The concept was based on the idea to build a multi-genre creative laboratories working on regular basis in Wroclaw and partner cities. There was a core of Wroclaw artists that met regularly and were visited by selected artists from partner countries (Dublin, Herning, Ghent, Dortmund, London). They worked on a music concept through rehearsals (open to the public as well) and each meeting resulted in a performance.
The following laboratories took place:
Melting Pot Made in Wrocław Lab. 7 / Nov 21-22, 2015
The 7th Melting Pot Lab was a meeting of music and dance. Artists from Poland, Germany, Belgium, Luxemburg, Denmark connected their experiences with dancers from Niezależna Manufaktura Taneczna [Independent Dance Manufacture].
Place: Main Foyer (-1), National Forum of Music, Wrocław
Theme: dance, motion
Partners of this edition: Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Luxemburg
LINE UP:
Poland | Jazztopad www.jazztopad.pl Piotr Damasiewicz – curator, trumpet; Igor Gawlikowski – guitar
4 dancers: Ewa Staroń; Joanna Potkowska; Kaja Osóbka; Agnieszka Durzyńska
Belgium | Handelbeurs Conzertzaal www.handelsbeurs.be Simon Segers – percussion
Germany | JazzWerkRuhr www.jazzwerkruhr.de Caspar van Meel – double bass
Luksemburg | Music LX www.musiclx.lu Michael Reis – piano
Denmark | Swinging Europe (Nordic) www.swinging-europe.dk/DSISE/ Mette Marie Ørnstrup – voice
Open discussion panel / Nov 23, 2015
Place: Red Hall, National Forum of Music, Wrocław
Theme: Balancing the bottom line with innovating programing
Melting Pot Made in Wrocław Lab. 8 / Feb 13-14, 2016
In the eighth edition of Melting Pot, alongside humans, puppets entered the stage – as puppet theater was brought into focus this time. A quartet of free improvisers (saxophone, guitar, trumpet and piano) tried to dialogue with theatre and draw puppets into their own story. The puppets in turn became participants of the improvisation.
Place: Black Hall, National Forum of Music, Wrocław Theme: puppets theater
Partners of this edition: Germany, Belgium
LINE UP:
Poland| Jazztopad www.jazztopad.pl
Piotr Damasiewicz – trumpet
Michał Sember – guitar
Grażyna Wielgus, Sława Tarkowska – puppets theatre
Belgium | Handelbeurs Conzertzaal www.handelsbeurs.be Heleen van Haegenborgh – piano
Germany | JazzWerkRuhr www.jazzwerkruhr.de Andre Meisner – saxophone
Melting Pot Made in Wrocław Lab. 9 – GREAT FINALE / April 30, 2016 – UNESCO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY
The 9th edition of Melting Pot was an extraordinary event – an occasion to conclude experimental ways of communication between various artistic disciplines. The main protagonist of the Melting Pot events is always improvisation. The final meeting was titled Composition for 26 Improvisers. It was a 25-minute piece devoted to the techniques of contemporary music in the 20th and 21st centuries, performed by artists, who performed in previous editions of the Lab. One thing was certain: the score alluded to the previous seven editions of the Melting Pot, and the whole show was an attempt to strike a balance between adherence to the directions given in the score and the freedom of improvisation. In the intermission a special audiovisual presentation took place in Wolności Square, featuring a sculpture by Karol Przestrzelski (from Lab. 5), played by four percussionists. The musicians were accompanied by a group of dancers.
Partners of this edition: Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Estonia
Main Foyer, 6:30 PM
Exhibition: Memories from the previous editions of Melting Pot Made in Wrocław – presentation of movies and works of art
Main Hall, 8:00 PM
Concert JAZZ FEVER – Melting Pot Finale was the first part of the concert
LINE UP:
Poland | Jazztopad www.jazztopad.pl
Piotr Damasiewicz –trumpet, curator
Michał Sember – guitar
Gerard Lebik – saxophone, eletronics
Zbigniew Kozera – double bass
Adam Webster – cello
Jakub Miarczyński – percussion
Władysław Kosendiak – saxophone
Ilona Witkowska – poetry, word
Niezależna Manufaktura Taneczna – dance
Karol Przestrzelski – installation, sculpture
Belgium | Handelbeurs Conzertzaal www.handelsbeurs.be
Karen Willems – drums
Haleen van Haegenbogh – piano
Laurens van Bouwelen – drums
Ruben Machtelinckx – guitar
Germany JazzWerkRuhr www.jazzwerkruhr.de
Felix Fritsche – saxophone
Julius Gabriel – saxophone, clarnet
Fabian Jung – drums
Achim Zepezauer – electronics
Caspar van Meel – double bass
André Meisner – saxophone
Florian Walter – saxophone
Marie Daniels – voice
Estonia | Eesti Jazzliit www.jazz.ee
Laura Remmel – voice
Mart Soo – guitar, electronics
Ireland | Improvised Music Company www.improvisedmusic.ie
Shane Latimer – guitar
Denmark | Swinging Europe (Nordic) www.swinging-europe.dk/DSISE
Mette Marie Ørnstrup – voice
Melting Pot laboratory 7 (November 2015):
Melting Pot laboratory 8 (February 2016):
Melting Pot laboratory 7 (April 2016):
The following laboratories took place:
- Melting Pot Made in Wrocław Lab. 7; workshop: rehearsal and concert + discussion panel, Nov. 2015
- Melting Pot Made in Wrocław Lab. 8; workshop: rehearsal and concert, Feb. 2016
- Melting Pot Made in Wrocław Lab. 9 – GREAT FINAL; workshop: rehearsal and concert, April 2016.
