Thursday May 6 & 13, 5:30-6:30pm
with Gabi Vanek
on Zoom
Curious about improvisation across creative disciplines? Join us for this participant-guided workshop -- a critical and generative conversation about how improvisation fits into varied practices, and how to use improvisational skills for cross-disciplinary collaboration. Open to any creative practice (media arts, performance, writing, visual art, and beyond)!
Advance registration is required.
REGISTER for A Conversation on Cross-Disciplinary Improvisation
Teaching Artist:
Gabi Vanek is a bassoonist currently based in Iowa City, IA. Her sonic interests are primarily the aesthetic and tonal crossover often found between contemporary classical music and harsh noise. She has had the privilege of performing as both a soloist and ensemble member at festivals, concert series, and beyond including: Ensemble Evolution, New Music on the Point, nief-norf, KNOB New Music Festival, Feed Me Weird Things, 20/20 Sound Festival, the International Double Reed Society, and as a virtual exhibitor at the 2017 Osaka University of the Arts Electro-Acoustic Music Festival.
Her scholarly credits include presenting at the University of Southern Denmark - Odense's 2016 "Extreme Music: Hearing and Nothingness" conference and a recently published follow up article in Metal Music Studies.
