Description

This workshop will address the theme “Amplified and/or non-amplified: provoking a space as instrument.” Architectural and environmental conditions deeply influence how sound art and performance are experienced. How do composers and performers engage with space? What intentions guide our choices of amplification, sounding objects, and instruments? How do we transform constraints and affordances of specific sites into creative opportunities?

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Preliminary schedule

• Presentation of Akama’s work.
• Short 15 min presentations by CIRMMT members on related research-creation practices (3 presenters)
• Group discussion and exchange on techniques, intentions, and future developments (all attendees).
• A hands-on collaborative activity using simple materials (e.g. cardboard) to explore space, sound, and amplification together (10 active participants).

Participation is limited to 10 active spots. We are also interested in identifying 3 presenters for 15 min talks discussing their practice. Additional attendees are welcome but will take part as observers only.

Call for Presentations

To apply as a presenter, active participant, or attendee, please fill out this MS registration form.

Those wishing to present must submit the following via the MS form: 

• presentation title.
• 150-word abstract.

Deadline to submit a proposal to present: 15 September, 2025.

Important note

This event takes place on September 30th, Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a federal statutory holiday. Participation is entirely voluntary. We encourage attendees to wear orange as a symbol of remembrance for Indigenous children forced into residential schools, and to reflect on the broader histories of colonialism, assimilation, and cultural erasure.