Melting Pot Made in Wrocław Lab. 7 / Nov 21-22, 2015
The 7th Melting Pot Lab was a meeting of music and dance. Artists from Poland, Germany, Belgium, Luxemburg, Denmark connected their experiences with dancers from Niezależna Manufaktura Taneczna [Independent Dance Manufacture].
Place: Main Foyer (-1), National Forum of Music, Wrocław
Theme: dance, motion
Partners of this edition: Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Luxemburg
LINE UP:
Poland | Jazztopad www.jazztopad.pl Piotr Damasiewicz – curator, trumpet; Igor Gawlikowski – guitar
4 dancers: Ewa Staroń; Joanna Potkowska; Kaja Osóbka; Agnieszka Durzyńska
Belgium | Handelbeurs Conzertzaal www.handelsbeurs.be Simon Segers – percussion
Germany | JazzWerkRuhr www.jazzwerkruhr.de Caspar van Meel – double bass
Luksemburg | Music LX www.musiclx.lu Michael Reis – piano
Denmark | Swinging Europe (Nordic) www.swinging-europe.dk/DSISE/ Mette Marie Ørnstrup – voice
Open discussion panel / Nov 23, 2015
Place: Red Hall, National Forum of Music, Wrocław
Theme: Balancing the bottom line with innovating programing
Melting Pot Made in Wrocław Lab. 8 / Feb 13-14, 2016
In the eighth edition of Melting Pot, alongside humans, puppets entered the stage – as puppet theater was brought into focus this time. A quartet of free improvisers (saxophone, guitar, trumpet and piano) tried to dialogue with theatre and draw puppets into their own story. The puppets in turn became participants of the improvisation.
Place: Black Hall, National Forum of Music, Wrocław Theme: puppets theater
Partners of this edition: Germany, Belgium
LINE UP:
Poland| Jazztopad www.jazztopad.pl
Piotr Damasiewicz – trumpet
Michał Sember – guitar
Grażyna Wielgus, Sława Tarkowska – puppets theatre
Belgium | Handelbeurs Conzertzaal www.handelsbeurs.be Heleen van Haegenborgh – piano
Germany | JazzWerkRuhr www.jazzwerkruhr.de Andre Meisner – saxophone
Melting Pot Made in Wrocław Lab. 9 – GREAT FINALE / April 30, 2016 – UNESCO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY
The 9th edition of Melting Pot was an extraordinary event – an occasion to conclude experimental ways of communication between various artistic disciplines. The main protagonist of the Melting Pot events is always improvisation. The final meeting was titled Composition for 26 Improvisers. It was a 25-minute piece devoted to the techniques of contemporary music in the 20th and 21st centuries, performed by artists, who performed in previous editions of the Lab. One thing was certain: the score alluded to the previous seven editions of the Melting Pot, and the whole show was an attempt to strike a balance between adherence to the directions given in the score and the freedom of improvisation. In the intermission a special audiovisual presentation took place in Wolności Square, featuring a sculpture by Karol Przestrzelski (from Lab. 5), played by four percussionists. The musicians were accompanied by a group of dancers.
Partners of this edition: Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Estonia
Main Foyer, 6:30 PM
Exhibition: Memories from the previous editions of Melting Pot Made in Wrocław – presentation of movies and works of art
Main Hall, 8:00 PM
Concert JAZZ FEVER – Melting Pot Finale was the first part of the concert
LINE UP:
Poland | Jazztopad www.jazztopad.pl
Piotr Damasiewicz –trumpet, curator
Michał Sember – guitar
Gerard Lebik – saxophone, eletronics
Zbigniew Kozera – double bass
Adam Webster – cello
Jakub Miarczyński – percussion
Władysław Kosendiak – saxophone
Ilona Witkowska – poetry, word
Niezależna Manufaktura Taneczna – dance
Karol Przestrzelski – installation, sculpture
Belgium | Handelbeurs Conzertzaal www.handelsbeurs.be
Karen Willems – drums
Haleen van Haegenbogh – piano
Laurens van Bouwelen – drums
Ruben Machtelinckx – guitar
Germany JazzWerkRuhr www.jazzwerkruhr.de
Felix Fritsche – saxophone
Julius Gabriel – saxophone, clarnet
Fabian Jung – drums
Achim Zepezauer – electronics
Caspar van Meel – double bass
André Meisner – saxophone
Florian Walter – saxophone
Marie Daniels – voice
Estonia | Eesti Jazzliit www.jazz.ee
Laura Remmel – voice
Mart Soo – guitar, electronics
Ireland | Improvised Music Company www.improvisedmusic.ie
Shane Latimer – guitar
Denmark | Swinging Europe (Nordic) www.swinging-europe.dk/DSISE
Mette Marie Ørnstrup – voice
Melting Pot laboratory 7 (November 2015):
Melting Pot laboratory 8 (February 2016):
Melting Pot laboratory 7 (April 2016):
