DICE Rising

10am-1pm – Register here (Zoom only, Registration required)

This online workshop offers musicians the opportunity to approach their creative practice in a new way. Musicians are challenged to make a (somewhat) finished piece of music in 2 hours, a creative challenge that few music-makers undertake. The opportunity to share and hear other people’s creations in a non-competitive and supportive environment fosters a sense of community and solidarity amongst all who participate. 

No music-making experience is required, though it does make participating easier. Participants only need a computer, an internet connection, Zoom and any music making software of their choosing (from Audacity or Garageband through to Ableton or Pro Tools, all DAWs are welcome.)

Éclat Crew is a Berlin-based Electronic Music Collective aiming to support, promote, and inspire the practice and output of female*, trans and non-binary artists through collaboration and cooperation.

1:30–3:30pm – Register here (Zoom only, Registration required)

This online singing workshop covers all the basics to empower people who are keen to express themselves with their voice. Regardless of the style, type of voice, or profession, all are encouraged to participate. Teachers, speakers, spoken word artists, amateur and professional musicians will all benefit from this workshop. 

Anthony will share his knowledge and experience, give some tools to the participants, and share different techniques that he mastered throughout his studies and 15 years as a professional singer. 

4–5:30pm – Register here (To participate and interact, please register. This workshop is also available for streaming on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and Periscope)

This online workshop will explore methods of collaboration, to identify successes and obstacles, and look ahead to the ways in which we can all continue to foster new methods of working and sharing with each other. The discussion will focus on the challenges and future of creating meaningful digital events. The workshop will involve the participants and give space for discourse on and from the audience in a digital space. Using the whiteboard function on video conference software, the panel and audience members alike will create a “do’s” and “don’ts” list for online events, creating a document which all participants can use as a future resource. 

CO:QUO encourages co-creation by facilitating discussions, workshops, and performances. In the face of the first COVID-19 lockdown, we assembled a core team of Berlin-based creatives to present Transform, an online series of virtual events exploring art, identity, and transformation through a multidisciplinary lens. These events took the form of online performances, workshops and discussions, exploring methods of creative collaboration and conversation in this unprecedented time. 

6–7:30pm – Register here (To participate and interact, please register. This workshop is also available for streaming on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and Periscope)

In this workshop, Karma She will share practical tips and strategies for developing a captivating stage presence. What to be aware of, tips on how to make the best out of your rehearsals, and how to use all the existing and available elements around your performance in your favour. This workshop is aimed towards musicians who want to strengthen their live performances both on stage and on screen.

8–9pm – Register here (To participate and interact, please register. This workshop is also available for streaming on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and Periscope)

Performer and organiser Haidar the Darvish will lead this Movement and Bellydance Workshop with strategies for confidence-building and queer empowerment. 

11–1pm – Register here (To participate and interact, please register. This workshop is also available for streaming on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and Periscope)

This workshop will give an introduction to disability and access in the field of organising: What does “cripping” the organising actually mean? Why is access in general, and in the ways we organise, so important and such an intimate part of so many people’s lives? Access can concern so many things: gender neutral toilets, ramps, communication, funding, planning, etc. This lecture will look at the many layers of access and explore strategies to creatively overcome barriers, even when it seems like the possibilities are limited. 

1:30–3:30pm – Register here (Zoom only, Registration required)

A hands-on introduction to the history of electronic music using examples from great pioneers such as Delia Derbyshire, Daphne Oram and Eliane Radigue. We will take a look at their ideas and concepts and take inspiration from them when we explore the possibilities of virtual-analogue sound modules, via a hands-on workshop using tje freeware VCV rack. We will learn about the basics of audio synthesis and how to patch our own synthesizer out of virtual-analog modules.

4–5:30pm – Register here

Imagine creating at a deeper meaningful level, feeling confident in your abilities as a creative practitioner, taking decisive action about your dreams and goals, feeling hope for the future all this and more is possible with scientifically proven mindset techniques. What is holding you back from bringing your dreams to fruition, setting achievable goals? Bring all this to this workshop and you will get clarity and direction on how a mindset reset is exactly what you need to see results in achieving your goals, deeper satisfaction in your life and long lasting success.

