guest artists
Oxana Omelchuk, born in Belarus, studied with Johannes Fritsch and Michael Beil at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln.
In addition to her compositional activities, she performs as a musician in various formations. Her range as a performing musician is also reflected in her works. Characteristic for her compositions is not the aim to create something completely new, but rather to transform existing, rediscovered things into the present.
For some years now, Omelchuk’s work has been strongly influenced by her involvement with synthesizers.
This also affects the way she composes. Composing with modular synthesizers means developing works out of experimental trial arrangements and improvisational processes.
Since 2020, Oxana Omelchuk has been part of the Polar Publik collective, a community of artists from the genres of dance, theatre, new music and visual arts, whose transdisciplinary projects at the interface of art and science are dedicated to current relationships and situations in which the phenomena of power and powerlessness become explicit.
Oxana Omelchuck was guest artist for Wellenbad n°1 at Münsterthereme Düsseldorf.
Anna Schütten (*1989 in Cologne) understands listening as an artistic action and looks for ways to share listening into soundscapes through performances and installations, e.g. with her long-term project ‘Flüstertechno’, in which she records underwater soundscapes of various bodies of water. After studies of Freie Kunst at the Kunstakademie Karlsruhe and Epistemic Media at the RSH Düsseldorf her artistic practice often consists of site-specific compositions on the tilting point between visual arts and music.
Anna Schütten was guest artist for Wellenbad n°1 at Frankenbad Bonn.
Nina Pixel is an artist, focusing on sound and video. She explores heritage and incorporates nature’s knowledge into her work. Her project, ANCESTRAL ARCHEOLOGY, redefined Slovak folklore for modern times, and currently she is studying natural patterns and their connection to human existence. Her music and videos symbolize transformation, decay, and renewal, reflecting the emotional stages of grief, healing, and personal renewal. Nina is particularly interested in utilizing rituals and the
healing power of sound.
Nina Pixel was guest artist for Wellenbad n°3 at Stadtbad Berlin-Neukölln.
Tomoko Sauvage is a Paris-based Japanese composer and artist who is best known for her long-time musical and performance practice on her original instrumentarium assembling water, ceramics and electronics. Her work centers around tactile materiality of vibrant objects and the use of the chance as a compositional method. Sauvage has performed at Barbican Centre, Palais de Tokyo, Maerz Musik, Musée d’art moderne de Paris, Manifesta 13, Roskilde Festival and RIBOCA, and her installation and video works have been shown at Sharjah Art Foundation, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art and Maison Tave
Tomoko Sauvage was guest artist for Wellenbad n°4 at Lentpark Cologne.
team
Esther Schneider (* in Würzburg) lives and works in and from Düsseldorf. From 2013-2018 she was employed at FFT Düsseldorf, in the artistic administration office and as an assistant to the artistic director and management. Since 2015, she has also been working freelanced as a producer and company manager in various contexts of the independent performing arts. One of her main focuses is on theatre for young audiences, where she has a long-standing collaboration with director Wera Mahne and the joint performance group Leute wie die (NRW/Berlin). From 2016-2021 she was member of the Cologne-based performance group pulk fiktion. Esther works regularly for various events and festivals, in the 2021/22 season, she took over the interim management of the international festival Theaterformen (Hanover/Braunschweig). Esther is also a communication assistant for German Sign Language.
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cooperations
Wellenbad projects have been realised in cooperation with:
Bädergesellschaft Düsseldorf
Berliner Bäder-Betriebe
Bonner Bäder
Institut für Wasserbau und Wasserwirtschaft der RWTH Aachen
Schneidersladen
Superbooth 2024
Theater Aachen – MörgensLab
funding
Wellenbad projects have been supported by:
aventis foundation
Bezirksamt Berlin-Neukölln, Fachbereich Kultur
Bundesstadt Bonn
FormatArt e.V.
Freibad Freunde Friesdorf e.V.
Freunde und Förderer der RWTH Aachen e.V.
Josef Wund Stiftung
Jugend- und Kulturstiftung der Sparkasse Aachen
Karin und Uwe Hollweg Stiftung
Kulturamt der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf
Musikfonds e.V.
Rudolf Augstein Stiftung
Sparkasse Köln-Bonn
sponsoring
Wellenbad is supported by:
KOAN-AKUSTIK / sound.solutions