Moving Strings is a collective of musicians, mainly stringed-instrument players, that investigates the boundaries between music, sound, movement and dance. They are developing their own interdisciplinary language: bridging and connecting concepts from different disciplines and practices, and striving to create a new medium of creation and performance.
Moving strings was founded in 2018 in Amsterdam and regularly research and rehearse together, as well as with external collaborators - movement and dance practitionairs, composers and artists.
In 2018 they were artists in residence in the Vogellbuurt and created site specific performance pieces in the neighbourhood.
In June 2019 they performed their debut, presenting new original repertoire at the 4Bid Gallery. In Oct. 2019 as part of the “Street View” project they created performances inspired by the favourite locations of local residents. Later in Oct. they performed at Mixtural series, Zaal100. In 2020 they performed in Splendor, Amsterdam, presenting 4 new pieces by the ensemble and featuring a new work by Choreographer Manuela Tessi and interstitial-dramaturgy made by movement artist Alexandra Baybutt and percussionist Yung-tuan Ku. The evening was hosted by Violist Oene van Geel, who also performerd together with dancer Goda Zukauskaite. In 2021 Moving Strings will premiere Bodying Sounds, with 4 new works, also continuing the succesful collaboration with choreographer Manuela Tessi. Bodying Sounds will play at Perdu, Amsterdam, and during Gaudeamus Muziekweek in Utrecht.
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Moving strings was founded in 2018 in Amsterdam and regularly research and rehearse together, as well as with external collaborators - movement and dance practitionairs, composers and artists.
In 2018 they were artists in residence in the Vogellbuurt and created site specific performance pieces in the neighbourhood.
In June 2019 they performed their debut, presenting new original repertoire at the 4Bid Gallery. In Oct. 2019 as part of the “Street View” project they created performances inspired by the favourite locations of local residents. Later in Oct. they performed at Mixtural series, Zaal100. In 2020 they performed in Splendor, Amsterdam, presenting 4 new pieces by the ensemble and featuring a new work by Choreographer Manuela Tessi and interstitial-dramaturgy made by movement artist Alexandra Baybutt and percussionist Yung-tuan Ku. The evening was hosted by Violist Oene van Geel, who also performerd together with dancer Goda Zukauskaite. In 2021 Moving Strings will premiere Bodying Sounds, with 4 new works, also continuing the succesful collaboration with choreographer Manuela Tessi. Bodying Sounds will play at Perdu, Amsterdam, and during Gaudeamus Muziekweek in Utrecht.
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Performances
2021
23/06 Bodying Sounds @ Perdu, Amsterdam
8-12/09 Bodying Sounds @ Het Muziekhuis, Utrect, hosted by Stichting Gaudeamus
Supported by Balcony Scenes, Fonds Pudium Kunst
2020
19/03 Incubator Workshops @ Codarts, Rotterdam POSTPONED
10/02 Changing Strings @ Splendor
2019
09/10 Set at Mixtural series @ Zaal100
05/10 Residency and performance for "Street view" project @ Vogellab
27/06 A night of Moving strings @ 4Bid Gallery, OT301
2018
30/09 Artists in Vogelbuurt presents: Moving strings @ Vogellab
23/06 Bodying Sounds @ Perdu, Amsterdam
8-12/09 Bodying Sounds @ Het Muziekhuis, Utrect, hosted by Stichting Gaudeamus
Supported by Balcony Scenes, Fonds Pudium Kunst
2020
19/03 Incubator Workshops @ Codarts, Rotterdam POSTPONED
10/02 Changing Strings @ Splendor
2019
09/10 Set at Mixtural series @ Zaal100
05/10 Residency and performance for "Street view" project @ Vogellab
27/06 A night of Moving strings @ 4Bid Gallery, OT301
2018
30/09 Artists in Vogelbuurt presents: Moving strings @ Vogellab
Changing Strings
Moving Strings debut performance @ Splendor, Amsterdam
Feathuring choreograher Manuela Tessi
Interstitial dramatury by Alexandra Baybutt (UK) in colleboration with Percussionist Yung-Tuan Ku
Hosted by Violist Oene van Geel, and featuring his duet with dancer Goda Zukauskaite
With Geerte de Koe - Violin, James Hewitt - Violin, Noortje Kohne - Viola, Alex Welch - Viola, Nina Hitz - Cello, Jonathan Nagel - Double-bass, Irene Sorozabal - Voice and Recorders, Camille Verhaak - Clarinet and Maya Felixbrodt - Viola.
