05 Sep

20:30

Frascati

Nes 63, , Amsterdam

A live excavation of sounds from the body-archive, exploring our relationship with sound as a gateway to our life experiences.

Sat, 5 Sep 2026 20:30

Frascati, Amsterdam

Sun, 6 Sep 2026 19:00

Frascati, Amsterdam

Mon, 7 Sep 2026 21:15

Frascati, Amsterdam

Tue, 8 Sep 2026 19:00

Frascati, Amsterdam

Fringe: Sound Body

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What happens when we bring to light the sounds that are in our lives? What possibilities for action arise when we voice our most soothing and our most stimulating sounds?

Sound Body is a multimedia performance in ‘sono-archaeology,’ an investigation into the body as a sound archive and excavation site.

Using remembered and collected sounds, Kim Baraka explores our relationship with sound as a gateway to our life experiences. Based on an archive of sounds, ranging from the 2020 Beirut explosion, the sound of Israeli drones constantly occupying Lebanese airspace, and nonsensical poems written by loved ones, Sound Body is a live excavation of buried sounds experienced from a distance through looped sound compositions and movement.

The performance invites us to reflect on our individual and collective paths in relation to heritage, connection, and memory in a world that repeatedly tears us apart.

About Kim Baraka

Kim Baraka is a Lebanese-born dance artist and AI scientist based in Amsterdam. Improvisation is central to his artistic practice as a non-verbal language to connect with current circumstances, focusing primarily on exploring the boundary between dance and (real-time) vocal composition.

He has performed internationally and shown his own work, including at Frascati. He was previously a member of the Beirut Dance Company (Lebanon) and the Pillow Projects Company (Pittsburgh). As a freelancer, he has collaborated with artists and researchers in dance, theater, fashion design, photography, film, and philosophy.

In 2024, Kim played the lead role in the award-winning short film Cobalt, a visual philosophical essay on the future relationship between humans and non-humans. He is also the founder of Impromptu Amsterdam, a platform dedicated to sharing interdisciplinary improvisation knowledge with and from the community.