UNYAZI 2008
FEAR OF THE KNOWN
Extreme Listening Festival and Symposium
- 11 - 17 March
- University of Cape Town, Cape Town
- University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town
- University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Festival Co-Producer:
Festival Sponsors:
- Festival Curator
James Webb
- Assistant producer
Lisa Scalabrino
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Unyazi Extreme Listening Festival and Symposium 2008
NewMusicSA is proud to present their 2nd Unyazi electronic music festival, Fear of the Known, a festival of "extreme listening." These events were curated by James Webb, assisted by Lisa Scalabrino, and co-produced by Pro Helvetia Cape Town and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The festival was generously supported by:
- The Goethe Institute
- Institut Français d'Afrique du Sud
- The Embassy of France in South Africa
- The Danish Arts Council
- The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- The National Arts Council
- RMIT Melbourne
- SAMRO Endowment for the National Arts
- UNISA Music Foundation
- The International Library of African Music
- Nederlands Fonds voor Podiumkunsten
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Online Info
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Artists Appearing in Concert and Conference
Artists appearing in concert and conference include:
- Automat (FR)
- Patrick Bebelaar (DE)
- Marc Behrens (DE) info
- Willem Boshoff (ZA)
- Lawrence English (AU)
- Ensemble Je Ne Comprends Pas (ZA)
- Garth Erasmus (ZA) info
- Stacy Hardy (ZA)
- Julian Jonker (ZA) info
- Jason Kahn (CH) info
- Righard Kapp (ZA) info
- The Kemus Ensemble (ZA)
- Brandon LaBelle (US) info
- Eric LaCasa (FR) info
- Jako Maron (FR) info
- POW Ensemble (NL) info
- Philip Samartzis (AU) info
- Mark Schreiber (DE/ZA)
- Warrick Sony (ZA) info
- Sudden Infant (CH) info
- Ulrich Süsse (DE/ZA)
- Asmus Tietchens (DE) info
- James Webb (ZA) info
- Carine Zaayman (ZA)
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Artists' Recordings for Sale
CD's are for sale on Saturday 15th March in the ILAM Listening Room, and in the foyer of all Stellenbosch venues.
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The ElectroAcoustic Resource Site
The ElectroAcoustic Resource Site (EARS) is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to research electroacoustic music:
www.ears.dmu.ac.uk
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PROGRAMME
Booking Info: www.webtickets.co.za
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Day 1
Tuesday 11 March
LECTURE
Tuesday 11 March 13h00 | 1 hr
Lecture Theatre of the Stellenbosch University
Visual Art Department, Victoria Street, STELLENBOSCH
Lawrence English
Open Studio
Price: FREE
Day 2
Wednesday 12 March
LECTURE
Wednesday 12 March 13h00 | 1 hr
Lecture Theatre of the Michaelis School of Fine Art,
Orange Street, Gardens, CAPE TOWN
Brandon LaBelle
Open Studio
Price: FREE
PANEL DISCUSSION
Wednesday 12 March 18h00 | 1 hr 30 mins
Michaelis School of Fine Art, Orange Street, Gardens, CAPE TOWN
Brandon LaBelle
"The Voice as memory, artistic medium, social phenomenon, and physiological function"
Price: FREE
PERFORMANCES
Wednesday 12 March 21h00 | 3 hrs
The Assembly,
61 Harrington Street, District Six, CAPE TOWN
Lawrence English
The POW Ensemble
Warrick Sony
Jako Maron
Automat
Price: R80 (R50 Student Discount)
Day 3
Thursday 13 March
LECTURE
Thursday 13 March 13h00 | 1 hr
Lecture Theatre of the Stellenbosch University
Visual Art Department, Victoria Street, STELLENBOSCH
Marc Behrens
Open Studio
Price: FREE
Day 4
Friday 14 March
LECTURE
Friday 14 March 09h00 | 1 hr
Lecture Theatre of the Stellenbosch University
Visual Art Department, Victoria Street, STELLENBOSCH
James Webb
Open Studio
Price: FREE
WORKSHOP
Friday 14 March 11h00 | 1 hr
Jannasch Hall,
Corner of Neethling & Victoria Streets, STELLENBOSCH
The POW Ensemble
"Live electronics and computer languages"
Price: FREE
LECTURE
