Posts in "Performance"

[Conference] »Embodied Histories – Entangled Communities. Southeast Asian and Western Approaches to Narratives and Performance Art«

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On 13-14 June, I will speak about my recent performance  »Echoing Europe: Postcolonial Reverberations« at the »Embodied Histories – Entangled Communities. Southeast Asian and Western Approaches to Narratives and Performance Art« conference. You can find more information about the event on the conference website. I also include a short summary below…. Continue reading →

Tonaufnahmen als Trophäen

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Echoing Europe © Zé de Paiva

Jamal Tuschick reviewed Echoing Europe – Postcolonial Reverberations on der Freitag. “meLê yamomo zeigt in seinem Soundwerk „Echoing Europe – Postcolonial reverberations“ die europäische Aneignungs- und Kategorisierungsarroganz und ihre wissenschaftlichen Maskierungen im Geist der Traurigen Tropen. Er untersucht die Grenze zwischen „Musik“ und „Geräusch“ als gewaltsame Setzung nicht zuletzt. … Er… Continue reading →

Radio Feature: Sound-Performance „Echoing Europe“ – Der Klang des Kolonialismus

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In time for our premiere, music critic Christoph Möller produced a feature on “Echoing Europe – Postcolonial Reverberations” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. “Was Musik ist, entscheidet nach wie vor der Westen, meint der Musikwissenschaftler und Performer meLê yamomo. In seiner Sound-Performance „Echoing Europe“ will er koloniale Denkmuster in der Musik offenlegen… Continue reading →

Permanente Beunruhigung

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In December, I will be participating in the »Permanente Beunruhigung« Performance Festival at Theater Ballhaus Naunynstrasse in Berlin. It’s an unusual format! I’ll be meeting three other artists from other cities across the globe, whom I’ve never met before, and we will have 48 hours to create a performance! This is going to be exciting!

You can read more about the project (and get your tickets) here. And down below is the trailer: