"These musical encounters are a central aspect for the organiser Voutchkova and give the festival a friendly and warm-hearted atmosphere."
Karl Ludwig / read the full German article about DARA 2021 at the Positionen magazine #129
DARA String Festival presents a wide variety of innovative multi-genre music for string instruments, ranging from early contemporary to experimental and freely improvised. DARA transcends genre boundaries, uniting highly renowned international artists from diverse musical backgrounds, in a series of encounters to
inspire new thoughts and ideas towards the advancement of individual and collective artistic work.
This year's festival will take place at the wonderful Werkhalle Wiesenburg Berlin. We will also present our first guest edition in Köln and Wuppertal, with focus on the violin and the cello. The program will include the world premiers of pieces by Clara de Asís, Harold Budd, Anna Korsun and Viola Yip, alongside works by Marc Sabat, Rebecca Saunders, Helmut Lachenmann, Karlheinz Stockhausen and original works/improvisations by the performers.
You are welcome to DARA 2021!
inspire new thoughts and ideas towards the advancement of individual and collective artistic work.
This year's festival will take place at the wonderful Werkhalle Wiesenburg Berlin. We will also present our first guest edition in Köln and Wuppertal, with focus on the violin and the cello. The program will include the world premiers of pieces by Clara de Asís, Harold Budd, Anna Korsun and Viola Yip, alongside works by Marc Sabat, Rebecca Saunders, Helmut Lachenmann, Karlheinz Stockhausen and original works/improvisations by the performers.
You are welcome to DARA 2021!
Artists
Köln, Wuppertal / FOCUS violin & cello
Akiko Ahrendt - violinist, composer-performer, improviser / Violinistin, Komponistin-Performerin, Improvisatorin (Deutschland)
Leila Bordreuil - cellist, composer, improvisor / Cellistin, Komponistin, Improvisatorin (USA / Frankreich)
Elisabeth Coudoux - cellist, composer, improvisor / Cellistin, Komponistin, Improvisatorin (Deutschland)
Isidora Edwards - cellist, composer, improvisor / Cellistin, Komponistin, Improvisatorin (UK / Chile)
Gunda Gottschalk - violinist, composer-performer, improviser / Violinistin, Komponistin-Performerin, Improvisatorin (Deutschalnd)
Tomeka Reid - cellist, composer, improvisor / Cellistin, Komponistin, Improvisatorin (USA)
Mari Sawada - violinist, performer / Violinistin, Performerin (Deutschland / Japan)
Biliana Voutchkova - violinist, composer-performer, improviser / Violinistin, Komponistin, Improvisatorin (Deutschland / Bulgarien)
Berlin
Susan Alcorn - composer, pedal steel guitar player / Pedal Steel Guitaristin, Komponistin (USA)
Clara de Asís - composer, guitarist / Komponistin, Guitaristin (Schweiz / Spanien)
Leila Bordreuil - cellist, composer, improvisor / Cellistin, Komponistin, Improvisatorin (USA / Frankreich)
Annette Krebs - improvisor, composer, Konstruktion 4 / Improvisatorin, Komponistin, Konstruktion 4 (Deutchsland)
Tomeka Reid - cellist, composer, improvisor / Cellistin, Komponistin, Improvisatorin (USA)
Mari Sawada - violinist, performer / Violinistin, Performerin (Deutchsland / Japan)
Biliana Voutchkova - violinist, composer-performer, improviser / Violinistin, Komponistin-Performerin, Improvisatorin (Deutschland / Bulgarien)
The festival is kindly supported by Musikfonds, Kunststiftung NRW and NICA Artists
Köln
August 24/25, 18:00, Alte Feuerwache, Melchiorstr. 3, 50670 Köln
Wuppertal
August 26, 18:00, Ort/Peter Kowald Gesellschaft, Luisenstr. 116, 42103 Wuppertal
Berlin
August 28/29, 18:00, Werkhalle Wiesenburg, Wiesenstr. 55, 13357 Berlin
PROGRAM
KÖLN / 24.8
18:00
Duo improvisation - Edwards, Coudoux
Steffen Krebber Konfusion IIa (nach Stück 7 des Albums Music of Oceania: The Huli of Papua Niugini),
followed by improvisation based on the album - Ahrendt
Trio improvisation - Coudoux, Bordreuil, Gottschalk
// intermission //
19:30
Rebecca Saunders Hauch - Sawada
Solo improvisation - Bordreuil
Helmut Lachenmann Toccatina - Sawada
Duo improvisation - Edwards, Voutchkova
// intermission //
21:00
Gunda Gottschalk Skins, für Tape und Violine - Gottschalk
