Simona Deaconescu and Grigore Burloiu: Collective Cadence (2024)
Wednesday, 27 November at 8:30 p.m.
performative lecture
Kino Šiška, Komuna
Duration: 52 min.
Collective Cadence examines the complex dynamics between mass dances, individual expression, and control systems. The lecture performance emphasises rhythm’s crucial role in encapsulating and disseminating collective desires and fears. Intertwining elements of history, ethnomusicology, and AI co-creation, it scrutinises how performing rhythm functions as a societal response mechanism, supporting, evading, or combating dominant structures.
The work builds on Simona Deaconescu’s research on mass dance events during liminal periods and Grigore Burloiu’s work in interactive music and rhythm generation. It reflects on the use of AI in artistic creation, shares insights into the creative process, and openly discusses the challenges and revelations the two artists encountered. This transparency invites audience participation, transforming viewers into timely collaborators and partial creators of the show’s content.
Creators and performers: Simona Deaconescu, Grigore Burloiu
Mentoring: Diogo Nuno Crespo Ribeiro Cabral, David Santos
Consulting: Matt Davies, Bogomir Doringer
Co-production: Tangaj Collective and Trafo House with the support of the MODINA EU project
Partners: tanzhaus nrw, National Dance Centre Bucharest, Kino Šiška
* This performative lecture is in English.
Organised by: Kino Šiška and NDA Slovenia
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