Workshop – Choreography and Coordination: Performing with Devices

Join Xenia Pestova Bennett in a discussion of performance gesture, physicality, presence and movement when performing music using controllers, laptops and pedals, both with and without traditional instruments. We will explore examples from “classic” 20th century repertoire to the present day. Participants will also be invited to share their own experience.

Xenia Pestova Bennett
Described as “a powerhouse of contemporary keyboard repertoire” (Tempo), pianist and composer Xenia Pestova Bennett has earned an international reputation as a leading proponent of uncompromising music. Her work spans a wide range of sound worlds, styles and genres from classical to contemporary art music, free improvisation, experimental electronica and avant-pop. Pestova Bennett’s commitment to contemporary music inspired her to commission dozens of new works and collaborate closely with major innovators including Annea Lockwood, Karlheinz Essl and Gayle Young.