Solo improvisation - Reid
Electro-acoustic improvisation - Ahrendt, Bordreuil, Voutchkova
KÖLN / 25.8
18:00
Harold Budd quartet / world premiere - Sawada, Gottschalk, Voutchkova, Reid
Solo improvisation - Edwards
Luigi Nono "Hay que Caminar" Soñando - Ahrendt, Voutchkova
// intermission //
19:30
Duo improvisation - Gottschalk, Reid
Viola Yip Becoming / world premiere, commissioned by DARA String Festival - Voutchkova, live electronics by Viola Yip
Marc Sabat Everlasting sweet peas - Ahrendt, Sawada, Voutchkova
// intermission //
21:00
Gunda Gottschalk TBA / new work, world premiere - all performers
Solo improvisation - Coudoux
Cello quartet improvisation - Bordreuil, Coudoux, Edwards, Reid
WUPPERTAL / 26.8
18:00
Interlacing duos - all performers
// intermission //
19:30
Gunda Gottschalk TBA / new work, world premiere - all performers
Rebecca Saunders Hauch - Sawada
Trio improvisation - Ahrendt, Gottschalk, Voutchkova
Helmut Lachenmann Toccatina - Sawada
Luigi Nono "Hay que Caminar" Soñando - Ahrendt, Voutchkova
// intermission //
21:00
Harold Budd quartet - Sawada, Gottschalk, Voutchkova, Reid
Improvisation - all performers
Marc Sabat Everlasting sweet peas - Ahrendt, Sawada, Voutchkova
Cello quartet improvisation - Bordreuil, Coudoux, Edwards, Reid
BERLIN / 28.8
18:00
Solo improvisation - Alcorn
Duo improvisation - Bordreuil, Krebs
Marc Sabat Everlasting sweet peas - Ahrendt, Sawada, Voutchkova
// intermission //
19:30
Clara de Asís The desert is a sea for objects, guitar and electronics - De Asís
Electro-acoustic improvisation - Bordreuil, Voutchkova
Electro-acoustic improvisation - Alcorn, Krebs, Reid
// intermission //
21:00
Rebecca Saunders Hauch - Sawada
Anna Korsun Mara / world premiere, commissioned by DARA String Festival - Voutchkova
Helmut Lachenmann Toccatina - Sawada
Viola Yip Becoming - Voutchkova, life electronics by Viola Yip
Quartet improvisation - Alcorn, Bordreuil, De Asís, Reid
BERLIN / 29.8 SOLD OUT!
18:00
Electro-acoustic improvisation - Krebs, Voutchkova
Solo improvisation - Reid
Clara de Asís Empty beach trio / world premiere, commissioned by DARA String Festival - Alcorn, Sawada, Voutchkova
// intermission //
19:30
Harold Budd quartet / world premiere - Alcorn, Sawada, Voutchkova, Reid
Solo improvisation - Krebs
Trio improvisation - Alcorn, Krebs, Bordreuil
// intermission //
21:00
Trio improvisation - Alcorn, De Asís, Voutchkova
Solo improvisation - Bordreuil
Group improvisation - all artists
Collage and graphic design: © Boriana Pandova
Flyer photos: © Sophie Drangwerk, Alberto Duarte, Christina Voigt, Cristina Marx, Petra Cvelbar, Svetlana Selezneva, Simone Petracchi, David Lobato
Festival photos: © Cristina Marx
Dear guests, please follow the current regional hygiene regulations for the cities of the DARA Venues (www.rki.de).
Liebe Gäste, bitte folgen Sie den aktuellen regionalen Hygiene-Bestimmungen der jeweiligen DARA Veranstaltungsorte (www.rki.de).
Köln, Wuppertal / FOCUS violin & cello
Akiko Ahrendt - violinist, composer-performer, improviser / Violinistin, Komponistin-Performerin, Improvisatorin (Deutschland)
Leila Bordreuil - cellist, composer, improvisor / Cellistin, Komponistin, Improvisatorin (USA / Frankreich)
Elisabeth Coudoux - cellist, composer, improvisor / Cellistin, Komponistin, Improvisatorin (Deutschland)
Isidora Edwards - cellist, composer, improvisor / Cellistin, Komponistin, Improvisatorin (UK / Chile)
Gunda Gottschalk - violinist, composer-performer, improviser / Violinistin, Komponistin-Performerin, Improvisatorin (Deutschalnd)
Tomeka Reid - cellist, composer, improvisor / Cellistin, Komponistin, Improvisatorin (USA)
Mari Sawada - violinist, performer / Violinistin, Performerin (Deutschland / Japan)
Biliana Voutchkova - violinist, composer-performer, improviser / Violinistin, Komponistin, Improvisatorin (Deutschland / Bulgarien)
Berlin
Susan Alcorn - composer, pedal steel guitar player / Pedal Steel Guitaristin, Komponistin (USA)
Clara de Asís - composer, guitarist / Komponistin, Guitaristin (Schweiz / Spanien)
Leila Bordreuil - cellist, composer, improvisor / Cellistin, Komponistin, Improvisatorin (USA / Frankreich)
