Looking Back on the Sonic Acts Festival

This year’s Sonic Acts Festival has ended. We had a full week of masterclasses and workshops and four days of exploring, experiencing and immersing. The Sonic Acts Team would like to thank everyone who made the festival such a wonderful and successful event! A big THANK YOU goes out to: • Our speakers, artists and funders, and to all who contributed their time and energy; • Our partners, production support, technicians and everyone else involved; • Our amazing crew before and during the festival, our partner organisations and their staff – Paradiso, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, OT301, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Vondelkerk – and to our bloggers, photographers and film crew, and our fantastic volunteers; • And last but not least to all of you who came to experience and participate in The Geologic Imagination.

Invitation for Feedback

Help us evaluate the festival in a meaningful way and improve future editions. If you attended the festival, please participate in our online survey. This shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes of your time, and you can win great prizes. So share your thoughts with us on the conference and festival while they’re still fresh!

Photos and Videos

Our great team of photographers didn’t miss a thing of the festival. See their photos on Facebook or Flickr. Our Russian partners Fridaymilk made a video compilation of each day of the festival:

Sonic Acts Festival 2015 - The Geologic Imagination. Day 1 from Sonic Acts on Vimeo.

Sonic Acts Festival 2015 - The Geologic Imagination. Day 2 from Sonic Acts on Vimeo.

Sonic Acts Festival 2015 - The Geologic Imagination. Day 3 from Sonic Acts on Vimeo.

Sonic Acts Festival 2015 - The Geologic Imagination. Day 4 from Sonic Acts on Vimeo.

Read What Our Bloggers Had to Say

A dedicated team of bloggers covered the festival. Most of them participated in the Critical Writing Workshop Describing the Indescribable led by Gonzo (Circus) and The Wire. You can read their takes on the festival here.

Read the (P)Reviews

A selection of press coverage – interviews, previews and reviews – is listed below. Metropolis M Sonic Acts The Geologic Imagination [English] Volkskrant Overdonderende audiovisuele pracht tijdens Sonic Acts van Murcof [Dutch] De Correspondent Het is bijna officieel: wij leven in het Tijdperk van de Mens [Dutch] Everyday Listening Five sound questions to Jana Winderen [English] Motherboard Waarom klimaatverandering geen plaats heeft in onze verhalen [Dutch] frnkfrt Tonaliens: geologische scheephoorns [Dutch] DJBroadcast DJB Report: Sonic Acts [Dutch] Listen back to radio programmes: Café Sonore11 February [Dutch] X-Rated22 February [Dutch] Kindamuzik Reviews: The Geologic Imagination - Deel 1 [Dutch] + The Geologic Imagination - Deel 2 [Dutch] Preview: Sonic Acts: de interessante andere dimensie [Dutch] Review publication: Sonic Acts | The Geologic Imagination [Dutch]

We could not have done it without you...

