TEMPERATURA: Alternating Lunes & La Berge–Konstantinidou

On Saturday 08 November, TEMPERATURA presents two improvisation sets – trio Alternating Lunes and duo La Berge–Konstantinidou.

Alternating Lunes are Kevin Toksöz Fairbairn, Siamak Anvari, and Leslee Smucker. All three artists involved in this project work with non-traditional approaches to instruments and sound. Leslee Smucker has developed a series of metal resonators for prepared violin; Kevin Toksöz Fairbairn designs and performs with hybrid acoustic instruments built from metal, wood, and strings; and Siamak Anvari composes electroacoustic works that frequently incorporate broken or recuperated instruments. Through this performance, we bring these distinct practices into direct dialogue—creating a collaborative framework where our methods intersect, collide, and evolve together. The title Alternating Lunes is based on a poem by American poet and artist Bernadette Mayer, whose work often challenges poetic conventions through formal experimentation and collaborative authorship.

Anne La Berge & Fani Konstantinidou have shared the stage several times in the past, though it’s been about three years since their last meeting. After all this time apart they have a lot to share: new sounds, ideas, experiments, nuances, and provocations.

The flutist, improviser, and composer Anne La Berge is well known to the audiences in Amsterdam and beyond. Her passion for the extremes in both composed and improvised music has led her to the fringes of storytelling and sound art as her sources of musical inspiration. Fani Konstantinidou, composer and live-electronics performer, is inspired by the sonic imprints of cultural and social identities and curious about the scapes of everyday life. Most of all, she is fascinated by (subtle) changes.

TEMPERATURA focuses on contemporary music from the Netherlands and beyond, aiming to bring together its diverse expressions. By promoting the wide spectrum of contemporary musical stimuli, TEMPERATURA seeks to bridge the gap between musicians, composers, and performers from different musical backgrounds. Through these temporary crossings, we aim to create an environment—a playful space for experimentation and open ears—that fosters performing, creating, and experiencing music together. Ultimately, TEMPERATURA strives to bring fresh musical adventures to local audiences and to spread today’s artistic practices.

The people at TEMPERATURA have kindly offered a limited amount of free tickets for Subbacultcha members. Please make a reservation by sending an email to mailinglist@subbacultcha.nl with ‘TEMPERATURA 8 November’ in the subject line + your name in the email.

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