Name: Kiezsalon w/ Antonina Nowacka, Josephine Foster and Ka Baird
Start: 2024-05-03T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-05-03T23:30:00+02:00
Location: Zionskirche Berlin

$Kiezsalon w\/ Antonina Nowacka, Josephine Foster and Ka Baird$

For the 2024 season opening, our Kiezsalon returns to the Zionskirche for a full weekend program. Friday features meditative moments with Denmark-based zitherist Blue Lake, experimental vocalist Antonina Nowacka from Poland and sound healer C. Lavender from the USA, all making their Berlin debuts. Saturday continues with Joe Rainey, Ka Baird and Zoh Amba.
𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺, 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭, 𝘑𝘰𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊. 𝘓𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘰-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳-𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘒𝘺𝘪𝘷-𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯, 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘯-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘎𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘢 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦.
Polish singer Antonina Nowacka has a penchant for crafting dreamy, minimalist soundscapes by combining trans-cultural, acrobatic vocal techniques with experimentation in sound synthesis. After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw, she released Lamunan in 2020, her solo debut conceived in the caves of Indonesia. Unsound commissioned her and Sofie Birch to create the collaborative album Languoria, issued in 2022.
In describing her “distinctive voice and way of singing”, The Quietus has stated: “She opens a small portal to a world not quite the same as this one.”
Listen — https://soundcloud.com/unsound/sofie-birch-antonina-nowacka-sudany
Described by The Guardian as “a dreamily unique talent”, singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer Josephine Foster breathes new life into archaic forms. She has lent her warbling mezzo-soprano and interpretive wit to nearly two decades of self-produced recordings. Her songs are rooted in early American folk-blues as well as classical art song and Tin Pan Alley.
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Ka Baird is a New York City-based musician, composer and powerhouse performer. Their live sets include extended voice and microphone techniques combined with electronics and woodwind instruments, spanning structured conversations and improvisation. Ka’s ritualistic delivery aims for an extreme form release through physical exertion and psychic extension.
As Pitchfork put it, “This is heady music with a physical presence: an intensely private communion with some unnameable, unknowable other, translated into a force you can feel in your bones.” They have released albums on Drag City and RVNG Intl., the latter having issued their album Bearings: Soundtracks for the Bardos in March.
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The Zionskirche, inaugurated in 1873 and renovated just last year, was built in a neo-Romanesque style on a 52-metre-high vineyard at one of the highest altitudes Berlin. Its 67-metre tower offers a panoramic view of the city, and its gardens are ideal for lingering before and after the concert with a glass of wine – especially on a warm spring evening.
Kiezsalon w/ Antonina Nowacka, Josephine Foster and Ka Baird
Friday, 03.05.2024 | Doors 19:00 / Starts 20:00 CET
Zionskirche | Zionskirchplatz in 10119 Berlin-Mitte
Tickets — https://tickets.digitalinberlin.de
Listen to and read more about all participating artists in our 2024 program — https://linktr.ee/digitalinberlin
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The Kiezsalon is a project by Digital in Berlin. Curated by Michael Rosen and funded by Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Presented by The Wire and taz, die tageszeitung. With the kind support of the Förderverein Zionskirche Berlin.