This newsletter is mainly rather short-notice reminder for a workshop about warm-ups next weekend, led by our current artist in residence, Tomoko Hojo. Warm-ups are small practices that precede the main practice—holding immense potential, but rarely shared—so bring your own, share them, and help create a collective ‘warm-up score’ across disciplines. The following weekend we welcome KRAAK with open arms to our sound cosmos, and, at the bottom of the newsletter, you’ll find a treat in the form of documentation from our latest Second Sundays.
Workshop 15 February – 14h-17h – @Q-O2 – free upon registration Warm-up scores: “Awakenings” with Tomoko Hojo Warm-ups are small practices that precede the main practice. They offer a chance to listen carefully to your mood, to feel how your body responds, and to build connections with other participants. These warm-ups are not “artworks” themselves, and are rarely shared outside the community. However, they hold immense potential, ready to grow in different directions. Warm-ups are seeds, waiting for new ideas to bloom. Please bring your own warm-up ideas, and let’s share and develop them together with other participants. Then, let’s try to document them as a collection of ‘warm-up scores’—through text and/or illustrations—to make them more universal. Participants from all backgrounds are welcome—music, visual arts, dance, theatre, sports, or any other field. Tomoko Hojo is an artist working at the intersection of sound, music, and performance. She has focused on amplifying silenced (women’s) voices throughout history, particularly Japanese women with connections to the West, such as Yoko Ono and Sadayakko Kawakami. Tomoko is currently artist in residency at Q-O2. [more info]
KRAAK + Q-O2 concert collab 21 February – 20h (doors 19h30) – @Q-O2 – €6/€8/€10 Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh, Steenkiste & Bischoff KRAAK and Q-O2 are stoked to host the release concert of Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh’s latest album Lux Gratis, out on CD February 18. Resulting from her 2024 residency in Q-O2, Lux Gratis takes Ailbhe down new roads of experimentation, integrating organs and electronics into her unrestrained sonic parlance. Flanked by the new-fangled duo of Steenkiste & Bischoff and their ringing drone magic, we’re all set to gather around for a night of auditory rapture alongside all ye eager-eared out there. [more info]
Listen Mona Brico – Second Sundays #56 A fond memory of our first listening session this year. [more info]