Friday 14 March 13h00 | 1 hr
Lecture Theatre of the Stellenbosch University
Visual Art Department, Victoria Street, STELLENBOSCH
Jason Kahn
Open Studio
Price: FREE
PERFORMANCES
Friday 14 March 19h30 | 3 hrs 30 mins
The Endler Hall, The Konservatorium,
Corner of Neethling & Victoria Streets, STELLENBOSCH
The Kemus Ensemble
Eric LaCasa
Righard Kapp
Philip Samartzis
Sudden Infant
Price: R100
Day 5
Saturday 15 March
LISTENING ROOM
Saturday 15 March 09h00 | 9 hrs
Staff Room of Konservatorium,
Corner of Neethling & Victoria Streets, STELLENBOSCH
International Library of African Music recordings
This archive includes many of Hugh Tracey's recordings from 1929 onwards, which includes recordings from many of his 19 field excursions throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
Price: FREE
CONFERENCE
Saturday 15 March 10h00 | 3 hrs
Jannasch Hall, The Konservatorium,
Corner of Neethling & Victoria Streets, STELLENBOSCH
Carine Zaayman
"An echo inside"
Julian Jonker
"Fear of ghosts"
Lawrence English
"ROOM40"
Philip Samartzis
"Sound Cultures of Oceania"
Stacy Hardy
"Sex, syntax & sound: dirrtying up posh white writing"
Willem Boshoff
"Concrète Poetry"
Price: FREE
PERFORMANCES
Saturday 15 March 14h00 | 2 hrs 30 mins
Fismer Hall, The Konservatorium,
Corner of Neethling & Victoria Streets, STELLENBOSCH
Ulrich Süsse
Patrick Bebelaar
Mark Schreiber
The POW Ensemble
Price: R50
WORKSHOP
Saturday 15 March 15h00 | 2 hrs 30 min
Jannasch Hall,
Corner of Neethling & Victoria Streets, STELLENBOSCH
Sudden Infant
Price: FREE
PERFORMANCES
Saturday 15 March 19h30 | 3 hrs 30 mins
The Endler Hall, The Konservatorium,
Corner of Neethling & Victoria Streets, STELLENBOSCH
Ensemble Je Ne Comprends Pas
Marc Behrens
Asmus Tietchens
Jason Kahn
Eric LaCasa
Philip Samartzis
Price: R100
Day 6
Sunday 16 March
PERFORMANCES
Sunday 16 March 19h30 | 3 hrs 30 mins
WITS Theatre,
JOHANNESBURG
James Webb
Lawrence English
Marc Behrens
Asmus Tietchens
Eric LaCasa
Philip Samartzis
Sudden Infant
Price: R100
Day 7
Monday 17 March
LECTURE
Monday 17 March 13h00 | 1 hr
WITS Digital Arts Seminar Room,
JOHANNESBURG
Marc Behrens
Open Studio
Price: FREE
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Credits
Team
- Curator
James Webb - Assistant producer
Lisa Scalabrino - Designer
Hannes Bernard - Assistants
Ferdinand Kidd & Micheal Wells - For NewMusicSA
Dr. Michael Blake - For The Assembly
Duncan Ringrose & Blaise Janichon - For Stellenbosch University
Theo Herbst - For Pro Helvetia
Colin Miller - For WITS
Tegan Bristow - For Johannesburg
Rafiq Asmal - For sound gear
Hano Smit & Gavan Eckhart - For NewMusicSA Journal
James Sey - For NewMusicSA Web site
Albert Sapsford
Thank you
- All artists
- All sponsors
- All embassies
- All drivers
- All technicians
- All staff
- All students
- All at NMSA
Special thanks
- Adrienne van Eeden
- Andrew Putter
- Anne Chamberlain
- Anriette Chorn
- Albert Sapsford
- Barbara & Gyles Webb
- Benjamin Blanpain Montrésor
- Bianca Baldi
- Blaise Janichon
- Boris Zacharias
- Brendon Bussy
- Brian Eno
- Cameron Harris
- Chris Walton
- Christine Lucia
- Christo Doherty
- Colin Miller
- Diane Thram
- Dimitri Voudouris
- Duncan Ringrose
- Francisco López
- Dr. Edda Holl
- Evan Milton
- Garth Erasmus
- Gavan Eckhart
- Gerhard Roux
- Hannes Bernard
- Hano Smit
- Holger Czukay
- Ian van Zyl
- James Sey
- Janine Dreyer
- Jasper Walgrave
- Kim Stern
- Lisa Scalabrino
- Ma'or Harris
- Marie-Louise Du Plessis
- Marti Kaden
- Matthew Kalil
- Melvyn Minnaar
- Mercia van Wijk
- Michael Blake
- Mick Raubenheimer
- Miles Keylock
- Miranda Madikane Williams
- Miriam Asmal-Dik
- Nadine Botha
- Nicky Fransman
- Patrick Seddon
- Peter Anders
- Peter Klatzow
- Pu San
- Rafiq Asmal
- Roz van der Vyver
- Tegan Bristow
- Sandra Klopper
- Sean O'Toole
- Sibusiso Nkomo
- Stephen Inggs
- Theo Herbst
- Yvonne Broodryk
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Presented by NewMusicSA - The International Society for Contemporary Music, South African Section
www.iscm.org