UPCOMING
Plankton
9 and 10 January 2026 20h00
@ GARE DU NORD Basel
https://www.garedunord.ch/de/reihen/3102/plankton
17 january 2026 20h00
@Ton sur Ton La Chaux de Fond
co-production POLE NORD-CMC
by and with Kapitolina Tsvetkova and Léo Collin
Performers : Kay Zhang, Nuriia Khasenova, Gilles Grimaître and Kevin Toksöz Fairbairn
Director technic : Leandro Gianini
INFO HERE
Schaufenster: The Listening Protocol
Sonic Matter festival 2026
> 27, 28 february and 1 of march 2026
@ Z3 ( close to Walcheturm Kunstraum Kaserne Zürich)
more info soon
Production and Initiative Dimitri de Perrot Studio / Sonic matter
kollektiv international totem is an initiative of sounds artists Kay Zhang, Nuriia Khasenova and Léo Collin,
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. (SHOW)
In their WORKSHOP, 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 their own MUSICTHEATRE or PERFORMANCE
PLANKTON / BALEEN / MEDUSEN / CORALS
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
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.
kollektiv iиterиatioиal
totem
2025
MUSICTHEATRE Plankton
2024
PERFORMANCE Blind test (Hyper Duo)
Workshop Melia Roger
REPRISE See the whale (baleen)
CONCERT Endless2 L.Huber
2023
Workshop Tracy September
SHOW Electric Unconscious
REPRISE baleen Hong kong
REPRISE corals Geneva
2022
Workshop cinna peyghamy
SHOW: music für narben bern
Workshop viviane wang
PORTRAIT lara stanic
MUSICTHEATRE corals zürich
SHOW hamster and the dame
SHOW le grand plongeon tour
2021
CONCERT sonic-matter
PORTRAIT kaspar könig
CONCERT passagen
Workshop lukas huber
Workshop aio frei
CONCERT M. witcher
2020
MUSICTHEATRE medusen
PERFORMANCE festival rümlingen
Workshop charles kwong
Workshop ko-operator
CONCERT antoine chessex
SHOW simone keller
2019
CONCERT florent caron darras
CONCERT charles quevillon
CONCERT at numu
MUSICTHEATRE baleen
CONCERT Tour tilde
2018-2015
SHOW pinyin
CONCERT the riot
Email us
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kollektiv iиterиatioиal
totem
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2025
MUSICTHEATRE Plankton
2024
PERFORMANCE Blind test (Hyper Duo)
Workshop Melia Roger
REPRISE See the whale (baleen)
CONCERT Endless2 L.Huber
2023
Workshop Tracy September
SHOW Electric Unconscious
REPRISE baleen Hong kong
REPRISE corals Geneva
2022
Workshop cinna peyghamy
SHOW: music für narben bern
Workshop viviane wang
PORTRAIT lara stanic
MUSICTHEATRE corals zürich
SHOW hamster and the dame
SHOW le grand plongeon tour
2021
CONCERT sonic-matter
PORTRAIT kaspar könig
CONCERT passagen
Workshop lukas huber
Workshop aio frei
CONCERT M. witcher
2020
MUSICTHEATRE medusen
PERFORMANCE festival rümlingen
Workshop charles kwong
Workshop ko-operator
CONCERT antoine chessex
SHOW simone keller
2019
CONCERT florent caron darras
CONCERT charles quevillon
CONCERT at numu
MUSICTHEATRE baleen
CONCERT Tour tilde
2018-2015
SHOW pinyin
CONCERT the riot
Email us
Instagram us
totem