2020 Digital Edition
THE SEVENTH EDITION OF 180° was held between June 3. – July 31. 2020 in a digital form. The festival gave the artists the opportunity to collaborate from a distance and focus on the artistic process. For a month the audience could follow the creative path of the six festival teams and could participate in artistic discussions. The theme of the festival in 2020 was “χώρος”(choros).
Opening
The official opening of 180° took place on July 3, 2020, live from the Goethe-Institut Sofia, futuring Dora Dimitrova (Violin), Mihaela Dobreva (live visuals) and Stanislav Genadiev and Alexander Hadjiev (electronic music) and all 180° artists.
Concept: Florence Ruckstuhl (Switzerland)
Alexandar Hadjiev (Bulgaria)
Team 1
Mihaela Dobreva (Bulgaria) – digital arts
Hugo Queiros (Portugal) – clarinet
Paul Frick (Germany) – electronic music
Team 2
Biliana Tokmakchieva (Bulgaria) – Visual arts NAA
Jacob Krupp (Germany) – double bass IEMA
Marc Hajjar (France) – conductor IEMA
Yezu Woo (South Korea/USA) – violin IEMA
Yi Zhou (China) – cello IEMA
Tomoki Park (South Korea/UK) – piano IEMA
Team 3
Dora Dimitrova (Bulgaria) – violin
Hyper Duo (Switzerland) – percussion and piano
Petr Hastik (Czech Republic) – dance
Team 4
Rositsa Grancharova (Bulgaria) – visual arts NAA
Lina Andonovska (Australia) – flute IEMA
Corné Roos (Holland) – composer IEMA
Holly Workman (USA) – violin IEMA
Leonel Quinta (Portugal) – clarinet IEMA
Lucia Kilger (Germany) – sound design IEMA
Team 5
Elif Dimli (Turkey) – cello
Andreas Eduardo Frank (Switzerland) – composer
Stanislav Genadiev (Bulgaria) – dance
Team 6
Kostadin Radichev (Bulgaria) – drawing NAA
Tamon Yashima (Germany) – oboe IEMA
Nefeli Galani (Greece) – viola IEMA
Noah Rosen (USA) – percussions IEMA
Thibaut Surugue(France) – piano IEMA
Ya Chu Yang(Taiwan) – horn IEMA
Closing
Four weeks of collaboration, creativity, discussions, zoom calls, digital exchange. Official closing of “180° – laboratory for innovative art” 7th digital edition.
Concept: Florence Ruckstuhl (Switzerland)
Alexandar Hadjiev (Bulgaria)
Conceptboards
Team 1
Team 2
Team 3
Team 4
Team 5
Team 6
Discussions
Performance with distance
Stefaniya Georgieva (Bulgaria) – choreographer/dancer
Dora Dimitrova (Bulgaria) – violinist
Anthony Green (USA) – composer/curator/activist/pianist
Florence Ruckstuhl (Switzerland) – theater director/Moderator of 180°
Alexandar Hadjiev (Bulgaria) – musician/Moderator of 180°
Funding projects as a freelancer
Ashleigh Gordon (USA) – musician/activist
Kristina Veit (Germany) – choreographer/dancer
Valentina Buitrago (Colombia) – cultural manager/designer
Milen Apostolov (Bulgaria) – composer/conductor
Florence Ruckstuhl (Switzerland) – Theater director/Moderator of 180°
Alexandar Hadjiev (Bulgaria) – musician/Moderator of 180°
The role of the festivals in the independent sector
Davorka Begovic (Croatia) – curator/musicologist
Sara Bizzoca (Italy) – choreographer/dancer
Rainer Römer (Germany) – percussionist
Paul Frick (Germany) – composer/DJ
Florence Ruckstuhl (Switzerland) – Theater director/Moderator of 180°
Alexandar Hadjiev (Bulgaria) – musician/Moderator of 180°
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