Avantgarde Midsummer Specials

Art is what you want it to be!

The Avantgarde Festival has always been home to the experimental and brave souls - who do not hesitate to overcome themselves and start a journey into the unknown - AVANTGARDE! Art is an expression of your inner - there are absolutley no limits to imagination and freedom in art! Art is cooking, singing, painting, caring, listening, cleaning, dancing...
So far we are happy to confirm the following artists:

ULRICH KRIEGER

Ulrich will perform his solo project RAW before joining faUSt on stage.
Read here and listen here

RECURSION

audiovisual robotic trio :
hard to listen, easy to love .

PAWEL ROMANCZUK

Pawel will expose AND PLAY a selection of his
self-built peculiar instruments.
read here

Triologue

A swirly spaceship from the land of the holy Marzipan delivers jazzzzzzzzz to the rural backyard. a little crunchy and topped with some cinnamon - this is going to be delicious

GROOVE STUDY LIVE

Yumi Hara will perform live her CD “Groove Study”, supported by Pierre Chevalier (keys/voc) of Present, faUSt, Universe Zero etc. Chris Cutler (dr) of Henry Cow and other great bands. Toshiaki Sudoh (bass) of Melt Banana.

GERALDINE SWAYNE

Geraldine will present a selection of her films.
Several of her stage-paintings done while performing with faUSt will be exposed.
Read here look here

JULIEN PERRIN

Julien will present a selection of his musicals projects: short documentaries: faUSt, James Chance, Alan Vega, Amaury Cambuzat...,
live shows : Rother & Moebius, faUSt, Ulan Bator.., vidéo clip, portraits...
Website: https://www.juliankrautboy.fr/
Instagram: @juliankrautboy

faUSt

The never-ending dilettantiosaga of faUSt performances will ,at the msss..., start with the above line-up , …but …

VISUAL BASSIC

Over years and dozens of performances, Katrin Bethge and John Eckhardt have created unique modes of interaction and a holistic mutual understanding - operating in high resolution and in several dimensions, yet sensuous, fragile and magic.

http://www.johneckhardt.de/visualbassic
www.katrinbethge.com www.johneckhardt.de

ACOUSMATIC SIESTAS

Using acousmatic sounds, experimental machines, modular synthesizers and electroacoustic devices, Maxime aims at developing an aural environment sometimes mineral, sometimes vegetal, for a concert conceived as a journey, a break, a suspended moment where music and space enhance each other.

TONTON ERNST

Ernst-Helmuth Varain is a passionate chess player. He has only been beaten once over the past 27 festival years. He challenges 20 opponents simultaneously. Try him on Sunday!

Ronny WAERNES

Ronny is a musician from the Norwegian arctic, experimenting with feedback and found acoustic sounds, blending digital and synth weirdness in the mix of his no-frills noise.

TINA TONAGEL

Tina says: “oh das klingt toll, da will ich mitmachen!“

https://tinatonagel.de/performances.html

INFRADRIZZLE

From the rainswept coast of Ynys Môn, this experimental collaboration takes poetry beyond the edge of noise with looped vocals, field recordings and rewilded electronic improvisation.

zoeskoulding.co.uk

AGA TRIO & friends

Three long-time friends: Ingke, Martina and Hardi present songs they like. Great voices, fine instruments. Try to put them in a box and they’ll soon jump out of it.

TOMTARA

Tania, Thomas and Lemmi will rock you on that Sunday afternoon.
See and hear here

DEMENTIA TRANQUILLE

Braden wrote the scores. They will be played by the musicians performing or visiting the Festival. Join.
More here