Livestream Video | Halim El-Dabh
Halim El-Dabh – Invocations
Livestreams from the Haus der Berliner Festspiele and from SAVVY Contemporary
An early form of graphic notation from Egypt (detail), documented in the book ‘Musicologie pharaonique’ by ethnomusicologist Hans Hickmann, Kehl am Rhein 1956
This joint project by MaerzMusik and SAVVY Contemporary presents concerts, lectures and films reflecting the work of Egyptian-American musician, composer, electronic music pioneer, musicologist and teacher Halim El-Dabh (1921 – 2017). World premieres by Sofia Jernberg, Mazen Kerbaj, Ute Wassermann, Mena Mark Hanna and others.
Programme
Live from SAVVY Contemporary
Room One: Beyond a Note. Annotating Halim El-Dabh
16:00
In Memory of Bona Kingsley Manga Bell
16:10
Halim El-Dabh speaks
16:15
Welcome
SAVVY Contemporary welcomes Halim El-Dabh to Berlin in a conversation with the team behind this growing work and research, exploring new ways of relating, listening and reading the history of our ancestors.
With Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, Lynhan Balatbat-Helbock, Berno Odo Polzer and Kamila Metwaly for a collective reflection
16:30
World Premiere
Ali Hasan, 2021, “Melanging Rhythms”
16:55
Dance Interlude
Lois Alexander, 2021, “Meditation in White Sounds Variation #1”
17:05
Panel 1: “Annotating Halim El-Dabh”
Jessica Ekomane, Lorenzo Sandoval and Ali Hasan in conversation with Lynhan Balatbat-Helbock
17:50
Visual Interlude
Ali Demirel: “Visual responses to the sonic compositions of Halim El-Dabh”
“Taabir El-Zaar”, 1944 (1’58) and “Electronic Fanfare”, 1959-61 (7’07)
Live from Haus der Berliner Festspiele
Room Two: Beyond a Fragment. Mekta in the Art of Kita
18:00
World Premiere
Mena Mark Hanna, 2021, “For Halim”
A solo piece for voice written for Sofia Jernberg
18:10
Sofia Jernberg, 2015, “One Pitch: Birds for Distortion and Mouth Synthesizers”
18:30
Sofia Jernberg, 2021, “To Bathe Sore Hearts”
Live from SAVVY Contemporary
18:40
Halim speaks
18:45
Dance Interlude
Lois Alexander, 2021, “Meditation in White Sounds Variation 2”
19:00
Panel 2: “Mekta in the Art of Kita”
Jessie Cox, Mena Mark Hanna and Magda Mayas in conversation with Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung
19:45
Visual Interlude
Ali Demirel: “Visual responses to the sonic compositions of Halim El-Dabh”
“Laiyla and the Poet”, 1959, "“Visitation No. 8” (3’20) and “Visitation No. 4” (4’06)
Live from Haus der Berliner Festspiele
20:00
World Premiere
Ute Wassermann and Mazen Kerbaj, 2021, “Revisitations”
Live from SAVVY Contemporary
Room Three: Beyond the Score. Untiming Time in Halim El-Dabh
20:45
Dance Performance
Medhat Aldaabal, 2021, “Hulm Part 1”
With visuals of Ali M. Demirel
21:05
SAVVY team reads Halim El-Dabh
21:20
World Premiere
Jessie Cox with Wu Wei and Nicola Hein, 2021, “Sound Is Where Drums Meet”
Live from Haus der Berliner Festspiele
22:00
World Premiere
Jessica Ekomane, 2021, “Music Enriched by Traditions from the Depth of Time”
Live from SAVVY Contemporary
22:35
World Premiere
Magda Mayas, 2021, “Poetic Friction – Sounding Halim El-Dabh’s Piano Work”
23:05
Dance Interlude
Lois Alexander, 2021, “Meditation in White Sounds Variation 3”
23:20
Panel 3: “Beyond the Score. Untiming Time in Halim El-Dabh”
Ute Wassermann, Mazen Kerbaj and Sofia Jernberg in conversation with Kamila Metwaly
23:55
Dance Performance
Medhat Aldaabal, 2021, “Hulm Part 2”
00:15
Halim Speaks
In collaboration with SAVVY Contemporary