The 19th edition of MUTEK, Montr\u00e9al’s infamous international festival of digital creativity and electronic music, runs August 22 to 26 in various venues in the heart of Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n
Featuring over 150 artists working at the vanguard of music and art that intersects with technology, the festival always underlines live performance, mind blowing audiovisual works and a myriad of other discoveries. This edition adds another focus\u2014women in digital arts and electronic music.<\/p>\n
Check out the full lineup here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Festival breakdown<\/b><\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Featuring 120 different performances with artists from 27 countries, and with the performance program achieving gender parity for the first time, this edition counts as the largest and richest in MUTEK history<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20 Canadian, 18 North American and 16 world premieres: for a record breaking number of 52 never-before-seen performances<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Half of the performances come from a deep pool of Canadian and Qu\u00e9bec-based artists, underlining the festival’s commitment to positioning the local in an international context<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The free experimental PLAY program at Studio Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec is a laboratory of audiovisual, noise and new forms, mixing local and international artists<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There are 2 free outdoor stages this year which also emphasize local, national and global names: the Exp\u00e9rience series on the Esplanade of the Place des Arts from Wednesday to Saturday, and Hors Circuit event presented by Red Bull Music which takes MUTEK north to Le Virage in Outremont<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 From the MUTEK network of MUTEKs, artists from from Mexico, Barcelona, Buenos Aires and Japan are performing<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The free 2-day Keychange :: Amplify symposium features an illustrious selection of speakers on a range of topics concerned with empowering women in digital arts and electronic music<\/p>\n Performance highlights<\/b><\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Opening night August 22 kicks off a sonic travelogue of global rhythm sciences with Equiknoxx, Clap! Clap! and DJ Lag at the SAT<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Friday night’s epic techno soiree features Dasha Rush again at the helm, this time with Lars Hemmerling as LADA at the MT\u00c9LUS<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An array of electronic music’s current crop of hotly tipped artists perform at the SAT: JASSS, Lanark Artefax, Errorsmith, Pye Corner Audio and Machine Woman among them<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Acclaimed Chicago artist Honey Dijon takes the coveted Saturday all-nighter DJ spot running until 6am, preceded by live sets from Kenny Larkin and Chlo\u00e9<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The A\/Visions series boasts a laser concerto from Robin Fox and the latest audiovisual odyssey from Herman Kolgen developed at French particle accelerator GANIL; a world premiere from Russian A\/V wizards Tundra, and the North American premiere of Messier and YRO’s ASHES<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Resident Advisor present a showcase on Thursday dedicated to experimental composition with Caterina Barbieri, Electric Indigo and Lawrence English<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The free Play series features a world premiere from Push 1 stop & Wiklow on Wednesday, Myriam Bleau & Laturbo Avedon on Thursday, Sabrina Ratt\u00e9 on Friday, and live coding algoravers Algobabez on Saturday<\/p>\n \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Closing night comes in for a landing Sunday, in both the main room and dome of the SAT operating in parallel, with recommended sets from Acid Pauli, Moomin and Steevio & Suzybee<\/p>\n The Keychange :: Amplify: Symposium <\/b><\/p>\n At the heart of this edition MUTEK highlights women in digital arts and electronic music in both the regular performance program and during a free 2-day symposium taking place August 21 and 22 at the Monument-National. Inspired by its membership as one of the core festivals in the PRS Foundation led Keychange\u00a0initiative, and with the intersection and support of the British Council’s Amplify\u00a0project, the festival connects women creators and innovators from Canada, the UK, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela and the EU under the umbrella: Keychange :: Amplify.<\/p>\n Symposium<\/b><\/p>\n Keynotes, panels, presentations and networking activities\u2014provocative and practical content, the Keychange :: Amplify Symposium and related activities throughout the rest of the week, aim to enliven the conversation, embolden creators and affect real change in the milieu. Discursive activities on August 21 & 22, will be streamed and recorded. The schedule of events and speakers is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Keynotes<\/u><\/p>\n 20 Years of female:pressure with Electric Indigo<\/p>\n Sonic (Cyber)feminisms: Strategies, Contestations and Possibilities with Marie Thompson<\/p>\n An Avatar Is Born with Skawennati<\/p>\n What Does Field Transformation Sound Like? Mapping Feminist Movement in Electronic Music & Sound Cultures with Tara Rodgers<\/p>\n Panels:<\/u><\/p>\n Hot Buttons: On Quotas, Biology, the Meritocracy and More<\/p>\n Breaking the Binary: Sound\/Noise, Wanted\/Unwanted, Masculine\/Feminine<\/p>\n (Re-en)gendering the Arts & Industry: Institutional Action<\/p>\n Signature Visions: Art, Tech & Soul<\/p>\n Beyond the Why: A Diversity in Curation How-To<\/p>\n Gathering The Momentum: Possible Futures<\/p>\n Artists participating in the Keychange :: Amplify performance program are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"