6–7:30pm – Register here (To participate and interact, please register. This workshop is also available for streaming on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and Periscope)

Deciding to embark on a career in performance art can be a daunting task. You’ve got folks who mean well telling you left and right that art as a career is not lucrative, that the competition is too vast, and inaccessibility will leave you down and out. Although these statements are a very real part of the pursuit of art as a career, it is also true that you can make steady cash flow through many artistic avenues, competition is the power keg for growth and innovation, and inaccessibility can be a motivator to create spaces of inclusion. Join GodXXX Noirphiles as they create a makeup look for the Godz while discussing their pitfalls and triumphs in the art world. They will also share advice to help you jumpstart your artistic career and creative persona.

8–9pm – Register here (To participate and interact, please register. This workshop is also available for streaming on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and Periscope)

Photo – light
Phobia – rejection.
“Photophobia” is a manifesto,
is an etymological research,
is a performance,
is an artistic movement.

The recordings for Sanni Est’s eponymous album are ready and, before its release next year, the artist invites an online audience to dissect the sociopolitical correlations, personal reflections and musical references to the concept “Photophobia” and the different ways she has explored it in the past few years.

The work in progress will culminate in a mixed-media music film which is currently in production phase.

This lecture is part of Queer History Month Germany and was developed in partnership with the QHM Network.

On Friday morning, DICE will host speed meeting rounds for you to meet your future collaborators– if you’re an artist, booker, manager or organiser, or creative and are looking for new professional or creative connections, more information and sign-ups for our matchup sessions can be found here: dice.berlin/matchup

1:30–3:30pm – Register here (To participate and interact, please register. This workshop is also available for streaming on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and Periscope)

In music, especially Western art music, there is a tendency to create music which is either completely ‘apolitical’ that focuses purely on the internal development of genre, or to create works that are primarily political, with music taking second place to the overarching concept.

Making music political can mean many things – commissioning an underrepresented composer to write an art song can be as political as commissioning a piece that talks specifically about a recent political event, or writing music that can be used or played at demonstrations. The short presentation will used several examples of recent political music-making, and the subsequent discussion/workshop will explore the questions of who the politicisation of music is for, why it is necessary, and what makes it effective.

Examples will be taken from the last month of protests in Poland, where artists and musicians have responded to the current political situation in a range of musical ways, as well as the response to BLM in the Western art music scene in the UK.

4–6pm – Register here (To participate and interact, please register. This workshop is also available for streaming on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and Periscope)

This two-hour lecture led by Veronica Mota Galindo will explore the history of electroacoustic music from a POC and LGTBQ+ perspective. The history of music often puts heterosexual white males at its center, which has often meant the omission of incredible talents, from critically-acclaimed to underground composers, and from popular music to independent scenes. This lecture reclaims space for the work of visionaries such as Sister Loretta, Sun Ra, Pauline Oliveros, John Cage, Wendy Carlos, among others including some contemporary musicians such as Moore Mother or Maria Chavez. We will explore some biographical aspects, historical contexts and music & sound examples.

This lecture aims to decolonize sound narratives and provide recognition and visibility for POCs and LGBTQ+ composers in sound and music practice, as well as outlining methods for old and young sound artists, musicians and creative workers to build a more inclusive future of music. Music is a universal language, and as such inherently inclusive. This lecture aims to shed new light on the past and explore new perspectives on a future.

6:30–7:30pm – Register here (To participate and interact, please register. This workshop is also available for streaming on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and Periscope)

This workshop by Tina Lee will explore traditional and unconventional platforms and methods for artists and organisers to promote their work. 

8–9:30pm – Register here (Zoom only, Registration required)

Please note that this is a closed workshop, open to Black Trans people only. Register at the link above, and we will communicate the link to you ahead of the workshop.

Our Words Are Enough is a creative collaborative workshop featuring the creative work and voices of Black Trans people.

Often as Black trans people we are given neither the space nor the platform to voice, to document, to archive the issues affecting our lives. We will weave together a tapestry of sounds that is unique to the Black Trans Experience. The undercurrent of this undertaking is a distinctly BLACK & TRANS utopian vision of the FUTURE. 

The workshop will explore the contemporary afro-futuristic sounds of Missy Elliot, FKA Twigs, Janelle Monae as well as delving into some of the musical roots of the afro-futurism movement from Alice Coltrane to Sun Ra.