Adam Ben-Dror, Adriana Rubio, Ajay Saggar, Akkemay Lammers, Alessio Crestani, Alex Jost, Alex Tirajoh, Alonso Vazquez, Alyssa Moxley, Amelia Cuni, Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, Andras Simongati-Farquhar, Andrew Watson, Ankie Snaas, Arie Altena, Assen Ivanov, Atama Pietrzyk, BAK Utrecht, Barbara Nordhjem, Barney Broomer, Bart Rutten, Bas de Beer, Bas van Koolwijk, Beamsystems, Ben Woodard, Benjamin H. Bratton, Bernadette Iseli, Birgit Bachler, BJ Nilsen, Britte Sloothaak, Bronne Keesmaat, Burnt Friedman, Cae Carvalho, Carsten Seiffarth, CCA Containers, Cecilia Martin, Christoph Grunenberg, Cindy Iseli, City of Amsterdam, Creative Europe Programme of the European Union, Creative Industries Fund NL, Damien Castel, Danae Bos, Danyi Swell, Demi Wormgoor, Dick Moesker, Dina Roncevic, Dipesh Chakrabarty, Matthew Coolidge, Dirk Portegies, Dominik Hildebrand Marques Lopes, donaufestival, Dorien Immig, Douglas Kahn, Drukkerij Raddraaier, Durdica Zaric, Duty Management, Reception & Production Paradiso, Ed Jansen, Edgar Kapp, Ekkehard Windrich, Ele Carpenter, Elizabeth Ellsworth, Elizabeth Goldring-Piene, Enricko van Dijken, Erwin van ‘t Hart, Espen Sommer Eide, Esther Roschar, Eva Fischer-Hausdorf, Eve Dullaart, Event Connection, Fabian van Sluijs, Fatima Botan, Femke Herregraven, Filippo Lorenzin, Filmtechniek BV, Floor Spapens, Floortje Smehuizen, Florian Hecker, Fonds 21, Forklift Center Nederland, Frank Ströpken, Gabriel Paiuk, Gé Huismans, George Stamenov, Gerard Walhof, Gert-Jan Prins, Gideon Kiers, Gloria Malvido, Gonzo (circus), Graham Harman, Grischa Lichtenberger, Guenter Thorn, Guro Vrålstad, Hannah Roelofs, Hans Lentz, Hendrik Folkerts, Henk van Zwol, Henri Sandront, Henrik van Leeuwen, Herman Kolgen, Het Mobiel Catering Collectief, Het Nieuwe Instituut, Hilary Jeffery, Hilde Methi, Hillel Schwartz, Ida Lykken Ghosh, Ina Ciumkova, Ioana Bacanu, Ivana Hilj, Jaap Toet, Jacaszek, Jaki Liebezeit, James Ginzburg, Jamie Kruse, Jan Dietvorst, Jana Winderen, Jananne Al-Ani, Jeff VanderMeer, Jennifer Allan, Jeroen Henstra, Jesse Visser, Jez Cox, Joana Laranjeira, Josephine Bosma, John Foxx, John Tresch, Jolijn de Natris, Jonah Chambers, Jonathan Hagstrom, Joost Rekveld, Jorg Schellekens, Joris Strijbos, Juha van 't Zelfde, Julia Nuesslein, Julia ter Maten, Julie Dassaud, June Yu, Jutta Putschew, Karborn, Karen Gwyer, Karl Lemieux, Kathinka Verhoeven, Kees Peterse, Killing Sound, Kode9, Kodwo Eshun, Kresten van Leeuwen, Kulter, Kunsthalle Bremen - Der Kunstverein in Bremen, Kurt Hentschläger, Kwartludium, Larva Peruzzotti, Le Révélateur, Liam Young, Liesbeth Koot, Lisa Derksen Castillo, Lisandro Suriel, Livia Mirita, Logos, Lukas Grundmann, Lukas Marxt, M.E.S.H., Maarten Schermer, Maarten van Boven, MacBike, Macha Rousakov, Marc Breed, Marchien Bel, Margit Moisl, Maria Belen Munoz Roman, Maria Spivak, Marie Medevielle, Marijn de Jong, Mario de Vega, Marit Mihklepp, Mark den Hoed, Mark Edelman, Mark Minkman, Mark Williams, Marley Miedema, Martijn van Boven, Martin Howse, Martin ter Schure, Martina Raponi, Martina Smrekova, Maryse van Liere, Matthijs Munnik, Maud Canisius, Maurits Huygen, Mayke Haringhuizen, Menno Grootveld, Merel Somhorst, Merel van Gool, Meyer Sound, Michael Welland, Michiel Pijpe, Minghong Yu, Minor Science, Miriam Rasch, Mirna Belina, Mischa Rakier, Mondriaan Fund, Mosa Sebdani, Mumdance, Murcof, Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Naledi Kuhlmann, Nanda Milbreta, Natela Lemondzhava, Nicky Assmann, Nico Bes, Nicola Godman, Nik Gaffney, Nina Vurdelja, Noam Elcott, Noortje Marres, Noot van de Sanden, Oleg Khadartcev, Oppenheim Travel, Paradiso, part wilde horses mane on both sides, Paul Bogard, Paul Purgas, Pedro Maia, Peperwortel-team, Per Platou, Performing Arts Fund NL, Pierre Ballings, Pieter Kers, Pim Peterse, Pleun Gremmen, PNEK, Port of Amsterdam, Powerrental, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Rachel Devorah Trapp, Ralf Meinz, Raviv Ganchrow, Rewire, Reza Negarestani, Rick Everts, Rijksakademie, Rob Holmes, Rob Renoult, Rob Wagelmans, Robert Curgenven, Robin Hayward, Rod MacLachlan, Ronald Lent, Rosa Menkman, Ruben Baart, Ruben de Roos, Ruth Timmermans, Sabrina Verhage, Sandy Tu, Sanne Lohof, Sara Liz van Til, Sebastian Frisch, Shackleton, Shapednoise, Shxcxchcxsh, Sidney Allen, Silvia Criado, Simone Kloeth, Sjaak Muster, Solomiya Moroz, Stadsherstel, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, STEIM, Steve D‘Agostino, Stine Alling Jacobsen, Story Sound, Studio 2M, Suze de Lang, sYn, Tanya Tatarskaya, TCF, Terapy beanbags, The Center for Land Use Interpretation, The Sprawl, The Wire, Thomas Jenkins, Tibor Bijl, Tijl Schroever, Tijs Visser, Tim van Kappen, Timothy Morton, Tomas Zierhofer Kin, Underbelly, UNSW Australia, Valentina Lisak, Vessel, Victor Mazón Gardoqui, Victoria Douka-Doukopolou, Viral Radio, Visionist, Werner Durand, WG Theatertechniek, Yaprak Sayar, ZERO Foundation, Zhanna Guzenko, and everybody who we forgot to mention.. Thank you!! Lucas van der Velden & Annette Wolfsberger

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