Insel

Performance and installation. Vallisaari, Helsinki. 2018.

“Insel” was a site sensitive performance that invited the audience to travel to the island of Vallisaari, just off the coast of Helsinki, Finland. Dealing with questions of home, abandonment, archaeology and memory, it consisted of two audio installations, a room installation, and a one-on-one performance. As part of the process I collected drift matter from the shores of the island where I spent several weeks. From some o the materials I created a bench and a stool that formed the room installation together with pieces of driftwood and other found objects.

“The boat to Vallisaari”
The audience listened to this track using headphones and a mp3 player. The length of it corresponds roughly with the duration of the ferry trip from Helsinki to the island of Vallisaari.

Tyyntyminen

Madhouse. Helsinki. 2020.

  • Photo by Venla Helenius

This performance-essay about parks was conceived by Venla Helenius and Milka Luhtaniemi. The sound design consisted of a 8.1 surround arrangement, the base being recordings of spoken word, both in Finnish and English. Additionally, I worked with live loops of Livia Schweizer’s flute playing. The material for the composed parts of the sound design also consists mainly of sampled flute sounds. We were happy to use Tatu Nenonen’s self-built subwoofer (which also served as part of the set design with a summer-meadow growing on top of it).

An edit of the ending of Tyyntyimen. This piece is originally 12 minutes long. During most of it the space is empty of the performers.

CREDITS
Concept, texts, performing, spatial design: Venla Helenius and Milka Luhtaniemi
Lighting design and spatial design: Sofia Palillo
Sound design and composition: Johannes Birlinger
Flutist and improvisation: Livia Schweizer
Voice over: Aino Lintunen
English translation: Eve Lahikainen

Wer Werden

Staatstheater Mainz. By Hannah Biedermann & Ensemble. 2020.

  • Photo by Andreas Etten

In this research-based performance about questions of personal future, professions, identity, I worked with 4 tape recorders on stage. The sound design was the result of a meticulous choreography of playing back different tapes by the performers. On the tapes were pieces of music relevant to themselves but also edits of interviews with children and other experts as well as composed sound design and music by myself.

Deformation (using various text-snippets from youtube videos)
Unbrauchbar

Perfect Family

Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf. By Hannah Biedermann & Ensemble. 2019.

  • Photo by Thomas Rabsch

“Perfect Family — Eine Glücksforschung von Menschen mit Behinderung.”
By Hannah Biedermann und Ensemble. Premiere 2019. Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf. Music and Sounddesign: Johannes Birlinger.

Alberts Tango
Allein und frei
Größe: 1,49
Ronsdorfer Straße

My Money My

Ballhaus Ost Berlin. Kompanie Kopfstand. 2016.

An interactive performance about money, being rich, being poor, injustice and fun. Created by Kompanie Kopfstand, based on extensive research including three workshops with young people.

Bilderschleuder
Kreditfalle

Mirna

Documentary. Directed by Wolfgang Reinke. 2014.

Super low-res version of the Prologue of 2013 documentary “mirna” by Wolfgang reinke. I used different end-loops vinyl records to create the background. Accordion for the single notes.

Mirna
Mirna Titel
Mirna Teaser