Hannes Seidl: Commune – A Happening

How do we want to live together? This is the question explored by the happening ‚Commune‘. For five hours each day, musicians and artists activate the exhibition spaces of basis e. V. through music, performances, and collective readings. Roland Barthes’ ideal of an idiorrhythmic community is brought to life for three days: a community in which everyone lives according to their own rhythm, makes music independently, yet remains attentive to others. Gatherings in the form of dialogues, trios, or choirs emerge at irregular intervals and dissolve again in favor of a simultaneity of togetherness.

Three musicians from the Danish ensemble SCENATET inhabit the six rooms, while the Academic Workers’ Choir celebrates the pulse of ‚Commune‘ with a hymn.

In addition, two guests are invited each day. Artists from Frankfurt integrate their own works and thus expand the community. From an almost silent performance to electronic improvisations and DJ sets, ‚Commune‘ opens itself to the richness of the local scene.

Friday, 19 June 

6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.: Özlem Günyol & Mustafa Kunt: Ghost Wall, performative installation

7:12 p.m.: Julia Mihály: Layers Now Then, electronic music

9:36 p.m.: Marc Behrens: Mitochondrial Pull, electronic music / performance

Saturday, 20 June 

6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.: Özlem Günyol & Mustafa Kunt: Ghost Wall, performative installation

7:12 p.m.: Hyunju Oh: Ein Hauch, performance

10:12: Anna Hjalmarsson: DJ set

Sunday, 21 June 

6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.: Özlem Günyol & Mustafa Kunt: Ghost Wall, performative installation

7:12 p.m.: Raphaël Languillat: ⌇≈⌇, electronic music

Artistic Direction: Hannes Seidl
Scenography: Anna Berit Asp Christensen

With: Scenatet (Katrine Grarup Elbo, Matias Seibæk, Vicky Wright), dem Akademischen Arbeiter*innenliederchor.
Guests: Marc Behrens, Anna Hjalmarsson, Raphaël Languillat, Julia Mihály, Hyunjy Oh, Özlem Günyol  & Mustafa Kunt
Selection of texts for the collective readings: Christian Grüny
Artistic Collaboration: Sven Rausch
Public Relations: Olga Appel
Production Management: ehrliche arbeit - freies Kulturbüro

'Commune' is a co-production of Hannes Seidl & Briefkastenfirma and Scenatet, funded by Musikfonds, the City of Frankfurt am Main, and Art Music Denmark.