Now in its fifth year, the Borderline festival continues to explore the contemporary trends that dominate today’s experimental, acoustic and—above all–electronic music.
Experimentation remains at the epicenter of the event, flanked by improvisation and a willingness to embrace risk and subversion and to challenge listeners and artists alike. Borderline is nourished by the continual search for new forms of expression and sound production which transcend conventional structures, spotlighting contrasting elements which have their roots in sonic deconstruction and the intensity of noise, but also in a quieter and more meditative approach.
PROGRAMME
PERFORMANCES
Friday 6 March
21:00 | C Spencer Yeh (USA) – live and video projection of Spectacle space | Upper Stage
22:45 | Holly Herndon / Mat Dryhurst (USA) | Upper Stage
Saturday 7 March
21:00 | Costis Drygiannakis (GR) | Upper Stage
22:00 | John Butcher / Rhodri Davies (UK) | Upper Stage
23:00 | Aki Onda (USA / JAP) | Upper Stage
Sunday 8 March
20:00 | Performance of “Feral Chor” workshop | Foyer +0
21:00 | Streifenjunko (ΝOR) | Upper Stage
22:00 | Ben Vida with Tyondai Braxton and Amirtha Kidambi (USA) | Upper Stage
23:00 | Jason Lescalleet / Aaron Dilloway (USA) | Upper Stage
Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 March
21:00 | Zeitkratzer (GER): ”Metal Machine Music” by Lou Reed | Upper Stage
PERFORMANCES / INSTALLATIONS / OUTDOOR EVENTS
Jason Lescalleet | dj set at Some Bizzare bar | Saturday 7 March | 1:00
Akio Suzuki: “οto-date” – soundwalk | Sunday 8 March | 12:00 and 16:00*
Since the 1960’s, the Japanese artist and sound researcher Akio Suzuki has been investigating the sonic qualities of both natural sites and architectural spaces by developing topography of sound. On his soundwalk project, oto-date, which means respectively “sound” and “point” in Japanese, the artist finds listening points in the city, and playfully invites audience to stop and listen carefully at given points on the map. By standing at these locations marked with the characteristic oto-date circular ear symbol, audience become more aware of both the aural and visual landscape, and that gives them the freedom to imagine their city in a new way.
Starting point of the soundwalk “oto-date” by Akio Suzuki: Metaxourgeio Metro Station (exit to Deligianni str.)
The walk takes place at an open-air location. The audience is advised to wear comfortable clothes and shoes, as they will walk for about 1 hour.
Timetable: 12:00 and 16:00
The walk starts exactly at the above mentioned hours. Please be sure that you arrive at the starting point 15 minutes prior to the performance scheduled start time. You can also purchase your ticket at the starting point.
*The marked listening spots selected by Akio Suzuki will remain visible after the walk. Use the map to visit them at any time.
