Deep Dive March Mix

Dear visitors to Gessnerallee, dear artists

Anyone who was able to immerse themselves in the fascinating and exciting 8-channel sound installation at ‘The Songweaver’ by Modulaw last weekend or got lost in the variety of musical approaches at the collaborative project ‘SONOSYNTHESIS’ initiated by MigrArt knows where to spend March. Here at the Gessnerallee! Because these two evenings were the prelude to the ‘March Mix’ that the Year-To-Date curator and artist team put together for us. From Sunday to Friday, they invite you to concerts, workshops, listening sessions, film screenings, exhibitions, rituals and much more on the Südbühne at Gessnerallee.

To make sure you don't miss anything, we have summarised the next 10 days below. Further information and ongoing updates can be found on the custome designed website: https://ytd.today/

6 March, doors open at 8 pm, start at 9 pm, Südbühne

Immerse yourself in horror, arias and fairy tales: Double concert with VÍZ & CECILIA

VÍZ is the experimental solo project of the Hungarian, Transylvanian multidisciplinary artist Réka Csiszér. VÍZ's live acts oscillate between avant-garde sci-fi opera, horror and ghostly incantations. .xyz / bandcamp

CECILIA, composer and performer from Quebec, Canada, develops a surreal soundtrack between dark fairy tale and poetic recitation. Live, she plays with emotional intimacy and theatrical excess, reflecting the introspective yet hallucinatory and reckless spirit of her recordings. .ltd

7 March, doors open at 8 pm, start at 9 pm, Südbühne

Listening Session: Crossing genre boundaries with Violeta Garcia & Hora Lunga

Violeta Garcia, cellist and composer from Buenos Aires, Argentina, works in contemporary, experimental musical and performative formats between performance and visual art with a musical style that transcends genre boundaries. The work of Swiss composer and musician Hora Lunga also focuses on exploring musical and performative boundaries. In recent years, his projects have ranged from pop music productions, experimental works and sound performances to theatre and film productions. The evening invites you to a listening session of the two musicians' first single 'I Think I just Died a Lil Bit'.

9 March, doors open at 8 pm, start at 9 pm, Südbühne

Three-piece improvisation session with Daniel Bierdümpfl (plucked) + Jakub Švenjar (banged) + Tapiwa Svosve (blowed)

Daniel Bierdümpfl, former luthier of plucked and stringed instruments, works as a freelance artist in the fields of music, performance, theatre, choreography, poetry, film and photography. Jakub Švenjar is a drummer, percussionist and improviser. In addition to drums, he uses various percussion instruments, objects, no-input mixers and his voice. Currently based in Zurich, musician and theorist Tapiwa Svosve engages in multidisciplinary practices that combine sound with theatre, painting and historical practice. His repertoire ranges from extreme avant-garde to free jazz and noise music. So come along and listen to an improvisation session in a class of its own.

11 March, doors open at 8 pm, start at 9 pm, Südbühne

Unison vocals, synthesiser and a surprising set-up with Rahel&Zooey

Rahel&Zooey is a duo from Berlin that plays synthesiser and sampler. After meeting a few years ago, they have changed their set-up for every concert and explored their sound with only one continuity: they always sing in unison. Debut album ‘Wait’

14 March, doors open 8.30pm, start 9.30pm, North Wing

Grunged-out guitars, lo-fi glitch, noise audio sample electronics with Alpha Maid

For a fortnight London's most sought-after guitarist, singer and producer Alpha Maid is moving to Gessnerallee to work on her latest compositions on various levels. At the end of the residency, she invites Sebastien Forrester and Oli Haylett to join her on stage and the audience to see them in the North Wing. Grunged-out guitars, lo-fi glitch, noise audio sample electronics and powerful but controlled vocals and words that succinctly capture observations of human behaviour and society.

Newspaper

The third issue of the Gessnerallee newspaper is being finalized today and is going to print after a last proofreading. As we have a high-calibre guest from London with Alpha Maid next week, the interview with her is already available online.

Between remembering and forgetting

Alpha Maid (aka Leisha Thomas) talks to Year-To-Date about music as an outlet and the potential of welcome disruption. Read the article

Furthermore

To coincide with the next 'Art in Conflict: Georgia in Turmoil' event in the artasfoundation discussion series next Wednesday, 12 March, at 5.30 pm in Stall6, the largest exhibition to date by Georgian artist Levan Chogoshvili is on show at Kunsthalle Zürich until 25 May. Since the early 1970s, he has created an extensive body of work that encompasses painting, drawing, film and sculpture. At the centre of this work is the question of history, and how it is vital for identity in general, but for Georgia it is essential for survival. It is a history that, in the case of Georgia, has been under constant pressure for over two centuries, one that has been repeatedly erased and perverted, but which artists like Chogoshvili are reawakening and making visible.

And the international storytelling and art project ‘Trophy’ is returning to Zurich as part of About Us! and is looking for people who would like to share their stories of life-changing moments in Zurich until 17 March. Whether big or small, funny or moving. More information about the project

There's a lot going on. In March. We are looking forward to it.

The Gessnerallee team

PS: Do you enjoy good cultural stories? Or do you know someone who doesn't like going to the theatre so much, but loves reading? Then we recommend a subscription to our printed newspaper, which is published four times a season. It costs CHF 20 (excl. postage) and you can order it directly at zeitung@gessnerallee.ch.