Totem on tour in Europe!
Thursday, February 1, 2024 - 10:33
Our performer and artistic director Jean-François Laporte is currently on tour in Europe, from November 12 to December 8, 2023, for several concerts! He'll be presenting works from the Totem Électrique repertoire, joining sound artist Benjamin Thigpen for his RUST duo, and giving workshops on his instruments!
November 15 2023 -Totem Électrique Freiburg :
Jean-François Laporte will present works from the Totem Électrique repertoire.
Program :
Martin Parker - Not Nothing
Andrea Laudante -13th perception of Prakti
Francesco Bianchi - Il Giardino dei sentieri
Savannah Agger - Quicksand
RUST - White Squall
Jean-François Laporte - Rituel
November 19 2023 - ZEITLUPE Michael Edwards: Neues Werk (UA) :
The special feature of this concert is the meeting of three different musicians : algorithms play a decisive role in the work of composer Michael Edwards (UK), composer and sound artist Jean-François Laporte plays on his own invented instrumentarium (Babel Table) and cellist Martha Bijlsma (NL) came to new music through her long experience as a chamber musician. After solo pieces for Babel Table and cello, a new Edwards duet will be created for Bijlsma and Laporte.
November 22 2023 - RUST in concert at C12 :
RUST (Jean-François Laporte and Benjamin Thigpen) will present a performance at Brussels' Espace C12 for the C12 x Accousmonium Influx event on November 22, 2023. Artist Lucie Grésil will also be performing!
Program:
- Mistral
- White Squall
- Maelstrom
November 25 2023 - Rust at the Audio Art Festival :
RUST will present a performance at the Audio Art Festival on November 25 in Krakow!
November 29 2023 - Totem Électrique Hanover :
Jean-François Laporte will present works from the Totem Électrique repertoire.
December 3 2023 - Concert FEEDBACK AND RESONANT SPACES :
Following the FEEDBACK AND RESONANT SPACES workshop, participants and performer Jean-François Laporte will present a concert based on their explorations of feedback with an array of objects! Jean-François will also present tape music from his own repertoire.
Program :
- Mantra (1997)
- Electro-Prana (1998)
- Magma (2023)
- Vortex (2023)
For more information on the events, click here.