Resynthesising the Traditional: Lab Presentations

Introduction, performances by Dorothy Carlos, Miłosz Kędra, input from Saba Alizadeh

15:00

Performances by Maarja Nuut, Varoujan Chetirian, Marina Tantanozi

17:00

Free entry

Update 21.1.2026: Please note that Saba Alizadeh is unable to attend the lab and wishes to share the following statement: »In light of the recent devastating events in Iran and the personal loss of a family member, I regret that I do not presently have the emotional or physical capacity to join CTM’s wonderful community. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.« Instead of a performance, the day will be launched by streaming his work »Nafir (Clamour),« created in March 2023 as an attempt to depict metaphorically life in Iran during the Women Life Freedom movement, which still applies to the events unfolding in Iran today.

Update 26.1.2026: Due to unforeseen circumstances Bint Mbareh is unable to travel to the lab in Berlin.

The artistic fellows will be working during the festival week at radialsystem studios. During this public event, they will present their current solo work in short performances followed by roundtable discussions moderated by the lab hosts Yara Mekawei and Stas Shärifullá. 

The day begins with Dorothy Carlos who employs electronics and a wide spectrum of extended techniques to push the cello beyond the confines of the classical tradition. The artistic practice of Miłosz Kędra is deeply rooted in ritual, structure, and sensibility that stems from a conservative Catholic upbringing. Often finding it difficult to express aspects of their experience through art, they are interested in expanding the imagination around practices of queering. Saba Alizadeh, a kamancheh player who bridges Persian musical traditions with experimental sound practices, often incorporating archival, historical, and political recordings in a neo musique concrète approach is unfortunately unable to attend. He has however shared a short video to be screened at the event.

Following a short break, the second half of the day will begin with a performance by Maarja Nuut, who has been exploring archival Estonian sounds, dances, and texts, with a special interest in how landscape and environment shape these. Varoujan Chetirian weaves together his schooling in the European avant-garde and the traditional Armenian sounds he had grown up with, while also exploring how this is shifted through a diasporic lens. Marina Tantanozi combines the bassflute, voice, inside-flute amplifications, and effects as she explores how to integrate with the traditional in a radical and authentic way.

The lab fellows will also appear in discussion at the end of the festival week, on Sunday 1 Feb at Radialsystem as part of the Resynthesising the Traditional finale concert.

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