Biography

 m a r i a l u i s a   c a p u r s o





Italian singer, sound and visual artist, composer , performer. (born in November 1982)

My work is multidisciplinary and focused on the connection between voice, body, breath, sound, field recordings, sound poetry, listening, movement and improvisation. I investigate and explore the realm of acoustic sounds and electronic interfaces as extension of human voice. Art and life, sound and movement, the common line is the improvisation which leads me to research and to create new worlds.

I want to be a membrane through which places, visions, sounds, memories, voices, travel. My work incorporates all the experiences I make by living, by travelling, by l i s t e n i n g .

Everything spawns from the urgency I carry inside myself, and from the need to create an artistic dimension I belong to, an intimate and pure dimension devoid of any sort of strict rules, and shareable with whoever wishes to be part of it. A search towards the essence, leading to a continuous discovery of new worlds, real and unreal, deformed, imaginary, mystic, irriverent and extreme worlds. Tuning in with the outside, with space and events, actions become ritual, short circuit, a flow of alteration.

 

Cantante, sound e visual artist, compositrice, performer. (nata nel novembre del 1982).

La mia ricerca artistica è multidisciplinare, e pone l'attenzione sulla connessione tra voce, respiro, suono, field recording, poesia sonora, ascolto, movimento e improvvisazione. Investigo lo spazio dei suoni acustici ed elettronici, utilizzando interfacce elettroniche come estensione della voce umana. Arte e vita, suono e movimento, hanno come linea comune quella dell'improvvisazione, che mi guida nella ricerca e nella creazione di nuovi mondi.

Voglio essere una membrana attraverso la quale, luoghi, visioni, suoni, memorie e voci, viaggino. Il mio lavoro artistico incorpora tutte le esperienze di viaggio, di vita quotidiana, in cui sono in ascolto.

Tutto è dettato dall’urgenza che porto dentro, dalla necessità di creare una dimensione artistica che mi appartenga, una dimensione intima, pura, avulsa da ogni tipo di regolamentazione imposta, e condivisibile con gli altri che vogliano farne parte. Una ricerca verso l’essenza che porti a scoprire continuamente nuovi mondi, reali e non, deformati, onirici, immaginari, mistici, dissacranti, estremi. In ascolto con l'esterno, con lo spazio,con gli eventi, l'azione diventa rituale, cortocircuito,flusso di alterazione

 

Significant Experiences :

2022

25.02 Broadcast for Radiofunk Culture "Die Patriarchal Schlange-Oni Saure"

2021

15.09- 15.12 Radio Art Residency Weimar, Bauhaus Universität

24.11 ACC Gallery in Weimar, Marialuisa talks about her project Rubedo and invites the four artist Mari Fumai(Sisters) Tita Tummillo (BIG) and Leo Kay(Unfinished Business) for sharing and discussing about anti patriarchal practices

3.11 Performing Architecture Biennale di Venezia, organized by Goethe-Institute, with Radio Papesse, radio performance "Rubedo_Rituals"

1.08-6.09 residency and performance "Somatic Taranta" a research on Tarantism with Hannah Shakti Buhler 

2-10.06 video-performance of sound body space image "Through/Beyond" funded by Custodiamo La Cultura TPP Bari with Qualibò and Alisia Cruciani


2020

23.08 Cavo Fest, electronic Festival in Parco Santa Geffa, Trani “Boites De Reves” concert of experimental pop/electronic

24.07 Arena Expostmoderno Bari “Alice in Wonderland” Collettivo Marile Repaosuri

15.07 Saline Margherita di Savoia “Dei muri : Il cielo è di tutt*”, performance voice and movement with M. Tanzi

9.07 Psychiatric Center Bisceglie “Dei muri : Il cielo è di tutt*”, performance voice and movement with M. Tanzi

13.03 – 4.05 Recordings and performance at Tenuta Cantine Imperatore, Adelfia

Collettivo Marile Repaosuri with the project “I giorni dello stupore”

13.02 Petersbrug Art Space in Berlin, performance with R.Stolyar, S.Hall, E.Steyer

14.02 Atelier Lisa Simpson in Berlin, performance of “Brush Skin Soft” CA/BR/ITA band

 

2019

24-25.11 Arcoiris Cultural Center in Bari , “Into your mouth_tra bocca e voce” performance with Iula Marzulli

