I look back with gratitude on the fantastic festival - Contact in Paradise.
As a musician, together with Pan Jellinek, Ingrid Hörlezeder and Christian Weissensteiner, Johma - Johanna Haslinger I had the opportunity to create sound spaces, moods and melodies in the room. It is a wonderful thing to make my sound ideas available for spaces that are characterised by appreciation, listening to each other and attentive cooperation.
I'm looking forward to accompanying the festival with my sounds again next year. Let yourself be inspired and join in the dance.
Some pictures and impressions of Contact in Paradise 2023 and 20204.
When music emerges from the moment, a space begins to vibrate in a magical way. A connection is created - from heart to heart. Listening, following each other, going against the rhythm, picking up on each other's ideas - being in the moment.
Making music and creating sound spaces in connection with the content of Nita Little's Intensive filled me with fulfilment. I experimented with the principles of dance that Nita explained. Where does music meet dance? How do music and dance influence each other? What spaces does sound create?
This year, the music was the focus of the communication, the exchange between the dance, the dancers and the soundscapes I created. I was supported by Johma - Johanna Haslinger (who repeatedly let her wonderful voice flow into the landscapes), Lotte (an inspiring accompanist) and Ingrid Hörlezeder (who accompanied us through the contango evening on the piano and guitar).