Author: Thomas Johannsen

thanks, Kiri + call for new session proposals

| Thomas Johannsen

Wonderful 2nd session today of ‘Structured/Scored Improvisation’. Very interesting, complex and rewarding matter to delve into. Thanks, Kiri and all collaborators!

Next week, Sylvain Meret starts with his ‘dreamer/observer’ sessions, which will last until 21st of February. In between, on 7th February is the wrapping up of the Scores research, with guest audience welcome at the end of the session.

From end of February onwards, sessions are not filled in yet.A lot of ideas have reached my ears, but now would be the time to start planning it and make your plans concrete. Send me your dates and theme-proposals, then we can make a schedule for the spring season!

Warm greetings,

Thomas

 

 

 

Signs & wonder(ing)

| Thomas Johannsen

After last week’s session with Michael Fischer on Instant Composition Conducting, the group of singers, musicians and dancers will give a performance tonight at TABULA RASA in Maarten Luther Kerk, joined by some other great improvisation musicians:

Evening starts at 20:00, we will perform around 21:00.

Wednesday 24th, 2012  – TABULA RASA @ Maarten Lutherkerk – Dintelstraat 134, Amsterdam-Zuid – Entrance free, donations welcome.

20:00 DUO Mayas – Altman

Laura Altman (AU): Clarinet
Magda Mayas(DE): piano

  

21:00 Connected for lift off – Signs & wonder(ing)

Genetic Choir:
Gabrielle Barros Martins
Yinske Silva
Marjolijn Roeleveld
Emiel Zonneveld
Hans Paape
Tanaquil Schuttel
Amazone Nativel
Thomas Johannsen
Peter Huber
   
Maaike van de Westhering, Tom Goldhand, Suzan Lemont: dance
  
José Rodrigues Gomes: recorders, bass dulcian

Laura Altman: clarinet

Christian Ferlaino: alto sax

Felicity Provan: trumpet

Jori van Cranenburgh: violin
Noortje Kohne: violin
James Hewitt: violin
Guillermo Celano: guitar
Harald Austbo: cello
Marko Bonarius: double bass
Jeen Raabs: guitar
Magda Mayas: piano
Kiriakos Spirou: tablet-synthesizer
Robert van Heumen: laptop, controllers
Marcos Baggiani: drums
Michael Fischer: instant composition conducting
    
This is the first and only encounter of this group of artists gathered, searching for unheard and unseen connections, enriching and uplifting textures, the depth and the wideness, the music is based on free improvisation, hand-signs will organize the performance. Everything emerges out of the moment, even most of us will meet the others the first time ever at MLK this evening. Wish you were here joining us at the unexpected, enjoying this moment in time.
Venue: MLK – Maarten Luther Kerk, Dintelstraat 134, Amsterdam-Zuid / www.luthersamsterdam.nl/maartenlutherkerk

Objects and stuff in November/December

| Thomas Johannsen

Object/visual theatremakers and puppeteers Lindai Boogerman and Martine van Ditzhuyzen will lead with me an exploration of objects and improvisation in November/December. With the subtle relationship in mind that a puppeteer/object-player can have with ‘stuff’/things/material, we want to know how we can use this for interdisciplinary instant composition. We would like to involve and ask not only puppet players, but more so musicians, dancers, actors, lighting/visual people,… to interact with material that accompanies them on stage.

22nd of November 2012 

6th of December 2012

13th of December 2012

Sessions (14:00-17:00) will be semi-open, meaning we would like to define the group of researchers beforehand. Preference is to people who can join all three sessions, but exceptions can be made. Just talk to us.

What are the Carpet Sessions? / Where is the studio?  (click here)

We will post more detailed information end of October. But you can already write your comments below to state your interest in the subject or if you have a question.

greetings!

Thomas, Martine, Lindai

new season of carpet sessions!

| Thomas Johannsen

After the summer stop the Thursday sessions will start again on September, 13th, 2012 !

On 13th and 20th of September Marije Nie and Thomas Johannsen will revisit the theme of using Ketjak as a binding element for interdisciplinary improvisation performance. The interaction between an ongoing group performance action and solo’s that come out of it and dissolve in the whole again will be the focus. More info will be posted soon.

More sessions coming up till Christmas will include Michael Fischer, musician and instant conductor from Austria who will visit us in October, and Martine van Ditzhuyzen / Lindai Boogerman who will research with us principles of object/puppet theatre and link them to singing/voice improvisation.

Get in touch if you would like to join one of these sessions, or lead a research yourself!

Let’s have breakfast!

| Thomas Johannsen

To round up the Carpet season and talk about next year, let’s have a breakfast at my place coming week. (if the weather is fine, it can be on the roof terrace, like last year’s Carpet Collective dinner 🙂 )

Friday, June 22nd – at 9:30

Bring your favourite fruit juice, cheese, jam or piece of bakery to put on the breakfast table.
I have fresh-ground coffee in house for fantastic latte’s and cappucino’s.

looking forward to seeing everybody,

Thomas

PS: If you cannot come, do let us know in a different way what your wishes/interests are for next year. Whether you would like this research to continue, and which way works for you best.

Two new research cycles

| Thomas Johannsen

Dear improvisers/researchers,

after a little break, there are two new research cycles on the roll, that you are invited to join:

Leon Beckx will explore ways of using the 5Rythms practise for interdisciplinary instant composition work.

Maaike van de Westeringh will follow up by doing similar research with the background she has in ‘Passing Through’.

Leon already posted about his sessions (see below).

Please announce whether you will be joining a session or research cycle by leaving a comment to the respective posts. Also questions can be asked that way.

Overview of the coming Thursdays and their session leaders:

26 april   Leon
3 mei       Leon
10 mei     Leon
17 mei     –
24 mei     Maaike
31 mei     Maaike
7 juni      –
14 juni    Maaike

If you are interested to lead a session with your own research, just let yourself be heard.