Do you think music is only for persons with 'normal' ears? I don't

Jay Afrisando

Despite the vast growth of diversity in music/arts practices, the general bodies of knowledge tend to neglect how diverse our hearing-listening profiles are, which affects how people generally think about music/arts and how artists and arts stakeholders do their practices. Through this talk, Jay Afrisando invites the audience to rethink and unlearn what we call "music" and share some best practices to tackle ableism in music/arts practices.

Jay Afrisando is a composer and multimedia artist working on aural diversity, disability, accessibility, and decolonizing arts practices, manifested in multisensory and antidisciplinary practices ranging from music-theater to installation, filmmaking, participatory performance, and listening walk. He is a DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Fellow 2024 and an Assistant Professor of Music at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

@jay_afrisando

https://www.jayafrisando.com

22 Jan 2025, 7:00pm

UdK SoundS
Lietzenburger Str. 45
3.OG, 315
10789 Berlin

Accessibility

Venue
The event will take place on the third floor of the UdK building at Lietzenburger Strasse 45. There is step-free access to the building from the rear entrance via Schaperstrasse. There is an elevator that grants access to the 3rd floor from the main lobby of the builidng.

Public Transport
The nearest metro station with step-free access is U-Kufürstendamm which connects to the U1 and U9.

Times and admission:
The event will start at 7pm. If required, we can offer you earlier admission from 6:45 pm so that you can familiarize yourself with the surroundings and choose your seat.

Admission is free.
Late admission after the start of the event is possible. The duration of the event is approx. 90 minutes. There will be a break of approx. 20 minutes during the event.

Seating & sensory stimuli:
The seating available consists of wooden chairs with backrests.

The event tends to have a moderate sound volume. The event room will be darkened with projection light. The venue is heated by central heating. The event is not immersive. The event takes place in a spacious room.

Event type:
The event is planned as an Artist Presentation & Talk. This means that the evening will take place in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere. You are free to move around, leave and come back whenever you like. The event is planned to be sensory-friendly. This means that care is taken to reduce strong sensory stimuli to create a place that is as pleasant as possible for everyone. Loud noises and intense lighting effects are avoided.

Language:
The event will be held in English and will be accompanied by real-time automatic captioning.

Contact persons:
If you have any further questions about accessibility, please email or call Thomas Clarke: t.clarke@udk-berlin.de / 00352661476905
If you have any questions or require assistance on site, please contact a present member of staff.

sic! sound in context

Lecture series with international guests on sound art, electronic composition and sound-related media art with talks, presentations and lecture performances.

A cooperation of
Sound Studies and Sonic Arts  (MA) | UdK Berlin
UdK Berlin UNI.K  | Studio for electroacoustic composition, sound art and sound research

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