19-22/3, 2026
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Sat. 29/3 2026 at 10:30 am
The augmented audio play: post-dramatic idioms through artificial voice synthesis in
contemporary performing arts:
The theoretical framework of this project is based on an in-depth investigation of some key concepts in
contemporary performing arts and sound art: the augmented radio play, composed theater and postdramatic
theater. By exploring and integrating these concepts, the project aims to develop new artistic expressions and
understandings of how artificial voice synthesis can influence and redefine the relationship between text,
voice and stage, thus challenging and redefining concepts such as voice identity, corporeality, gesture and
spatiality in the performing arts, as well as post-humanist theory. The project has the potential to contribute to both artistic innovation and theoretical development, and to establish new practices.
Magnus Bunnskog
Concert programme:
March 20th 19:00
- Per Anders Nilsson & Govert Valkenburg (saxophone duet)
- Magnus Bunnskog (voice and electronics)
- Marcus Wrangö (spatial live electronics)
- Stefan Östersjo & Palle Dahlstedt (alto guitar and live electronics)
- Georgios Diapoulis, Kosmas Giannoutakis & Alejandro Franco Briones (live coding)
- Tim Perkis (live electronics)
- Govert Valkenburg (sax solo)
- Tim Perkis, Palle Dahlstedt & Per Anders Nilsson (live electronics)
