29 March 2024

Minard – Gent, Belgium 19:00

Politics of the Voice: Echoes of Dissent Vol. 4

SESSION 1: Politic of Vocal Music 19:00 – 20:30
Frederic Acquaviva / Loré Lixenberg / Audrey Chen /Esi Eshun

SESSION 2: The Politics of Voice Poetry 21:00 – 22:00
Nhã Thuyên /Jay Bernard /Esi Eshun

SESSION 3: The Politics of Speaking Out 22:15 – 23:00
Elaine Mitchener / Neil Charles

Theresa Hak Kyung Cha – Exhibition 16:00 – 23:30

Curated by Elaine Mitchener
Part of Courtisane Festival 2024

Performances

23 March 2024

Somerset House – London, 17:30
Chairman’s Staircase

These Cost The Earth

Made in collaboration with performers Wai Shan Vivian Luk, Tommaso Petrolo, and sound designer Michael Picknett

Part of Assembly 2024

Performances

14 March 2024

Cafe Oto – London, 19:30

Leafcutter John + Elaine Mitchener + Blanca Regina

Unpredictable Series presents a special evening of music and unique performances:
a solo by Leafcutter John
a solo with Elaine Mitchener
an audiovisual duo with Leafcutter John and Blanca Regina.

Performances

9 February 2024

Jacqueline du Pre Music Building – Oxford, 19:30

New Music: Elaine Mitchener

b r e a d t h b r e a t h (2018) and Owner’s Manual (2019-21) alongside new works by Oxford student composers
Elaine will introduce performances of her recent compositions in discussion with Professor Jennifer Walshe.

Part of Ensemble Isis <edge> series

Performances

17 January 2024

Iklektic – London,  20:00

The Wire Magazine Takeover

GAIKA [live] Elaine Mitchener [live] Loré Lixenberg [live] David Toop x Mark Wastell [live] People Like Us [AV set: The Library Of Babel]
All proceeds go towards supporting the future of IKLECTIK.

Performances

7 December 2023

Crawford Building – University of Dundee,  19:00

Thinking with Improvisation Critically

Live performances by Maria Chávez, Lore Lixenberg, Elaine Mitchener and Shiori Usui.
Curated by The Otolith Group
In collaboration with Cooper Gallery and University of Dundee

Performances

5 December 2023

ICA – London 18:30

We shape ourselves with the force of each other

Elaine Mitchener’s closing performance improvises on poems and texts by Jay Bernard, Thuyên Nãh, Dicteé by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha and the song There It Is by Jayne Cortez.

Performances

25 November 2023

Radialsystem – Berlin, Germany 20:00

Eight Songs for a Mad King by Peter Maxwell Davies

Elaine Mitchener mezzo-contralto; Sarah Saviet music direction; MAM.manufaktur für aktuelle musik

Performances

26 September 2023

Purcell Room – Southbank Centre, London 18:00

The Hermes Experiment

Repertoire
Philip Venables: A Photograph
Elaine Mitchener: the/e so/ou/nd be/t/ween (World premiere)
Laura Moody: Rilke Songs
The Hermes Experiment: [with Jethro Cooke]: Metropolis
Meredith Monk: Double Fiesta arr. Denholm

Performances

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