180° - laboratory for innovative art

For the 7th time 180° returns during the hot summer days, but this year in a significantly more digital form. We have thought and worked for a long time to make the festival-laboratory possible with artists from so many countries at a time when it is impossible to travel. We also wanted it to be available to audiences around the world.

For four weeks we will be able to observe the process of collaboration between six artistic teams located in different parts of the world, using a special digital whiteboard on our website. We will also join live from Sofia, Geneva and Berlin and hold several important art discussions.

We open on July 3, 2020 at 20:00 (CET) at the Goethe-Institut Sofia, futuring Dora Dimitrova (Violin), Mihaela Dobreva (live visuals) and Stanislav Genadiev and Alexander Hadjiev (electronic music). We invite our Sofia audience at 20:30(Bulgarian time) in the backyard of the Goethe-Institut (Budapesta Street 1) with a special warm-up surprise.

Participants:

Team 1: Mihaela Dobreva (BG) - visual arts, Hugo Queiros (PT/CH) - clarinet and Paul Frick (DE) - electronic music

Team 2: Biliana Tokmakchieva (BG) - Drawing at NAA, Jacob Krupp (DE) - double bass IEMA, Marc Hajjar (FR) - conductor IEMA, Yezu Woo (KOR/US) - violin IEMA, Yi Zhou (CN) - cello IEMA and Tomoki Park (KOR/UK) - IEMA piano

Team 3: Dora Dimitrova (BG) - violin, Hyper Duo (CH) - percussion and piano and Petr Hastik (DE/CZ) - dance

Team 4: Rositsa Grancharova (BG) - stage designer at NAA, Lina Andonovska (AUS) - flute IEMA, Corné Roos (NL) - composer IEMA, Holly Workman (US) - violin IEMA, Leonel Quinta (PT) - clarinet IEMA and Lucia Kilger (DE) - sound design IEMA.

Team 5: Elif Dimli (DE/TR) - cello, Stanislav Genadiev (BG) - dance and Andreas Eduardo Frank (CH/DE) - composer

Team 6: Kostadin Radichev(BG) - drawing at NAA, Tamon Yashima (DE) - oboe IEMA, Nefeli Galani (GR) - viola IEMA, Noah Rosen (US) - percussions IEMA, Thibaut Surugue(FR) - piano IEMA and Ya Chu Yang(TW) - horn IEMA

Concept and hosts: Florence Ruckstuhl (Switzerland) and Alexandar Hadjiev (Bulgaria)

Follow more on www.180-degrees.org

With the kind support of: Sofia Municipality, Goethe Institut and Pro Helvetia.
Partners: National Academy of Arts Sofia,, Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie, Atelier 51 Painting department of National Academy of Arts Sofia and Fabrica 126.
Media partners: Darik and VIJ!