Theremidi Orchestra

Theremidi Orchestra (TO) wants to learn how to make gadgets on their own, to move far away from existing interfaces and images. In a time of television user packages, it brings obsolete antennas back to life. The radio frequency is still out there, and sometimes the orchestra gets lucky and catches a glimpse of its scratchy hum. TO are absolutely fascinated by the development of the newest gadgets, not for their intended purpose, but to explore their potential to produce the humming, glissandos and squeaks of the theremin and electromagnetic pulses. DIY theremins are unpredictable and basic. Nevertheless, they offer a multitude of sounds if they are connected to the most unexpected antennas, from conductive ink to umbrellas, wire ducklings, air tubes, flowers, and scrap metal. TO is combined by participants of TEREMINI in TEREMIDI physical interface workshop, which took place on Ljudmila in May 2011, under the mentorship of Borut Savski, who after a while also joined the Orchestra.

TO are generating sounds and images live with the help of theremidi interfaces and are connected to open-source technologies and free-software.

The Theremini Orchestra are: Tina Dolinšek, Luka Frelih, Ida Hiršenfelder, Dare Pejić, Borut Savski, Tilen Sepič, Saša Spačal, Robertina Šebjanič, Matic Urbanija, Dušan Zidar, Isac Petruzzi, Ian Soroka in Simon Bergoč

Vsebina

1 Audiovisual Performances
2 Workshops
3 Gadgets and Devices <3
4 LiWoLi - Art Meets Radical Openness (2012)
5 Exhibition Closing: Real Time Settings for Ner[d/v]es: Antennas For All! (2012)
6 Festival KIBLIX (2011)

Audiovisual Performances

Kozmostalgija // Cosmostalgia at KSEVT, Vitanje, Slovenia, 26th December, 2012

RADART #3 & new year party of Radio Študent 89,3 MHz, 18th december, 2012

The Silent Noise at Ada Lovelace Day, Cyberpipe, Ljubljana, 16th October, 2012

In-Sync: Score No.2 performance at Slobodni festival 6/Free Festival 6, Mursko Središće, Croatia, 8th July 2012

Score No.1 – Organism Chaos Score for an Ongoing Workshop at CoFestival, Dance Theatre Ljubljana (PTL), Ljubljana, 4th June 2012

Draht Orchestra at LiWoLi Festival - Art Meets Radical Openness, Linz, 24th May 2012

Sound Intervention: Urban Dadaism on Megawhat show, Radio Student, Ljubljana, 21st May 2012

Antennas For All! - the closing event of REAL TIME SETTINGS FOR NER[D/V]ES exhibition, ŠKUC Gallery, Ljubljana, 19th April 2012

Second Attempt, Festival KIBLIX, Kino Udarnik, Maribor, 20th November 2011

Public Rehearsal, M3C Festival, Murska Sobota, 10th October 2011

First Performance at the ending of exhibition Powered by Ljudmila, Ljubljana City Art Gallery, in the collaboration with Platform RADAR, Radio Student, Ljubljana, 22nd June 2011

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Workshops

TEREMINI in TEREMIDI physical interface, mentor Borut Savski. From 15th till 17th June 2011.

Teremini Workshop and Teremidi Orchestra in Zagreb, mentors Borut Savski, Luka Frelih and TO. Organised by Media Lab I'MM_, Zagreb (HR). From 16th till 17th December 2011

TouchTone Workshop: live performance touch sound synthesizer, mentors Borut Savski, Luka Frelih and TO. As a part of exhibition Real Time Settings for Ner[d/v]es and with cooperation of Gallery ŠKUC. On April 18th 2012.

Small electronics noise gadgets workshop in Linz - Make a Theremidi Orchestra, mentors Borut Savski, Luka Frelih and TO. On May 25th 2012.

Make a Theremidi Orchestra on Slobodni festival (Free festival 6), mentors Borut Savski, Luka Frelih and TO. On July 8th 2012.

Technology Workshop on Sajeta 2012, with Cirkulacija 2. Between 24th and 29th July 2012.

Gadgets and Devices <3

Theremidi Kit Manual by Borut Savski

MicroNoise and TouchTone Kit Manual by Borut Savski

LiWoLi - Art Meets Radical Openness (2012)

On Liwoli the Orchestra performed as DRAHT ORCHESTRA.

Draht = žica = drat = wire

Also check photos, video and interview with Saša.

Exhibition Closing: Real Time Settings for Ner[d/v]es: Antennas For All! (2012)

Theremidi Orchestra wants to learn how to make gadgets on their own, to move far away from existing interfaces and images. In a time of television user packages, it brings obsolete antennas back to life. The radio frequency is still out there, and sometimes the orchestra gets lucky and catches a glimpse of its scratchy hum. TO are absolutely fascinated by the development of the newest gadgets, not for their intended purpose, but to explore their potential to produce the humming, glissandos and squeaks of the theremin and electromagnetic pulses. DIY theremins are unpredictable and basic. Nevertheless, they offer a multitude of sounds if they are connected to the most unexpected antennas, from conductive ink to umbrellas, wire ducklings, air tubes, flowers, and scrap metal.