Art does not exist in a vacuum. It thrives on the connections, which it creates – between people, cultures, and different disciplines. Like an ecosystem in which all organisms are affected by one another, new ideas and forms of expression can only arise from interactions and interlinkages between many different elements.
INTERTWINE traces these connections and invites us to perceive our art as such a network, in which every encounter and collaboration creates a new dimension.

When music comes into contact with different forms of expression and different cultures, complex networks are formed. And when different traditions come together, even if jarring, they create new sparks and lively connections. It expands our conception of music and contextualises it in the world we live in. Diversity of cultures is no longer simply a convenient asset in the further development of music; today, it is a prerequisite for it. A frictional intervention can also be a form of networking!

We proudly present a variety of networks in our Freiburg concert series: In our interactive concert Reingelauscht (Take a peek), you, our dear audience, are interwoven with the pieces of music. In the portrait concert of Farnaz Modarresifar we seek new sounds situated in an intercultural space encompassing Persian and contemporary music. On the occasion of Helmut Lachenmann’s 90th birthday, we interchange ideas with SHIBUI KOLLEKTIV, a performance/dance group resident in Freiburg. For our fourth subscription concert, in cooperation with the department of Art and Media of the Berlin University of the Arts, we present interdisciplinary works surrounding the complex topic of propaganda. Our season culminates with the premiere of a new piece by Mirela Ivičević, alongside the Philharmonic Orchestra Freiburg.

We are not just limiting ourselves to networking and interchanges within our subscription series in Freiburg, but also for guest performances – with institutions such as rainy days Luxembourg, NOW! Essen, and ECLAT Stuttgart. With a joint concert dedicated to the music of Grisey, we deepen our cooperation with the music conservatory in Freiburg beyond our regular side by side concerts. And with our “roommates” in the Ensemblehaus, the Freiburger Barockorchester, we will perform a special concert honouring the inclusivity of listening and of music-making.

INTERTWINE is a celebration of this interconnectedness. It is a space where art dares to let go of the traditional boundaries which define it, a space where every connection, every relation, be it between artists, institutions or art forms enriches the work of art and its praxis. In a time full of spending cuts in the cultural scene, and where fierce competition for attention and resources is the norm, this concert series asserts itself: for radical solidarity, for acting in concert instead of in competition – and for art, which grows and develops beyond itself through cooperation.

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