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<P class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=5><STRONG>Robert Lippok Concert & Radio
Play</STRONG></FONT></FONT><FONT size=5><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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<P class=MsoNormal align=center><FONT color=#99cc00 size=4><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #99cc00"><FONT
face=Arial><FONT color=#800000>Presented by The Goethe Institut Toronto &
Yatra Arts<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=4><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Thu, 4 Oct /
2007:</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=4><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Robert Lippok (<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Berlin</st1:City></st1:State>) on electronica in concert with Debashis
Sinha (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Toronto</st1:City></st1:place>)
on multi-percussion. Details to follow soon at <A
href="http://www.goethe.de/toronto">www.goethe.de/toronto</A> and via Yatra
Arts.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal align=left><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial>Robert Lippok is one of the co-founders
of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Berlin</st1:City></st1:State></st1:place> cult electronica band To
Rococo Rot, about to go into the studio to record their 6th album, afterthe
international success of <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Veicolo</SPAN></I>
and <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Amateur View</SPAN></I>. He is a
trained theatre set designer, currently designing “Tosca” at famed Volksbühne
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Berlin</st1:State></st1:place>.
Lippok, born in <st1:State w:st="on">Berlin</st1:State> in 1966, is a
sought-after solo performer and sound creator from Europe to <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Japan</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Also credited to To Rococo Rot are
collaborations on radio plays and composing a new soundtrack to Walter
Ruttmann’s classic <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Weekend</SPAN></I>.
Ruttmann’s (1887-1941) piece is a pioneering work from the early days of radio.
In an 11 minute collage of words, music fragments and sounds, the filmmaker and
media artist presented in 1930 an avant-garde and radically innovative radio
piece: an acoustic picture of a typical <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Berlin</st1:State></st1:place> weekend. 68 years later, To Rococo Rot
sought acoustic equivalents to Ruttmann’s elements. Their version is, in film
terms, a remake, in musical terms a cover version, and at the same time an
homage to Ruttmann and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Berlin</st1:State></st1:place>. Other artists working on this <I><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Weekend Remix</SPAN></I> radio art project were
<st1:City w:st="on">Toronto</st1:City>’s John Oswald, British musician Mick
Harris and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">New
York</st1:State></st1:place>’s DJ Spooky. Last year Lippok was invited by
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Brown</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Providence</st1:City></st1:place>, to lecture on radio plays and media
art, based on <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Weekend</SPAN></I> and his
drama-based pieces.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText3><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">To Rococo Rot create sound recordings for
other artists, such as Olaf Nicolai (Bonn Kunstverein, 2000), Doug Aitken
(Serpentine Gallery, <st1:City w:st="on">London</st1:City>, 2001) and Takehito
Koganezawa (<st1:City w:st="on">Montevideo</st1:City>, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Amsterdam</st1:City></st1:place>, 2000). As a
visual artist, Lippok’s works consistently confront architectural spaces, e.g.
participating in the exhibition <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Space to
Face</SPAN></I> (Westfalen Kunstverein, Münster, 2004). Lippok had solo
exhibitions at Wohnmaschine Gallery in 2003 (<I><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Field Recordings</SPAN></I>) and 2001 (<I><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Steady</SPAN></I>).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href=""><FONT face=Arial>www.myspace.com/robertlippok</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href="http://www.myspace.com/torococorot">www.myspace.com/torococorot</A></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Goethe Text" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
size=4></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </P></FONT></SPAN></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=5><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><FONT face=Arial>Theatre ▪ Radio ▪
Play!<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial>A theatre/sound
workshop and public presentation with <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Berlin</st1:place></st1:State> electronica star Robert
Lippok</FONT></SPAN></P><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT size=4><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=+0><o:p>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=3><U>Artist statement:<o:p></o:p></U></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Since the early days of radio plays, many artists have been
fascinated by the art form and have experimented with it in many different ways,
taking it away from the narrative, from story telling to a multifarious, lively
genre in its own right.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">In the 90s, German radio stations pushed the envelope
further and invited young writers, DJs, theatre directors, and musicians to work
together to bring spoken word, music and sound together. Boundaries faded away,
and you started to hear the results of these fruitful collaborations in hipster
clubs. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Now, the radio play scene
is big in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Germany</st1:City></st1:country-region></st1:place> beyond the radio
stations and has its own independent festivals around the country. And it has
much to offer internationally</SPAN></FONT></P><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=3><U>Workshop approach &
objective<o:p></o:p></U></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial>The
workshop will take excerpts of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Berlin</st1:State></st1:place> playwright Rainald Goetz’ play “Jeff
Koons“ (in an English translation) as its starting point. “Jeff Koons” is an
ideal source material for the workshop because the text is open, fast, sharp,
with very precise language. Old genre definitions do not apply to Goetz’ work,
an artist who came out of, then transcended <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Berlin</st1:State></st1:place>’s creative rave scene.
