WhatWhy Art, Maya Dunietz, Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop
Trembling / Drifting & The Sound of Difference and Connection
A concert with Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop & WhatWhy Art
in collaboration with Maya Dunietz and Orthodox Records2026
The evening brings together Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop, WhatWhy Art, Maya Dunietz, and Orthodox Records in a shared exploration of contemporary music, collaboration, and attentive listening. Across two works, it unfolds as a field of resonance where distinct artistic practices meet, overlap, and continuously shift in relation, opening a space of transformation through performance.
The concert brings into proximity the spatial and acoustic qualities of Halle am Berghain, celestial and terrestrial rhythms, past and future, East and West, as well as individual and collective experience. Both works performed in the concert challenge passive reception, drawing audiences into an active role in the creation of a shared present. At its core, the program explores how sonic difference can become a space of connection—how sound generates relation and presence. Halle am Berghain functions as an active spatial and acoustic partner, shaping and intensifying the experience from within.
The concert opens with the world premiere of Trembling / Drifting by the Seoul-based collective WhatWhy Art and the Berlin-based Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop. Building on their previous collaboration, Trembling, the project explores vibration and resonance as points of connection between Korean traditional music and Western contemporary practice. Drawing on distinct vibrato techniques and sonic traditions, the work creates a shared acoustic space where sounds encounter and transform one another.
The second part is dedicated to The Sound of Difference and Connection, a new work by composer Maya Dunietz, developed with Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop and released in June 2026 on Orthodox Records. The piece explores the fragile space between connection and difference through collective attention and the interaction of closely related frequencies. Slow, shifting gestures and evolving structures trace a continuous movement between alignment and divergence, forming a sound world in constant transformation. The ensemble appears as a living organism, moving without a conductor or fixed hierarchy, shaped by heightened sensitivity and mutual responsiveness.
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