Annette Krebs - improvisor, composer, Konstruktion 4 / Improvisatorin, Komponistin, Konstruktion 4 (Deutchsland)
Tomeka Reid - cellist, composer, improvisor / Cellistin, Komponistin, Improvisatorin (USA)
Mari Sawada - violinist, performer / Violinistin, Performerin (Deutchsland / Japan)
Biliana Voutchkova - violinist, composer-performer, improviser / Violinistin, Komponistin-Performerin, Improvisatorin (Deutschland / Bulgarien)
The festival is kindly supported by Musikfonds, Kunststiftung NRW and NICA Artists
Köln
August 24/25, 18:00, Alte Feuerwache, Melchiorstr. 3, 50670 Köln
Wuppertal
August 26, 18:00, Ort/Peter Kowald Gesellschaft, Luisenstr. 116, 42103 Wuppertal
Berlin
August 28/29, 18:00, Werkhalle Wiesenburg, Wiesenstr. 55, 13357 Berlin
PROGRAM
KÖLN / 24.8
18:00
Duo improvisation - Edwards, Coudoux
Steffen Krebber Konfusion IIa (nach Stück 7 des Albums Music of Oceania: The Huli of Papua Niugini),
followed by improvisation based on the album - Ahrendt
Trio improvisation - Coudoux, Bordreuil, Gottschalk
// intermission //
19:30
Rebecca Saunders Hauch - Sawada
Solo improvisation - Bordreuil
Helmut Lachenmann Toccatina - Sawada
Duo improvisation - Edwards, Voutchkova
// intermission //
21:00
Gunda Gottschalk Skins, für Tape und Violine - Gottschalk
Solo improvisation - Reid
Electro-acoustic improvisation - Ahrendt, Bordreuil, Voutchkova
KÖLN / 25.8
18:00
Harold Budd quartet / world premiere - Sawada, Gottschalk, Voutchkova, Reid
Solo improvisation - Edwards
Luigi Nono "Hay que Caminar" Soñando - Ahrendt, Voutchkova
// intermission //
19:30
Duo improvisation - Gottschalk, Reid
Viola Yip Becoming / world premiere, commissioned by DARA String Festival - Voutchkova, live electronics by Viola Yip
Marc Sabat Everlasting sweet peas - Ahrendt, Sawada, Voutchkova
// intermission //
21:00
Gunda Gottschalk TBA / new work, world premiere - all performers
Solo improvisation - Coudoux
Cello quartet improvisation - Bordreuil, Coudoux, Edwards, Reid
WUPPERTAL / 26.8
18:00
Interlacing duos - all performers
// intermission //
19:30
Gunda Gottschalk TBA / new work, world premiere - all performers
Rebecca Saunders Hauch - Sawada
Trio improvisation - Ahrendt, Gottschalk, Voutchkova
Helmut Lachenmann Toccatina - Sawada
Luigi Nono "Hay que Caminar" Soñando - Ahrendt, Voutchkova
// intermission //
21:00
Harold Budd quartet - Sawada, Gottschalk, Voutchkova, Reid
Improvisation - all performers
Marc Sabat Everlasting sweet peas - Ahrendt, Sawada, Voutchkova
Cello quartet improvisation - Bordreuil, Coudoux, Edwards, Reid
BERLIN / 28.8
18:00
Solo improvisation - Alcorn
Duo improvisation - Bordreuil, Krebs
Marc Sabat Everlasting sweet peas - Ahrendt, Sawada, Voutchkova
// intermission //
19:30
Clara de Asís The desert is a sea for objects, guitar and electronics - De Asís
Electro-acoustic improvisation - Bordreuil, Voutchkova
Electro-acoustic improvisation - Alcorn, Krebs, Reid
// intermission //
21:00
Rebecca Saunders Hauch - Sawada
Anna Korsun Mara / world premiere, commissioned by DARA String Festival - Voutchkova
Helmut Lachenmann Toccatina - Sawada
Viola Yip Becoming - Voutchkova, life electronics by Viola Yip
Quartet improvisation - Alcorn, Bordreuil, De Asís, Reid
BERLIN / 29.8 SOLD OUT!
18:00
Electro-acoustic improvisation - Krebs, Voutchkova
Solo improvisation - Reid
Clara de Asís Empty beach trio / world premiere, commissioned by DARA String Festival - Alcorn, Sawada, Voutchkova
// intermission //
19:30
Harold Budd quartet / world premiere - Alcorn, Sawada, Voutchkova, Reid
Solo improvisation - Krebs
Trio improvisation - Alcorn, Krebs, Bordreuil
// intermission //
21:00
Trio improvisation - Alcorn, De Asís, Voutchkova
Solo improvisation - Bordreuil
Group improvisation - all artists
Collage and graphic design: © Boriana Pandova
Flyer photos: © Sophie Drangwerk, Alberto Duarte, Christina Voigt, Cristina Marx, Petra Cvelbar, Svetlana Selezneva, Simone Petracchi, David Lobato
Festival photos: © Cristina Marx
Dear guests, please follow the current regional hygiene regulations for the cities of the DARA Venues (www.rki.de).
Liebe Gäste, bitte folgen Sie den aktuellen regionalen Hygiene-Bestimmungen der jeweiligen DARA Veranstaltungsorte (www.rki.de).
