CTM 2016 New Geographies examines today’s rapidly collapsing borders and emerging new hybrid topographies, as well as the tensions and essentialist backlashes that arise as a response to these changes. Special projects and commissions, as well as voices and sound cultures emanating from less familiar countries and localities and operating on the fringes of the electronic circuit are featured in greater numbers than ever before.

Guest co-curators:
Rabih Beaini [LB] - music programme
Norient Sounds [CH] - discourse programme & "Seismographic Sounds. Visions of a New World" exhibition w additional contributions: Pedro Reyes [MX] — "Disarm (Mechanized)" & more to be announced

Commissioned works:
- “Still Be Here” with Hatsune Miku. Initiated by Mari Matsutoya with Laurel Halo, Darren Johnston/ Array, LaTurbo Avedon, Martin Sulzer [INT]
- Rabih Beaini [LB] “The Red Right Hand” w Tommaso Cappellato [IT], Liz Allbee [US], Sharif Sehnaoui [LB], Sam Shalabi [CA/LB], Daniele De Santis [IT/DE], Sofia Jernberg [NO / INT], Rully Shabara [ID], Mazen Kerbaj [LB]
- Christoph Schlingensief’s “African Twin Towers” re-played by Hanno Leichtmann & Carolin Brandl [DE]
- Love Cult & Алина Филиппова (Alina Filippova) – “Nada” [RU]
- Fis & Rob Thorne Toi Pūoro [NZ]
- Peder Mannerfelt SE]
- Vincent Moon [FR]
- Marija Bozinovska Jones aka MBJ Wetware w JG Biberkopf [MK/LT]
- Deena Abdelwahed [TN/FR]
- Sharif Sehnaoui w Omar Rajeh & Malek Andary [LB]
- Evelina Domnitch & Dmitry Gelfand w Paul Prudence [INT]
- Marcin Pietruszewski [PL]

Special projects and premieres:
Pauline Oliveros w Ione [US], and w Mazen Kerbaj [LB] & Karen Power [IR]
- Iancu Dumitrescu & Ana-Maria Avram w Hyperion Ensemble feat Stephen O'Malley [INT]
- An evening with Lebanese singer Abdel Karim Shaar & band [LB]
- Anna Homler & Steven Warwick (Heatsick) – “Breadwoman” [US]
- Multilogue performance w Keiji Haino [JP], Kazuhisa Uchihashi [JP], Senyawa - Rully Shabara & Wukir Suryadi ID]
- Aïsha Devi feat. Tianzhuo Chen & Beio [INT]

Plus:
Le1f [US]
OG Maco [US]
Jlin Narlei [US]
RØDHÅD [DE]
Visionist [UK]
Gesloten Cirkel [INT]
Nidia Minaj [PT]
Night Lovell [CA]
MUMDANCE [UK]
nkisi [UK]
KABLAM [SE]
Esplendor Geometrico [ES]
Rabit [UK]
Tara Transitory aka One Man Nation [INT]
Jerusalem In My Heart [INT]
group A [JP]
Lena Willikens [DE]
Maurice Louca [EG]
Kassem Mosse [DE]
GAIKA [UK]
Andre Bratten [NO]
Buttechno [RU]
ZUTZUT [MX]
Praed [LB/CH]
Slick Shoota [NO]
AGF:poemproducer [DE/FI]
HMOT [RU]
Thug Entrancer [US]
Takuya Taniguchi [JP]
The Dwarfs of East Agouza أقزام شرق العجوزة [INT]
SUBLIME FREQUENCIES [US]
Mikael Seifu [EY]
Easter [NO/DE]
Honey Dijon [US]
T'ien Lai [PL]
Why Be [INT]
resom [DE]
Native Instrument [INT]
Gamut Inc [DE]
Alienata [DE]
ATEQ [DE]
Renaissance Man [FI/DE]
Purpurr Purple [NO]
Charlotte Bendiks [NO]
Low 808 [RU]
mobilegirl [DE]
Laurent Jeanneau aka KINK GONG [FR]
Dis Fig [US/DE]
Borusiade [RO/DE]
Ticklish [DE]
Disco Halal [INT] feat Moscoman, Delfonic, Autarkic, Spatzhabibi & guests
BATUK MUSIC [ZA]
Barış K. [TR]
Ziad Nawfal [LB]
Igor Botur [DE]
LEX LUGNER [DE]
Opium Hum [DE]

Finale:
Floating Points [UK] – Live
pole (original) & MFO [DE]
Ah! Kosmos [TR]
Rabih Beaini [LB] – (dj set)
Love Cult [RU] – (dj set)
Nan Kolè [IT]
DJ Lakhe [ZA]

From 29 January – 7 February 2016, CTM 2016 returns to its previously established constellation of a range of Berlin’s most exciting nightlife and cultural venues, including HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Berghain / Panorama Bar, YAAM Berlin, and Astra Kulturhaus Berlin.

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