Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Sonic Mmabolela






1st Annual Workshop/Residency for sound artists & composers

Mmabolela Reserve, Limpopo, South Africa
November - December 2013 / 2 weeks


Conceived and directed by  
Francisco López

Coordination and logistics by  
James Webb 


‘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 field 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 field recordings, through an extensive exploration of natural sound environments. It does not have a technical character but is instead conceived and directed towards the development and realization of projects of sonic creation by the participant artists/composers with the field recordings gathered.


Dates workshop/residency: November 19th - December 3rd, 2013
Deadline for registration: September 1st, 2013 [but open only until filling the limited maximum capacity of 12 participants]

Detailed info
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Links: 
Francisco López
James Webb