25.10 WonderRadio Feminist Palinsest “VoxFem”in Terlizzi, singing and talking about my research on african music

13.10 Cultural and Political Center Convochiamoci per Bari, concert of african music“Berberè” with D.Lopez

5.10 Eremo Sant’Onofrio, playing my compositions for the Theatre performance “Il Silenzio” with A.Gallo

15.09 Waiting for Nazra, political and cultural event , singing songs for “Mahmud Darwish – Undici Pianeti”

9.09 Rec Festival Casa delle Arti in Conversano, “REC Ensemble” orchestra of improvisers

26.08 Disorder Festival in Eboli with “OEOAS” orchestra of improvisers

19.08 Imaginaria Film Festival in Conversano “Iunae Lumen” with SubArdente ensemble of improvisers

4.07 series of impro concerts in the countryside in Monopoli, presentation of “Canto Plastico” with C.Liuzzi and       W.Forestieri

26.04 Phoemina Festival, Ex Asilo Filangieri in Naples “Into your mouth_tra bocca e voce”

14.04 Casa Espiritu, series of performance in Taranto, “Boites de Reves”

12.04 Arcoiris Cultural Center in Bari, Premiere of “Boites de Reves”

29.03 Radio Palinsest in Mola di Bari, Interviewing Boites de Reves

13.01 Arcane Visioni Series Festival in Adelfia “Boites de Reves” performance voice and electronic

 

2018

26-29.09 Tempo al Tempo Festival in Bruxelles, project of a series of improv performances, inclusive music in Molenbeek

24.09 BIG gender film festival in Bari, Premiere performance “Into your mouth_tra bocca e voce” with I.Marzulli

23.10 Ex Caserma Rossani Contagi Festival in Bari, voice and movement performance with M.Tanzi

17.10 Verso Sud Festival in Corato with “OEOAS”orchestra of improvisers

25.09 Space is the Place Festival in Monopoli, solo voice and movement performance

6.05 Spazio 13 Serie Carne Sonica in bari, voice and movement performance “Like a wave, echoing”with C.Chiatti

4.06 Spazio 13 Città & Corpo, curating the series “Blue Monday” dance and music improv

19.05 Azioni in Danza Festival TPP in Barletta, with the performance “Inner Lines” voice and movement with S.Bizzoca and C.Di Palma

23.03 Teatro delle Pietre Brindisi, performance “Madre 2.0” with S.Pallizzotto, A.Gallo, Omayra Ghenoi Oios

8.03 Cinema Kinetta, serie Hertz-Suoni, composing music for the movie”Berlino-Sinfonia di una grande citta”

2.03-6.05 Curator of “Carne Sonica”, avant-guarde, experimetal series of performance in Apulia

16.02 Spazio 13 cultural center, festival Connessioni with solo performance “Rural Tableau” fiel recordings, voice and movement

28.01 Factor Hill Performance Festival, Exviri Space Noicattaro, “38Hz” electroacoustic, voice and movement performance with P. Alfeo

5-9.01 Zone Umide in Bari, curator of the Avant-guarde Serie of impro music, and playing with J.B.Godet

 

2017

17-23.12 Focare Artist in Residence in Villa Littorio, working with perception of the voice and body in the nature

28.11-10.12 Artist In Residence at Rigenera in Palo del Colle, witth “38Hz”research on pleasure frequencies

29.5-9.07 Pinkno Hana Canadian Tour  with Ben Brown, many concerts from Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival, to Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Mid Summer Festival, Resonance Club in Montrèal/Quebec City/Vancouver/Smithers/Gabriolo Island/Victoria Island. (soon uploading of the complete program)

19.05 Lake Studios in Berlin, “Unfinished Fridays 38”, performance of a Studio “Saturno Gabbiano Horses, Poetry has soft borders” with the performer Daniela Marcozzi

12-14MIA Festival Atouguia Da Baleia in Portugal, Rural Tableau performance with Alvaro Rosso, Joao Madeira, Carlos Canhao, Luiz Rocha, Miguel Mira, Joao Pedro Viegas.

