A “listening laboratory” was set up at Musica in 2019, with the aim of sharing different pieces of music – with a visual, physical or vibratory dimension – between deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing people.
The aim was to raise public awareness of listening in all its forms, and particularly non-cochlear listening, in order to better deconstruct stereotypes and apprehensions about sound perception.
This sensory journey, inspired and nourished by deaf culture, now takes the form of a concert-experience. First performed in Strasbourg during school time in spring 2024, the project will then go on tour in France and abroad. It will continue to develop through encounters with artists and audiences, pursuing the logic of commissioning works from creators of all backgrounds in order to build up a repertoire of accessible works.
Performances
Tue 16 April – 10am and 2.15pm
Wed 17 April – 10am and 3pm
Thu 18 April – 10am and 2.15pm
Fri 19 April – 10am and 2.15pm
school performances and professionals
accessible from CE2 to Terminale
Programme
Mark Appelbaum Tlön (1995)
Jeppe Ernst Offertorium (2018)
Simon Løffler C (2013)
Dieter Schnebel Poem für einen Springer (1989)
James Tenney Having never written a note for percussion (1971)
delegated production Musica
with the support of Demathieu Bard Initiatives
Find out more about the project here