For this event, composer and vocalist Laura Bowler (whose work has been featured by the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Opera House, among others) has written a new piece for CyberPiano virtuoso Zubin Kanga and Ensemble Klang. The work will receive its world premiere this evening; its music is, all at once, joyful, violent, and grotesque.

Laura Bowler is a composer and singer specializing in multidisciplinary works and music theatre. The arts journalism platform The Arts Desk has described her as a composer, performer, and provocateur who excels across all three fronts. Bowler has collaborated with leading ensembles and orchestras worldwide, including the Royal Opera House, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Also appearing at Korzo this evening is the "anti-disciplinary" ensemble Pensive Vivifier. Their brand of "anxious clubbing"—a blend of dreamy vocals, saxophone, and synths—will sweep you along, dancing and screaming, into a space defined by both vulnerability and explosiveness.

Additionally, the trio Flowers/Ghosts&Echoes will transport us into a stylized audiovisual world, rich with improvisation and rhythmic structures drawn from sources such as contemporary experimental dance and club culture.

Symbolism in the work of Laura Bowler

The technological elements in Laura Bowler’s piece for Ensemble Klang and Zubin Kanga serve as a symbol for human insatiability and our excessive consumption of resources. Kanga uses sensors—integrated into his CyberPiano and attached to his fingers—to trigger various sounds. In this way, the human body is transformed into an instrument that fuels the technology. Ensemble Klang invites you to dream and to listen, in the hope of sparking new thoughts and inspiring positive action. Will you join the journey?