Sonic Acts Biennal 2026

Name: Sonic Acts Biennal 2026 — Expanded Experience
Start: 2026-02-26T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-02-27T00:30:00+01:00
Location: Muziekgebouw

Expanded Experience

Thu 26 Feb 2026 19:30 - 00:30

contemporary

Thu 26 Feb 2026

19:30 - 00:30

Thu 26 Feb 2026

19:30 - 00:30

Grote Zaal

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Program

Mazen Kerbaj Lungless
Éliane Radigue, Carol Robinson Occam Océan – Occam Delta X, performed by Zinc & Copper
Saint Abdullah, Eomac & Rebecca Salvadori A Forbidden Distance
Live soundtrack by Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe to the film Grasshopper Republic by director Daniel McCabe
Pierce Warnecke & Matthew Biederman Phytomorphic Topographies
Paul Jebanasam mātr
bela with Anton Filatov Korean Love Sonnets

Credits

Mazen Kerbaj self-built instrument by Tarek Atoui
Zinc & Copper horn, trombone, trumpet, microtonal tuba
Saint Abdullah electronics
Eomac electronics
Rebecca Salvadori visuals
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe synthesizer
Pierce Warnecke audio visuals
Matthew Biederman audio visuals
Paul Jebanasam electronics
bela electronics, voice
Anton Filatov audio visuals

Audiovisuele performances push the boundaries of listening and seeing

As part of the Sonic Acts Biennial 2026, Melted for Love, the event Expanded Experience is returning to Muziekgebouw with a six-hour journey where sound, image, and architecture merge. Transformative concerts, AV performances, and live collaborations push the boundaries of listening and seeing – exploring how sound and cinema connect us across war, migration, and ecological collapse.

Mazen Kerbaj opens with Lungless on a specially-built horns by Tarek Atoui, followed by Radigue’s Occam Océan – Occam Delta X, in which Zinc & Copper unfold a microtonal ocean journey. A Forbidden Distance by Saint Abdullah, Eomac and Rebecca explores the boundaries of intimacy through pulsing sound and image, while Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe builds a live sonic ecosystem around the film Grasshopper Republic. Warnecke & Biederman map Latvian ecosystems; Jebanasam probes ecological awareness in mātr. Bela closes with Anton Filatov with raw, tactile guttural tones.

More information and tickets: 2026.sonicacts.com