Album Release Party & Poetry Concert
»THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN F. & F.« is a musical collaboration between Shannon Sullivan (poetry, performance), Simon Schmidt (guitar, chromatic kalimba, xaphoon, effects), and Ali Hasan (percussion).
Image gallery
Shannon Sullivan
Ali Hasan
Simon Schmidt
Shannon Sullivan
Shannon Sullivan
In the »DIFFERENCE BETWEEN F. & F.« the skyscraper
recurs as a metaphor. The poems question: who jumps off, who falls off,
and why? Which lives are sacrificed in the course of erecting such an
imposing monument?
The listener is taken on a whirlwind tour through a
world off balance: excruciating work schedules, environmental
destruction, isolation, violence, war. With a keen eye towards the
interrelatedness of collective and personal histories, the texts shine
light on hidden networks of entangled webs. The music is the heartbeat
which propels the listener towards transformation.
Shannon Sullivan is
known for the percussive power of her interdisciplinary poetic
performances. 2022 she was nominated for the European-wide poetry
network »Versopolis«.
Her poetry confronts the dark spaces of the personal and collective
psyches with an intent on transformation. With a keen eye, she
penetrates the interrelatedness of microcosm and macrocosm.
The images
in her work range from deeply personal to global as she careens through
an almost dizzying kaleidoscope of emotional landscapes. Interweaving
music and poetry is a passion of Sullivan’s. Sound and rhythm provide
the heartbeat which propels the listener towards metamorphosis.
Her work
has been shown in numerous festivals in Europe and beyond; her poems
have been translated into German, French, Spanish, Armenian, Slovak,
Dutch, and Italian. Her poetry collection »What the Sun Means« was
published in a biligual version in June 2024. »THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN F. & F.«, a collaboration with the musicians Ali
Hasan and Simon Schmidt, has now been recorded as her first full-length
album.
Ali Hasan is
a Berlin-based musician, percussionist, and healing artist with roots
in Syria. Known for his vibrant rhythms, he performs both solo and with
groups like Pulsar Collective and Dabke Community Dance by Sasha Waltz
& Guests. Ali is also a recognized physical therapist from the
Akademie der Gesundheit Berlin/Brandenburg e.V., blending his
therapeutic skills with his art.
As co-founder and Art Curator of
BAYNATNA, the Arabic-German Library, he champions Arabic and
international arts, The library has been awarded accolades such as »THE
POWER OF THE ART 2020. transforming society.« At the Humboldt Forum, he
performs and curates music with the Resident Music Collective. Ali has
been also recognised with many international press online platforms and
TV.
Simon Schmidt aka Blindsmyth - the Berlin-based musician is usually more known for his dreamy yet energetic electronic live sets under the moniker Blindsmyth.
For this unique performance he will explore his experimental side,
drawing influences from his study in Composition in the Netherlands and
improvising in Berlin’s vibrant and eclectic music scene.
He runs his
prepared guitar, a self-built chromatic Kalimba and primitive reed
Instruments through an arsenal of self- programmed effects; resulting in
intricate soundscapes and eerie noises.
We would like to point out that the lift in the building is unfortunately not working at the moment. For this reason, access is currently restricted. We would like to apologise for this.
Additional information
U8 Rosenthaler Platz
TRAM 50 M1 M8
Bus 142 N8 N40
S1 S2 S25 S26 Nordbahnhof
A note on (not only) our own behalf: Finding a parking space around the Lettrétage is really no fun. If you don't use your car to get here, you'll save yourself a lot of stress and bad moods - and help us to make the event more sustainable bit by bit.
Informationen zur Barrierefreiheit
We would like to point out that the elevator in the building is unfortunately not working at the moment. For this reason, access is currently restricted. We would like to apologize for this.
Participating artists
Shannon Sullivan
Simon Schmidt
Ali Hasan
Dates
September 2024
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