Posts by Dag Rosenqvist
More artists for GAS 2020!
Last week we shared some of the artists that make up the program for this years edition of the festival. And now it’s time to announce the some more. Just like the last batch, the artists below represent a wide variety of genres in sounding art – from transatlantic online concerts to contemporary music to chamber opera – both live and online!
Read MoreFirst artists announced
This year’s edition of the festival will be a different one for sure. But just like always, artistically the festival will feature a wide variety of genres and artistic expressions, and we are very happy with how the program turned out!
Read MoreThe 2020 GAS-Festival
As some of you may have guessed by now, the 2020 edition of the festival will be different from previous years. But after much thought and long discussions within the working group and with our partners, we have decided to go ahead with the festival that’s set for October 10th-16th!
Read MoreNew presentation forms in Contemporary Music
The re-thinking of the traditional presentation forms and our work with new/experimental presentations forms involves a very diverse field with many elements to consider – like how we work with audience segments, how we choose the spaces to present the artistic works in, how we communicate with the audience and the society, how we choose artists etc.
Read MoreExperimental Music Expo – Open Call!
During the 2020 edition of the GAS festival, we want to try a new way of working with the festival content. We are therefore launching the showcase concept EME – Experimental Music Expo, taking place October 16th-17th 2020!
Read MoreDavid Dacks
Nature is a construct. What in Canada is often termed “wilderness” is a concept rejected by Indigenous peoples. For millennia, rivers, lakes portages and trails enabled vast trading networks throughout North America. This is no wilderness; it is home.
Read MoreOur Curators!
For the 2020 edition of the GAS festival we are once again working with four international guest curators who will help us shape the festival. This edition’s curators are New York based artist and curator Du Yun, artistic director David Dacks, director and producer Cathie Boyd and artistic director Bert Palinckx.
Read MoreGAS 2020
With GAS 2020 we wish to explore the significance of place in relation to listening and to the artistic experience. But it’s also about exploring the significance of place in relation to its social geography and questions concerning inclusion and exclusion.
Read MoreTHANK YOU!
The 2018 festival is since a few weeks over, and we can’t even begin to express the gratitude we feel! This year’s festival has been a massive success in so many ways.
Read MoreConcert Walk – en konsertpromenad på Konstepidemin i Göteborg
Concert Walk är ett skräddarsytt event – skapat av Anna Berit Asp Christensen, konstnärlig ledare för den danska ensemblen SCENATET – som är unikt för varje plats. Under årets upplaga av GAS-festivalen har vi fått den stora äran att få presentera detta i Göteborg!
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