is an initiative of the musicians Kay Zhang, Léo Collin and Nuriia Khasenova...
Trained as classical/contemporary musicians, they interpret chamber or orchestra repertoire, composed by contemporary composers. They transcript, arrange, add visual elements and a storyline to make the score more accessible for a non specialist audience.
In their detalk series, they spend 3-4 days with a guest (composer, sound/visual artist). These collaborations have a very different and interesting outcome each time.
They make scenic compilations of their own compositions.
For this, they work with different artists such as sound engineer Leandro Gianini, solfware developper Dalius Singer, costume and stage designer Mariana Grünig Vieira, object designer Eric Larrieux, instrument designer and sound artist, Kaspar König, composer and performer Cimon Finix, Light designer Viktoras Žemeckas, architect and video game designer Adrian Galeazzi, singer and organiser Meret Roth, dramaturge Louise Décaillet to name a few...
They performed in Volksbühne Berlin, Gare du Nord Basel, Dampfzentrale Bern, Gessnerallee- Tonhalle- Das Institut -Walcheturm- Hyperlokal Zürich but also Monash University Melbourne, Potocki Paterson Art Gallery Wellington, Maritime Museum Hong Kong, L’Abri Geneva, La Voirie Bienne ... Kollektiv international totem is supported by the City and the Canton of Zürich and many other foundations in Switzerland.
UPCOMING
See (the whales)
1- 2 June 2024
in production with NOEISE and Ensemble Tzara
Detalkshow with Melia Roger
5 -6 -7 June 2024
Rümlingen 2024
25-26 AUGUST 2024
Blind test
with Hyper duo
PAST EVENT
Le grand Plongeon
POLE NORD
9 février Ancienne poste
le locle
https://pole-nord.ch/e/cmc/saison/programme/detail/20-le-grand-plongeon
Kollektiv Iиterиatioиal totem
2023
baleen_hk
corals_geneva
2022
cinna peyghamy
music festival bern
viviane wang
lara stanic
hamster and the dame
le grand plongeon tour
2021
sonic matter
kaspar könig
passagen
lukas huber
aio frei
maximilian witcher
2020
medusen
festival rümlingen
charles kwong
ko-operator
antoine chessex
simone keller
2019
florent caron darras
charles quevillon
numu
baleen
tilde
2018-2015
pinyin
the riot