Wed March 11

Rotterdam series Sounding Here and Eat Your Feelings will meet under one roof for an exciting exchange in three acts between artists and audience. As a playful encounter between sound and the senses, this crossover between disciplines is an invite to meet two musical artists through the interaction of sounds and the palpable medium of food.

Sounding Here continues to bring together artists who are in the process of research. Now in this series of 3 events the notion of sound and its multiple dimensions is expanded into taste with Eat Your Feelings. Together we create a bridge between the senses and turn musical perspectives into snacks that are imagined, packaged and served in playful ways, inviting the audience to further connect and also immerse themselves in the performance.

Featuring:

Yanna Pelser

Put violist and composer Yanna Pelser in a box at your own behest. You won’t see many artists switch between classical, pop and improvised music so effortlessly – not to mention with such originality. Solo projects like ALBERTINE reveal her affinity for songwriting, melody and impulsive experimentation. Pelser’s ‘Singing Violist’-project finds her singing in invented languages and stretching the sonic parameters of her chosen instrument beyond traditions.

Pelser’s resume outside of her super distinct solo works speaks for itself: orchestras, jazz ensembles and renowned pop stars alike have all made good use of her talents. Among those are North Sea String Quartet, Metropole Orkest, Het Muziek (former Asko|Schönberg ensemble), Ambrose Akinmusire, Karsu, Duncan Laurence, Samora Pinderhughes, Brainteaser Orchestra and Lilian Vieira.

VINXDE

vixnde*, pronounced viande, meaning “meat” in French, is the product of a lifetime by Brussels-born singer-songwriter Viana Afoumou. Her genre? Raw pop.

*vixnde [vjɑ̃d]: A neologism and analogy which became the official name of her “brand” for the following reasons:

1. A girl in her primary school figured out one day that her name (Viana) sounds similar to the word viande, which became her nickname for the rest of the school year.

2. Years later, the joke ironically reflects how she tends to feel: like a steak in one of the storefronts of the slaughterhouse in the Marché du Midi in Brussels, surrounded by different displays, other pieces of meat and the sellers who try to outshout each other.

3. She tried to use viande as an artist name, but unfortunately the Instagram handle was already in use. She replaced the a with an x and it worked, incidentally defining her artistic identity through social media.

“Suddenly, I was surrounded by horses. I sat by the water to refresh my feet, then I laid down and I closed my eyes. After a few minutes, one of them came by and sniffed my nose. I was a bit scared but I stayed still. The horse was whispering a song."

Supported by Popunie Rotterdam & Batavierhuis

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