INSOMNIA INSIGHTS

Live Performance Techniques with Zesknel

The International Seminar: Safer Spaces in Tromsø

With open invitations extended to Tromso’s major festivals, clubs, organizers, the music industry, the municipality, and the local clubbing scene’s audience, we are initiating a vital dialogue. Our aim is to explore our collective understanding of a safer and inclusive environment within Tromso’s context. We will delve into the practices that underpin our efforts to ensure the well-being of our audience when orchestrating and executing events and gatherings.

During this discussion, we will address several pivotal questions:

What is our shared concept of a safer space in Tromso? What practices do we currently employ to provide a safe atmosphere for our audience? What gaps exist in our knowledge and policies that require attention? How can we foster greater cooperation and collaboration within our community to enhance safety in Tromso’s club scene? This conversation will adopt the format of the “Talkaoke” pop talk show, where all voices are welcomed and encouraged to contribute their perspectives. To enrich this discourse, we are glad to host our partners from KFP Awareness and the Group Therapy group, who will share their invaluable insights and practices at the discussion table. Together, we aspire to create a safer and more inclusive club scene in Tromso.

Technosomatics Workshop With Frédéric Gies, Music by Fiedel

Technosomatics is a movement practice developed by Frédéric Gies who shares it in various workshop formats. It consists of a collective and individual exploration of the endocrine glands (the major chemical system of our body) and the chakras (energy centers) through club dancing to techno music as wells as the opposite: an exploration of club dancing while embodying the endocrine glands and the chakras. The practice connects to both the field of somatics (movement education practices) and to techno club/rave dance cultures. It originates in Frédéric Gies’ encounters with diverse somatic practices, and in their dance floor experiences. As a form of meditation in movement, it explores trancelike states of consciousness and acknowledges the healing potential of the act of dancing. It also approaches club dance as a tool for self-discovery and for expanding the range of our perceptions.

Basics of Sound Synthesis