Highlights
RÊVERIE - TRANS-INSTRUMENTALISM
World Premiere
Sachie Kobayashi, Ensemble Contrechamps
Switzerland, Japan
2025, 10'
Genre
Recommended Age
12 years
No Dialogue
The emergence of musical instruments as a form of technology has led to a radical acceleration in the pace of human innovation today...
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In this context, this work explores a reinterpretation of the physicality of the instrument and the performer. The rise of artificial intelligence and new technologies is inseparable from the development of contemporary music. At the same time, Sachie Kobayashi questions the risk of being overwhelmed by the fascinating power of these advances.
Creation
Sachie Kobayashi, Ensemble Contrechamps
Key collaborators
Matthieu Baumann (Lighting and scenography of the venue), Simon Aeschimann (Guitar), Noëlle Reymond (Double bass), Sachie Kobayashi (Electronics, composition)
Music
Ensemble Contrechamps
Sound
Christophe Egea, Benjamin Ducrot
Production
Geneva International Film Festival - GIFF, Ensemble Contrechamps, Sachie Kobayashi
Supported by
Fondation Leenaards, Ville de Genève, Loterie Romande, Centre ARTeM, Canton de Genève
World sales
Sachie Kobayashi
Booking for the program
LOCUS SOLUS – GIFF X ENSEMBLE CONTRECHAMPS
LOCUS SOLUS – GIFF X ENSEMBLE CONTRECHAMPS
This work is part of a program composed of several works.
From 31 Oct. to 9 November
Temple de Plainpalais - Locus Solus