Radio That Matters - Européen project
Radio That Matter, a new project led by AREA06 - Short Theater in Rome, proposes to create a research and experimentation space for European structures and festivals in the field of sound creation linked to live performance. It is about producing with artists, radio stations and associations working in particular with visually impaired people, innovative artistic forms which allow the experience of the festival time and content for all.
Radio That Matters partners:
Parallèle (FR)
AREA 06 - Short Theatre (IT)
Errant Sound e.V. (DE)
Acesso cultura associacao cultural (PT)
Q-Teatteri Ry (FL)
Pav snc di claudia di giacomo e roberta (IT)
Radio Papesse APS (IT)
Centro Regionale S.Alessio Margherita di Savoia per i ciech (IT)
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Radio That Matters news:
[June 2024]
Radio That Matters – the European project dedicated to experimentation between the performing arts, acoustic research and accessibility – enters the heart of its journey, reaching the production phase of three new performing arts works that are created as accessibles to both people with / without visual impairments thanks to a collective participation process between artists and audiences. Each festival partner (Baltic Circle, Parallele and Short Theatre) identified an artist with whom to realise this performance in collaboration with national project partners and other contexts identified during the course of the project. The three works will have the characteristic of being displaced in time and space, and will converge in the RTM Festival, a nomadic format that will travel in the three festivals and ‘radio’ disseminated via Listening Biennale.
For this project, Parallèle invites choreographer MAUD BLANDEL in collaboration with the ASLAA association (Marseille).
Maud Blandel, a long-standing partner of Parallèle, will be continuing the meeting with members of the ASLAA association – promoting sports and recreational activities for people with visually impairements – that began in January 2024 with the presentation of her choreographed piece L'œil nu at the Ballet national de Marseille.
The aim is to embark on a joint exploration of musical and choreographic composition, and to give everyone the power to make it their own, whatever their abilities or limitations. On the programme: collective reflection and elaboration, physical experimentation and the creation of sound materials.
Initially trained in contemporary dance, then in directing and visual arts, Maud Blandel has been developing her own choreographic pieces since 2015. Singular and physically engaged, each of her works relies on a conceptual musical base in order to put into body and form various phenomena altered by the passage of time.
The other artists and festivals involved are :
ALESSANDRO BOSSETI, in collaboration with ASP Sant’Alessio – Marcherita di Savoia (Rome), produced by Short Theatre / AREA06
The composer and sound artist Alessandro Bosetti invites participants to the collective creation of a ‘Palazzo della Memoria’, a physical and imaginary space that collects the memory of sounds connected to life stories. The workshop is addressed to blind and visually impaired people and is conceived as a collective experience in which real and imaginary sounds can be mixed in a path of creation of ‘sound memories’, which will become material for a performance/installation of noises, sighs, melodies and words. Partner in the project is ASP S. Alessio - Margherita di Savoia, a historic institution in Rome that carries out activities aimed at the autonomy and social inclusion of blind and visually impaired persons.
Alessandro Bosetti is a composer and sound artist with a particular interest in the musicality of language and the voice as an autonomous object and expressive instrument. His works set up a dialogue between language, voice and sound within complex tonal and formal constructions, often marked by an oblique irony.
ELLEN VIRMAN & MIA TAKULA in collaboration with Verna Vilppula and Marja Mikola (Helsinki), produced by Baltic Circle
> Hevosen silmin – Through the Horse's Eyes
audio work
Hevosen silmin – Through the Horse's Eyes is an audio artwork by Ellen Virman and Mia Takula that conceptualises the world from a horse-centred perspective, highlighting the possibilities horses offer to expand the sensory experiences and life sphere of a blind person. Equine researcher and ethologist Verna Vilppula presents research findings on horse emotions and communication. Paralympic equestrian Marja Mikola describes her experiences as a blind horse person.
Ellen Virman works diversely in radio, performing arts, and music. They have worked as a sound designer, lighting designer, technical producer, and solo artist under the name Eilien.Virman is inspired by combining documentary and fantasy and making societal topics accessible.
Mia Takula is an author, documentarian, and journalist born working in the art and media field for over 25 years. Takula's main themes include the intrinsic value of animals, nature, the eco-crisis, and humanity. Despite her strong subjects, Takula aims to encourage rather than blame, seeing the possibility for change.
[January 2024]
On 20 December 2023, the first meeting took place between the Parallèle team, members of the ASLAA association (Association Sports et Loisirs des Aveugles et Amblyopes) and Elena Biserna, a researcher and curator involved in the project alongside us. On the programme: a presentation of our respective structures and their challenges, the Radio That Matters project and the way in which we hope to work together.
We're going to be each other's companions for over a year, sharing our artistic experiences and thoughts, and working together to design a special edition of the festival based on sound creation and making artistic projects accessible to everyone. Our aims: the inclusion of people with disabilities and the exploration of new artistic formats.
The partnership begins with the next edition, with meetings with the artists, practical workshops and specific preparation for some of the festival's performances.
Radio *Duuu will soon be joining us in the adventure!
[November 2023]
Radio Papesse – Associate Partner of Radio That Matters – and LUCIA support the creation of authors, new voices and innovative productions that play with and around the limits and rules of radio production and podcasting.
YASS! You are so sound
is a training and exchange program for producers, audio creators, sound artists and cultural workers interested in audio storytelling. Each masterclass will provide you with tools and behind-the-scenes insights to see how others work and learn from best practices. Thanks to the collaboration and support of AREA06 / Short Theater and Radio That Matters, this edition opens up to the exploration of the relationships between performing arts, sound agency, acoustic research, radiophony and disability.
The 2023 edition of YASS! with :
Lucia Scazzocchio, Kristina Loring, Lucif Dalin, Astrid Hald & Rikke Houd Raymond Antrobus.
November 2, 6 p.m. | A Field Guide to Social Dissemination | Lucie Scazzocchio
November 9, 6 p.m. | How to make audio popable? | Kristina Loring
November 16, 6 p.m. | Nothing about us without us | Lucif Dalin, Astrid Hald and Rikke Houd
November 21, 5 p.m. | Word. Speak. Writing. Sign. Conceived. | Raymond Autrobus
YASS! 2023 is part of the sound training program on acoustic-performance formats and research offered by Radio That Matters and dedicated to project partners and other cultural operators. YASS! 2023 is possible thanks to the collaboration with Radio That Matters – an initiative funded by the European Union – and the support of the Comune di Firenze and the Fondazione CR Firenze.