Beitrag von Alex Nowitz zum Aktionstag am 13. März 2020
[on times without culture]
Speaking voice: Markus Gertken
Text, music and vocal performance art: Alex Nowitz
Date of publication: 9 March 2021
The text “über die kulturlose zeit” (23 May 2020) was published on the website of the foundation Schloss Wiepersdorf, Germany:
schloss-wiepersdorf.de/de/showcasereader/kulturlose_zeit.html
Fragments taken from the premiere of the music “The bird that did not return” for singing and whistling voice and live electronics (strophonion), published on 23 August 2020.
For the whole recording of the piece go to the soundcloud page:
soundcloud.com/alexnowitz/the-bird-that-did-not-return
The video essay was premiered on the “Aktionstag—Ein Jahr nach dem ersten Lockdown am 13. März 2020: Wir sind noch da!” [Day of action—One year after the first lockdown on March 13, 2020: We are still here!], initiated and realised by KulturMachtPotsdam [Culture-Power-Potsdam], an alliance of artists and cultural institutions from Potsdam.
Acknowledgements:
KulturMachtPotsdam
Nikolaisaal Potsdam
Stiftung Schloss Wiepersdorf
Ministery for Science, Research and Culture of the State Brandenburg, Germany
Brandenburgischer Verein für Neue Musik [Brandenburgian association for new music]
© alex nowitz, 2021
nowitz.de/
Foto © Oscar Loeser