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A2A Transmission workshop with: Khrystyna Kirik

This workshop is a practical introduction to collective electro-acoustic improvisation using voice, found objects, and live sound processing. We will work in a small group to explore listening, interaction, and sound-making in a calm, unhurried setting. Through simple guided exercises, participants will prepare for improvisation by focusing on attention, presence, and responsiveness to sound and to one another.

The workshop includes work with the voice and with everyday or natural objects that produce sound. Each participant is asked to bring one such object. We will start by exploring quiet, fragile sounds and gradually develop them through amplification and electronic processing. Using Ableton Live, we will build electroacoustic layers from the raw acoustic sound. Processing techniques will include: granulation and time-stretching, filtering and spectral processing, spatial effects such as reverberation and diffusion

The improvisations will take place in duet or trio formats. One or two participants will perform with voice or objects, while one or two will shape the sound using a shared Ableton effect rack. The rack will be provided in advance, so that participants can familiarise themselves with it beforehand.

Requirements:

This workshop is open to all. No prior experience with Ableton, electronic music, or improvisation is required. The workshop is designed to be accessible and focused on listening and intuitive response rather than technical skill or musical style.

More information and tickets via the CTM website.