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial>We will
create an audio piece of between 10-12 minutes. We will explore the
possibilities the medium provides, experiment with language and sound, try out
the impact of music and noise. We will get to know different recording
techniques from hifi to lofi, from studio recording to field recording,
environments from the park to the club.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=3><U>Methodology & technology<o:p></o:p></U></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial>Our
radio play will be recorded, mixed and mastered on one central Mac with Logic
Pro software. The computer is the interface for the different elements: text
passages, sound, music, ambient noise.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial>The participants' creative input can be
diverse: If you have sound editing experience and your own preferred software,
bring your laptop along to feed into our setup. We will have a microphone for
text recording. You can, but don't have to, bring your portable recording
devices, e.g. an old dictation machine with its special sound
quality.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3><U>Call
to participants<o:p></o:p></U></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial>The
workshop is targeted at:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Theatre Artists (sound designers, directors, dramaturges) with some
sound/music experience and<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Sound and Radio Artists (ideally with theatre experience). The text
will be provided to the participants in advance.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial>No
major tech knowledge is necessary since this is a creation workshop, not a
software training course (although you will certainly pick up a few new tech
tricks along the way).<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=3>Program<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3>Sat, 29
Sep, 11am-4pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Introduction to turning cutting-edge contemporary drama into a sound
art project. Discussion of Goetz and his play. Listening to some radio
plays. Finding out expectations, interests and talents of each workshop
member. Brainstorming. Exploring Nuit Blanche at night. Making some
recordings.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3>Sun, 30
Sep, 11am-4pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Having a closer look at the text. Finding possible acoustic
environments for it. Looking for a rhythmical structure. Listening to our
recordings so far and recording some text.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3>Mon, 1
Oct, 10am-5pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Working hard Part I.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3>Tue, 2
Oct, 10am-5pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Working hard Part II.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=3>Wed, 3
Oct, 11am-4pm<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Working very hard Part III. Postproduction. Preparing the
presentation.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Wed, 3 Oct, 6pm</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Free public presentation of the radio play, and open discussion with
Robert and the workshop participants.</FONT></SPAN></P><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Workshop and presentation
venue</SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Hub 14 Performance Space, <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">14 Markham
St.</st1:City></st1:address></st1:Street>, just north-west of <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Queen St.
W.</st1:City></st1:address></st1:Street> & <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Bathurst</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial><A
href="http://www.hub14.org">www.hub14.org</A></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=4><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #99cc00"><FONT
color=#ff0000>Register early, space is very
limited.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=4><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #99cc00">First come first
served. Workshop fee: $80.</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#99cc00 size=4><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #99cc00"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Contact<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Jutta Brendemühl<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Project Manager, Theatre &
Literature<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Goethe-Institut <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Toronto</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Tel. +1 416 5935257-17<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href=""><SPAN lang=EN-GB>arts2@toronto.goethe.org</SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></SPAN>
<P class=MsoNormal></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000>Thanks <FONT size=3><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT size=4></FONT></SPAN></FONT>to Yatra
Arts and HUB14 for their
support.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></o:p></FONT></SPAN><FONT
face="Goethe Text" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
size=4></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
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