We’re still working on the latest footage of this year’s edition of Sonic Acts. But as we cannot speed up the editing, in the meantime …
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Sven Schlijper from KindaMuzik attended Sonic Acts – Travelling Time and reviewed, among others, the exhibition at NIMk, “Shutter Interface” by Paul Sharits, the performances …
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Sonic Acts is finished and I had a really wonderful experience. Beforehand, I expected the festival to give a broad and deep outline on its …
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We look back on a very successful and well attended festival. Highlights included the three concerts by CC Hennix & The Chora(s)san Time-Court Mirage, the …
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For those of you who didn’t have time to see the Travelling Time exhibition at Netherlands Media Art Institute (NIMk) during the festival- no disappointment …
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‘Colour Music Recollections’ was the name of the screening that took place on the afternoon of the festival’s second day at De Balie. It was …
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Sietse van Erve from the Dutch website De Subjectivisten visited Sonic Acts XIV – Travelling Time. Read his review (in Dutch) to reminisce about Catherine Christer Hennix …
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By Inge Hoonte Most of the presenters on Friday arrived at sound analysis, and composing (experimental) music from a field outside of composition and music. …
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Friday night during Casa Luna at Radio 1, Sonic Acts’ Arie Altena was interviewed about the performance ‘No Time’ by Catherine Christer Hennix + The Choras(s)an …
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Sonic Acts XIV – Travelling Time is over. We had a fantastic time, and we were glad to have you here in Amsterdam with us. …
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Katherine Nagels reports on Peter Kubelka’s masterclass at Sonic Acts XIV, held on Wednesday 22 February 2012 at De Balie, Amsterdam. When Peter Kubelka was …
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Sonic Acts XIV is over – but not quite yet. Here’s some fantastic photos by Pinar Temiz:
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The contrast couldn’t have been bigger – or perhaps that was no contrast at all. One would call it a contrast were the two lecturers …
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De laatste festival dag van Sonic Acts begon met een ‘illustrated talk’ van Timothy Druckrey. Druckrey liet een aantal indrukwekkende kunstwerken zien die allen te …
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A collection of twitter posts by artists and visitors of day #4. Join the conversation at #SonicActs2012 Sonic Blog over Vrijdagavond en nacht met o.a. Pauline …
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Zoals een folder van het festival al zegt: Kunst is een tijdmachine en Sonic Acts XIV is een tijdreis. Ook wij hebben Sonic Acts ervaren …
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A collection of twitter posts by artists and visitors of day #3. Join the conversation at #SonicActs2012 Hoogtepunten van donderdagavond #SonicActs2012 vormvanvermaak.nl/sonic… Liselotte Doeswijk @llttd Mijn persoonlijk …
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Het avondprogramma van zaterdag begon met een aantal korte films. Met name Synchromy van Norman McLaren uit 1971 en Rectangles and Rectangles van René Jodoin …
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The name Deep Time that accompanied Friday evening’s program at Paradiso not only works as an ode to Pauline Oliveros and her ideas of Deep …
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In dit filmprogramma stond de synesthesie van kleur en muziek centraal. De aankondiging vermeldde dat voorafgaand aan de films het boek The academy of the …
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The opening night of Sonic Acts XIV was preceded by a keynote speech at Paradiso, in itself a symbolic gesture I quite liked because it …
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A collection of twitter posts by artists and visitors of day #2. Join the conversation at #SonicActs2012 Great time last night at Paradiso ; the whole …
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The problem with history is that it is analog, and analog stuff is very persistent, persistent to the point of obstructive. This is my impression …
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Sonic Acts is still going on and I will be adding some more photos to this set as the festival progresses, but here are some …
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A collection of twitter posts by artists and visitors on day #1. Join the conversation at #SonicActs2012 … on the train to Amsterdam ; be …
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Na de officiële opening van het Sonic Acts festival in het Nederlands Instituut voor Mediakunst haastte iedereen zich naar de eerste key-note speaker: George Dyson. …
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DJBroadcast interviewed Juan Atkins, founder of Model 500 and ‘godfather of modern techno and electronic music’. Read about his findings on techno, Metroplex and producing …
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In the small room of Paradiso, Amsterdam’s primary music temple, four film projectors stand side by side on black columns. They each nervously change the …
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George Dyson’s opening lecture ‘No Time is There’ of Sonic Acts XIV is streamed live on http://live.sonicacts.com. For performances in Paradiso, see here. For lectures …
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Rutger Wolfson throws light on his personal favourites: Daïchi Saïto: Never a Foot Too Far, Even The overwhelming experimental films of Daïchi Saïto are always …
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An edition of Beautiful Extremes, dedicated to the upcoming 2012-edition of Sonic Acts. An interview with Sonic Acts’ Arie Altena completes the programme. Now online …
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This years’ year Sonic Acts-theme “GnillevarTime” sounds and reads like a riddle at first sight. GnillevarTime (a palindromic way of spelling “-t-ravelling Time”), can be understood …
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Due to circumstances, the Sonic Acts XIV conference scheme has been updated. Saturday, 25 February, Joel Ryan will participate in Session 1: Infinite Sounds. Thomas …
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Peter Bruyn throws light on his three personal favourites: CC Hennix + The Chora(s)san Time-Court Mirage [ENG] Artistic heirs of La Monte Young. Hennix’ work …
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Café Sonore interviewed Sonic Acts’ Lucas van der Velden and Arie Altena. Tonight this will be broadcasted at 12:00 hrs on Radio 6. For the online …
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Overwhelmed by the enormous Sonic Acts festival programme? Zeno van den Broek (Machinist) throws light on his three personal favourites: Carl Michael von Hausswolff
 (participating in …
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Sonic Acts Press’ lavishly illustrated publication Travelling Time and the CD of Catherine Christer Hennix & The Chora(s)san Time-Court Mirage, released by Important Records and Sonic Acts, will be on …
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Overwhelmed by the enormous Sonic Acts festival programme? Gé Huismans, editor-in-chief of Gonzo (circus) magazine throws light on his three personal favourites:   [ENG] Sonic Acts is …
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Overwhelmed by the enormous Sonic Acts festival programme? Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek) throws light on his three personal favourites: Mark  Fell (participates in Beyond Time, 23 …
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Overwhelmed by the enormous Sonic Acts festival programme? X-rated dj Bob Rusche throws his light on three personal favourites: Pauline Oliveros (participates in Deep Time, 24 …
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Call for Participants: Sonic Acts Masterclasses, 20-23 February 2012, Amsterdam DEADLINE: 12 February 2012 Masterclass Leaders: Catherine Christer Hennix, Peter Kubelka, Olaf Nicolai, Pauline Oliveros, …
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Beyond Time Thursday 23 February 2012 Paradiso 21:00 (hall opens 20:30) / €17.50 (discount €15.00) Bass frequencies abound on the opening evening of Sonic Acts. Beyond …
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The festival theme Time is a complex and ambiguous concept. Relativity theorists and quantum mechanics have tinkered with the seemingly unambiguous concept of time since …
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Keith Fullerton Whitman, confirmed artist at Sonic Acts XIV, is featured in sound- and musicmagazine The Wire, issue #336 (Feb 2012).   See the link …
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