27.04  XB-Liebig in Berlin, Multiversal #72 series, voice duo performance with Erika Sofia Sollo.

12-14.04 Pinkno Hana mini tour in South of Italy : Exviri in Noicattaro, Cabaret Voltaire in Bari, BKK in Mola di Bari with Ben Brown

26.03 Caffè Letterario in Barletta, Springtime Jazz Festival, Sonds in Sagittarius with Giancarlo Pirro

18.03 Hublab in Andria, Sonorizzazioni #2 series, Projection of the silent Movie Tuvalù and live sound with Louis De Cicco

12.03 Ridola Caffè in Matera, Springtime Jazz Festival, Sonds in Sagittarius with Giancarlo Pirro

8.03 Castello in Bisceglie, Art Exihibition Vernissage, Performance with Adolfo La Volpe and Vittorio Gallo

20-24.02 Gruentaler9 Gallery in Berlin, Pinkno Hana Durational Performance “Operazione Composizione” with Ben Brown11.02 Hublab in Andria, Sonorizzazioni #1series, La Altena


2016

1.11.2016 projection of the video "Rural Tableau, the lived, the perceived, the present" + esecution of the composition released in Vouzela residency 9-29.10 BINAURAL NODAR(Soccos) "Rural Tableau", rural soundscapes, research resindency in Vouzela, Portugal
28-30.09 1-2.10 MULTI SLOW concerts with Arvind Ganga and Amand Levyraz in Lubjana, Vrhnica, Trbolje, Bistrica ob Sotli
26-27.08 CAMERA SONORA performance at Bloody Milk Gallery, in Aalborg
5-15.08 teaching workshop MOVING VOICES at La Casina Settarte, in Ostuni
14-24.07 CAMERA SONORA artistic residency and festival Suoni di Monte d'oro, and Festival Liminaria, in Montorio al Vomano, San Marco dei Cavoti and Ginestra degli Schiavoni
10.07 MED'ENSEMBLE video performance for the Festival Suoni della Murgia, Altamura
10-14.06 Tour with Amand Levyraz, Marcello Busato, Wojtek Bajda in Lausanne, Freiburg, Neuchatel, Basel

9-13.05 EN RESPIRANT releasing concerts with JeanMarc Foussa in Paris

7-8.05 Festival MIA, Atouguia da Baleia, Portugal

19.02 releasing of the album "En Respirant" with JeanMarc Foussat, FOU RECORDS

15-30.01 GIFT QUARTET Tour with Yedo Gibson, Vasco Trilla, Carlo Mascolo

2015 

12-30.10 Grant and residency as GUEST COMPOSER at EMS, Stockholm, Sweden
3-11.10 "Camera Sonora" durational performance, Installation "Sonora Memoria", Contemporary dance Festival Visioni di  (p)Arte, Teatro Kismet Opera, Bari, Italy
10.07 "Pulpy Blossom" Coffi Festival, Berlin, Germany
14.07 "We are stardust" OT301 Amsterdam, Netherlands
16-24.07 recording and residence "Alternative Oblique/Improvising being", Paris, France
19.06 voice and dance performance "Al13, liquid identity", Quadriennial of Design, Prague, Czech Republic
(continuing performances activity as free improviser in solo and groups with several projects around Europe)

2014

voice and sound in the caves, vocal performance "MED-ea", several performances in Gravina, Matera, Cisternino, Canosa, Italy
1.09-10.09 residence and performance "Biarteca" Festival, Oretto Superiore, Italy
27-28.06 Napa field recording installation "A piece of world at every moment", Glogauair residence, Berlin, Germany

2013

28.01-23.03 Grant and performances "Utopia" with Kommando Himmelfahrt musiktheater company at Kampnagel Theater, Hamburg, Germany
15.11-18.12 performances in dutch churches  "Amor" with C-Scope dance company, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Den Haag, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2012

2-20.03 studies and several performances "Madrigale Appena Narrabile" with Societas Raffaello Sanzio, Pistoia, Bologna, Cesena, Italy

2011

7.12 Hommage to Sylvano Bussotti, solo voice performance "Lettura di Braibanti" , with and to Bussotti at Museum of experimental arts L'Aquila, Italy

2010

23-24.07 Hommage to Domenico Guaccero, solo voice performance "Esercizi" premiere at San Pietro Church, Monopoli, Italy
8-10.02 recording and concert with Hocus Pocus Orchestra and William Parker "What Shall We Do" Silta Records, Monopoli, Italy