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Sonic Mmabolela 2018, directed by Francisco López

Registration for the 6th edition of Mmabolela annual workshop/residency for sound artists & composers, directed by Francisco López and coordinated by Barbara Ellison, at Mmabolela Reserve, Limpopo, South Africa.

‘Sonic Mmabolela’ is a 2-week workshop/residency for professional and semiprofessional sound artists and composers with previous experience in the area of sound experimentation and sound recordings. It takes place at Mmabolela Reserve, in the Limpopo province of South Africa, right at the border with Botswana. It involves field work, studio work and theoretical/discussion presentations. The workshop/residency has a special focus on creative approaches to the work with environmental sound recordings, as well as the role of listening, through an extensive exploration of natural sound environments. It does not have a technical character but is instead conceived and directed towards (i) the questioning of canonical conceptions of so-called ‘field recordings’, and (ii) the development and realization of projects of sonic creation by the participant artists/composers with the recordings gathered and through the experience of dedicated listening in natural environments.

Dates: 16-29 November 2018

Deadline for registration: 1 July 2018 [until limited maximum capacity of 10 participants is reach]

More info at the official site