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Monday, August 26th
Metronomen - Godthåbsvej 33, 2000 Frederiksberg
Price per day (75 kr adult / 50 kr student)
14.30 (Free entrance)
OPEN REHEARSAL - GIF Improviser's orchestra
Join us as a listener and be part of the creative process of this year's improvisers. The ensemble consist of 15 artists with different backgrounds coming from Spain, Denmark, England, Poland and Italy. GIF Improviser's orchestra will perform later on Wednesday 28th at 20.00
19.30 (19.00 Bar and doors open)
PERFORMANCE - David Sebastián López Restrepo
His performances, characterized by a brilliant fusion of humor and thought-provoking elements, bear the imprints of anthropological methods. These methods, sometimes used by the artist for co-creating performances, lend a unique depth to David’s work, enabling him to communicate potent messages even to the most casual observers.
20.30
PERFORMANCE - Hubert Karmiński & Beatriz Gijón
ZarzaMora it's an exploration of the realms of improvised music, bringing together the distinct yet harmonious worlds of two exceptional artists.Their live performance captures the raw, unfiltered energy of the moment, inviting listeners into a space where every sound is an inspiration for the next creation.
This is a duo that merges their voices, instruments, and deep-seated passion for improvised music, reflected on their debut Album ZarzaMora, that will be released at Granada Improfest 2024
Artists: Beatriz Gijón (piano, voice, mbira) and Hubert Karminski (electric bass, voice, electronics)
Tuesday, August 27th
Metronomen - Godthåbsvej 33, 2000 Frederiksberg
Price per day (75 kr adult / 50 kr student)
12.00 (Free entrance)
ARTIST TALK - Origin and development of free improvisation: political implications & social movements
16.00
PERFORMANCE INSTALLATION - Mercedes Balle and Cintia Gómez
Pressure and time is a performance installation with the artwork of Mercedes Balle together with the sound artist Cintia Gómez. Pressure and time is a kinetic sculpture in which a line of balls connected through a wire is hung from a structure: through the gravity and the external agents the sculpture reacts, moves, breaks and falls. Cintia will react with her keyboard and play live, through which the piece will finally break and die to become a yet unknown future art project again. Balle brings these materials to the festival space to explore their possibilities, while accepting their intrinsic nature- the passage of time, their obsolescence and their imminent transformation.
Artists: Mercedes Balle (sculptures, visuals) and Cintia Gómez (piano)
19.30 (19.00 Bar & doors open)
PERFORMANCE - Motuz
Motuz's mission lies in an exploration of the nuanced relationship between improvised music and dance.
Motuz Group rejects artifice, allowing each performer to contribute organically, crafting a unique world with every presentation. The connection between music and dance is intricately explored through extensive practice, research, and rehearsals, resulting in a performance that offers an inspiring and fresh aesthetic. The interplay across artistic disciplines empowers Motuz Group to deliver performances with remarkable range and flexibility.
Original concept: Mark Hurrel (saxophone)
In collaboration with: Anne-Sofie Østergaard (dance), Iina Johanson (Voice), Philip Akrofi (Doublebass)
20.30
JAM SESSION - Interdisciplinary improvisation tema
Open jam session with an interdisciplinary focus: all musicians, dancers, actors, visual artists, writers, poets etc. are welcome to participate together with GIF's improvisers.
Wednesday, August 28th
Metronomen - Godthåbsvej 33, 2000 Frederiksberg
Price per day (75 kr adult / 50 kr student)
12.00 (Free entrance)
ARTIST TALK - Interdisciplinary art in today's social context: Responsibilities, Struggles, Relation with society
19.30 (19.00 Bar and doors open)
PERFORMANCE - Screenings of Granada
by Sarvin Asa & Asger Thomsen
"Screenings of Granada" is a performance specially conceived for GIF 2024, and wants to pay a tribute to the city Granada and the most foundational filmmaker of Spanish avant-garde cinema, José Val del Omar. His selected works for the performance, Aguaespejo Granadino and Variaciones sobre una Granada, have both Granada as the main focus: the first one is a very poetic, deep yet abstract portray of the city mirrored in water, and the second is a sort of psychedelic trip over a pomegranade (in spanish, granada).
Full of surprices, in the performance the two short movies will be set to music: the original concept by Sarvin Asa meets the creativity of renown double bassist Asger Thomsen and the audio-visual aesthetics of Val del Omar will create a unique poetical experience, where strings and bows will show their maximum unconventional potential.
Artists: Sarvin Asa (original concept / cello), Asger Thomsen (double bass)
20.30
PERFORMANCE - GIF improvisers orchestra Architectural improvisers
The closing performance will be the result of the 3 days of workshops and exchanges among the dancers, musicians and visual artists attending GIF 2024.
Artists: Sarvin Asa, Mark Hurrel, Cintia Gómez, Beatriz Gijón, Fernando Gómez, Daniel Levy, Zeque Olmo, Jens Peter Møller, Philip Akrofi, Hubert Karminski, David Sebastian López, Mercedes Balle, Anne-Sofie Østergaard, Lina Johanson
22.00
(Undervwerket - Valgårdsvej 2, 2500 København)
Grand Finale: Concert + Secret DJ!
For the festival's grand finale, we invite everyone to join the dance floor with our in-house Afrobeat band "Rebel Woman". The celebration will conclude with a set by one of our top DJs, whose identity will be revealed on the day—ensuring there's no excuse not to light up the dance floor.
22.30 (22.00 Bar and doors)
PERFORMANCE - REBEL WOMAN
The Afrobeat band Rebel Woman featuring members from Spain and Denmark, draws inspiration from the eponymous album by the renowned Zimbabwean artist Chiwoniso. Deeply inspired by the roots of this music and particularly focused on women artists of this repertoire, this quartet transforms traditional mbira tunes into fresh mix of polyrhythms and beautiful melodies.
Original concept: Beatriz Gijón (mbira, voice, keyboard)
In collaboration with: Dany Levy (electric bass), Zeque Olmo (drum kit), Fernándo Gómez (trompet) and Jens Peter Møller (electric guitar)
With inspiration on traditional and ethnics rhythms, we're looking forward to see you expressing your self in the dancefloor until all the energy is burnt!!
23.30 - 03.00
DJ SET
Granada ImproFest does not accept any form of violent or hateful behavior or speech, like xenophobia, misogyny, transphobia or homophobia.
We look forward to seeing you at the Festival!
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