Feathuring choreograher Manuela Tessi
Interstitial dramatury by Alexandra Baybutt (UK) in colleboration with Percussionist Yung-Tuan Ku
Hosted by Violist Oene van Geel, and featuring his duet with dancer Goda Zukauskaite
With Geerte de Koe - Violin, James Hewitt - Violin, Noortje Kohne - Viola, Alex Welch - Viola, Nina Hitz - Cello, Jonathan Nagel - Double-bass, Irene Sorozabal - Voice and Recorders, Camille Verhaak - Clarinet and Maya Felixbrodt - Viola.
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A Night of Moving strings
An evening presenting new music and dance pieces by Moving strings members.
With Geerte de Koe - Violin, Jonathan Nagel - doube-bass, Noortje Kohne - Viola, Maya Felixbrodt - Viola, James Hewitt - Violin, Nina Hitz - Cello Yung-tuan Ku - Percussion and Camille Verhaak - Clarinet.
June 2019, 4Bid Gallery, OT301, Amsterdam
With Geerte de Koe - Violin, Jonathan Nagel - doube-bass, Noortje Kohne - Viola, Maya Felixbrodt - Viola, James Hewitt - Violin, Nina Hitz - Cello Yung-tuan Ku - Percussion and Camille Verhaak - Clarinet.
June 2019, 4Bid Gallery, OT301, Amsterdam
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Residency @Vogellab
During one month Moving strings were residents in the Vogellab, Vogelbuurt, invited to create new work about the neighbourhood. It was concluded with a site-specific performance in various outdoor locations around the Vogelbuurt. For about one hour Moving strings led the audience between the 6 different locations.
The locations were chosen after an intensive exploration of the neighborhood, of its urban landscape and the characteristics of its inhabitants and their life-style . We’ve walked around the streets and parks, observed, talked to the neighborhood’s residents and as a result collected thoughts and ideas. Individually, we each found locations that we’d like to explore artistically - with and from the perspective of sound and movement.
After sharing and reflecting as a group on our individual observations we began working on location, unfolding the abstract ideas into artistic exploration and practical realization.
The starting points ranged from a broad perspective of the landscape such as a playground or an arch, to small details - lines, circles and curves found in the architecture and vegetation, to the sonoric possibilities of the urban structure like street noises or several levels (road, bridge, sidewalk) in one location. Thus, each location was chosen because of its spatial, geographic, and architectural features.
With Pau Sola Mafertas - Cello, Wendela Lensvelt - Viola, Alex Welch - Viola, Yanna Pelser - Viola, Noortje Kohne - Viola, Jonathan Nagel - Double-bass, Geete de Koe - Violin and Maya Felixbrodt - Viola.
September 2018, het Vogellab, de Vogelbuurt, Amsterdam-noord
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Street view
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In Street view, a two months residency program that invited 6 different artists/collectives to create a new project inspired by the Vogelbuurt, Moving strings created new moving-sounding performative pieces that seek to sustain the space beyond its geographical location. Locations in the neighbourhood that are significant to its inhabitants. After interviewing them, we have two spots that are communaly meaningful. One, a peacful outlook to the water of Amsterdam and the other, a complete contrast, Ijskound De Beste, where everyone gets together for cold ice-cream and fun chats.
With With Jonathan Nagel - doube-bass, Noortje Kohne - Viola, Maya Felixbrodt - Viola, Alex Welch - Viola, Pau Sola Masfertas - Cello and Camille Verhaak - Clarinet. September 2019, het Vogellab, de Vogelbuurt, Amsterdam-noord |
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Contact and booking
movingstrings19@gmail.com
Maya Felixbrodt (manager and artistic director) +31643431839
movingstrings19@gmail.com
Maya Felixbrodt (manager and artistic director) +31643431839
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Moving Strings Portfolio
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