and the Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien.
Special thanks to Iven Hausmann, Jens Reule Dantas, Hedda Delin, Terezie Květoňová, Lou Noel, Cairo Pamute, Agnese Sokolovska, Elmo Vangilber and Angela Zamorano Tardón - without their efforts, the event would not have occurred.