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| − | The [[.abeceda Institute]] was founded in [[established:: | + | The [[.abeceda Institute]] was formally founded in [[established::2020]], as a platform for research and performance in the field of contemporary experimental and improvised music. It is headed by [[Dré A. Hočevar]], a Slovenian percussionist, composer and music theorist based in Amsterdam. The institute is also incorporated in the Netherlands as '''Stichting .alfabet''' and is the successor institute to [[Zavod Ape.Parlour]] (2011–2020). |
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==Concept== | ==Concept== | ||
| − | In its own words, the institute's activities are aimed at combining the potentials of contemporary artistic and social practice to generate a new creative space between the fields of artistic practice, theory and research. As such, it is designed to attract young musicians into a research environment into which they can feed their own individual and collective work, to generate infrastructural models capable of fostering self-reflection and performance. One such model is that of the artist-in-residence. | + | In its own words, the institute's activities are aimed at combining the potentials of contemporary artistic and social practice to generate a new creative space between the fields of artistic practice, theory and research. As such, it is designed to attract young musicians into a research environment into which they can feed their own individual and collective work, and to generate infrastructural models capable of fostering self-reflection and performance. One such model is that of the artist-in-residence. |
The institution's work centres on four areas: education, composition, performance and publication. | The institution's work centres on four areas: education, composition, performance and publication. | ||
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==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
| − | The '''.abeceda new music ensemble''' is a creative unit, led by | + | The '''.abeceda new music ensemble''' is a creative unit, led by composer-in-residence [[Neža Zupanc]] in 2020, that meets virtually to develop compositions. The first of these was Hočevar's ''Σ [ ] _ composition for .meta'' (2020). |
==Performance== | ==Performance== | ||
| − | '''Mladi raziskovalci''' (Young Researchers) originally sprang from the accompanying programme of the [[Jazz Cerkno]] festival in 2018 | + | '''Mladi raziskovalci''' (Young Researchers) originally sprang from the accompanying programme of the [[Jazz Cerkno]] festival in 2018 and is a cycle of residencies and concerts |
aimed at bringing a selected young musician into a professional performance and research infrastructure. The artist-in-residence in 2020 was guitarist and multimedia artist [[Tobija Hudnik]]. | aimed at bringing a selected young musician into a professional performance and research infrastructure. The artist-in-residence in 2020 was guitarist and multimedia artist [[Tobija Hudnik]]. | ||
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==Publication== | ==Publication== | ||
| − | '''Verso Doxa''' is the institute's | + | '''Verso Doxa''' is the institute's publication programme of texts on art theory, critical reflection and philosophy. |
==Festivals== | ==Festivals== | ||
| − | Despite the disruption to cultural life occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic, some performances of .abeceda-affiliated work | + | Despite the disruption to cultural life occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic, some performances of .abeceda-affiliated work were possible in 2020, most notably at [[Ljubljana Jazz Festival]], which presented three concerts in its Alphabet series: [[Gaj Bostič]] (''Eris''), Brina Kren (''Rišem si bogove'') and Young Researchers alumnus Tobija Hudnik. |
| − | Hudnik also | + | Hudnik also showcased his '''Equilibrium as insta_bility''' project at [[Cirkulacija 2]] as part of the 2020 edition of the [[A dela?]] (Is It Working?) festival, which was organised by [[Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory]]. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [https://radiostudent.si/glasba/sva%C5%A1tarnica/equilibrium-as-insta-bility-sva%C5%A1ta Radio Študent broadcast of Equilibrium as insta_bility, December 2020] | * [https://radiostudent.si/glasba/sva%C5%A1tarnica/equilibrium-as-insta-bility-sva%C5%A1ta Radio Študent broadcast of Equilibrium as insta_bility, December 2020] | ||
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