The SCRIABIN SONATAS Reimagined, Part 2

Hard to believe. Our 6th project – our biggest release is out. This time we were a team of 20+ people in total, to create the performance and then the postproduction of the video. Planning the content, concepts, artistic, logistical, and organizational decisions, team building, schedule, travel arrangements, funding, bureaucracy, administration, [international] taxation, reports, communication with university offices, and video postproduction decision-making. Performing some hardest piano repertoire, dance improvisation, a light show, building installations, and spreading perfumes throughout the hall.

This year marks a decade since the start of creation of Intertwining Arts multi- and crossdisciplinary projects.

Over the years we have created 6 full-scope productions and performed in 5 European countries (unfortunately our U.S. performance could not happen due to the 2020 lockdown – otherwise it would also be 6).

The latest project involved five artistic genres: music, dance, light, installations, and scent. Simultaneously.

It was a very long way. It is impossible to count the people, who helped during all these years. So many. A huge hug to you all.

Some people have behaved differently. Very much so, if we can put it… gently. There is something we could say to those, but since this is a post of celebration, we don’t want to concentrate on this for the moment – however, you get the idea.

We have just released our final project in this format. There is nothing currently on the list for Intertwining Arts, which was never the case since 2014.

Today we are proudly closing off the project “The SCRIABIN SONATAS Reimagined, Part 2” and Intertwining Arts officially goes on hiatus. The last 10 years have been very vibrant, very mind-blowing, and very much needed to reach goals, to fulfill ambitions, to understand people, to discover new [more profound] ways of art-making, and of course - to close off some open personal issues.

A huge thank you goes to the entire team for making it come true.

It’s been four years of work just on this production alone.

We did it. And now we are incredibly happy to welcome you to join us in the celebration of this journey!

The time has come...

…to announce the Sixth and Final Project of Intertwining Arts in the format of the classical piano performance and other visual and performance genres. This is the project many of you have been waiting for. This is the project that involves the biggest team and that I myself have been envisioning, planning, conceptualizing, and preparing for years. This is the project that unites music, movement, space, light, color, scent, and honestly – much more than that. This is the project that has a power stronger than all the other projects we have created altogether over the years. This is the project that can enable you experience a unique multi-sensorial feeling that has never happened to you before. This is the project that dives into the deepest corners of your soul, makes you genuinely look at yourself – face your fears, challenge your force, revamp your abilities, revision your hopes, question your existence, and finally find unity with the universe by dissolving into the eternity.

Yes, you guessed it right. The Five Late Scriabin Sonatas.

The film release date will be announced shortly. Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel in order not to miss the updates!

Stay strong and keep creating,
Elina Akselrud
Artistic Director, Intertwining Arts

VERS LE MYSTÈRE - FILM!

Dear World,

It is wonderful to share that our FIFTH feature-length film has now been RELEASED! We have tried a new format this time, mixing performance, tryouts, and discussion – so it is a real artistic documentary! You can now follow the process and savor the results in the performance, as well as listen to our own observations. Hopefully, you will enjoy it!

Once again, a huge thanks to the Doctoral School for Artistic Research, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz for supporting this project! I now announce “Vers le Mystère” officially closed.

Creatively,
Elina Akselrud
Artistic Director, Intertwining Arts

VERS LE MYSTÈRE - The FILM RELEASE Announcement!

Dear World,

This is super exciting to finally announce that our 5th Crossdisciplinary Film will be released on:

📆 August 23, 2023 @ 20:00 CEST

🌐 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL TO CATCH THE FILM LIVE PREMIERE!

2:00pm ET | 11:00am PT | 8:00pm CEST | 9:00pm EEST

In the meantime please enjoy the video of the live performance of the project at the Theater in the Palais in Graz!

VERS LE MYSTÈRE - A New Project Announcement!

Dear Friends,

We hope that you have had a fulfilling year and have watched our previous films! We are thrilled to finally share the new project’s announcement & trailer with the world: this time we are blending Piano & Contemporary Dance Improvisation!

The project Vers le Mystère is:
• A study of Scriabin’s Miniature in a crossdisciplinary setting (LIVE performance)

• An artistic documentary representing the project from all various angles for an in-depth view:
Research, Experimentation, Performance, Discussion

Live WORLD PREMIERE: OCTOBER 8, 2022 in Graz, Austria

The film release date will be available shortly - please enjoy the film trailer in the meantime!

Messiaen. a BIRDSOUL is RELEASED!

Dear World,

Our FOURTH MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT'S Cinematic Version is RELEASED!

We are wholeheartedly thankful to everyone, who has helped in any possible way: the artists, collaborators, supporters, and friends.

Intertwining Arts is gratefully accepting donations in case you wish to support our current and upcoming projects, you may do so by clicking here.

This month Intertwining Arts has turned 5!

Since 2016 we have performed and released four full-scope productions and have recently started working on our 5th multidisciplinary project.  We promise to keep you posted as soon as we have updates.  In the meantime please share the news about our new film!

Thank You for being with us during these productive 5 years.

The project “Messiaen. a BIRDSOUL” is now officially closed.

Never stop creating,
The Intertwining Arts Team

MESSIAEN. A BIRDSOUL, FILM RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT!

This online premiere will mark the Film Release of the 4th Intertwining Arts multidisciplinary project "Messiaen. A BIRDSOUL". It is an artistic collaboration in a theatrical setting: a combination of music, choreography/dance photo&3D projections, costume design, and stage direction. Multiple artistic elements are woven together to express a plot with a story of a young bird learning how to fly, growing and becoming mature over time, willing to take a risk in order to stay true to her aspirations.

📆 August 21, 2021⠀ @ 21:00 CEST

🌐FILM LIVE PREMIERE ON YOUTUBE - MAKE SURE TO SET YOUR REMINDER ON!

3:00pm ET | 12:00Pm PT | 9:00pm CEST | 10:00pm EEST⠀

PROJECT INFO

WATCH THE BONUS FEATHERS OF THE PROJECT IN THE MEANTIME!

Artistic Blog of Elina Akselrud, the founder and artistic director of Intertwining Arts

The Intertwining Arts founder and artistic director Elina Akselrud created the first video for her new YouTube Blog about artistic projects, organization, research, and her experience in admin, marketing, fundraising, networking, and so on. This is an introductory video, however more topics in detail will follow on a more or less weekly basis. Today is her Birthday and the best gift for her would be if you subscribe to her channel and share this video among artists who might find this information useful. Enjoy your week!

MESSIAEN: A BIRDSOUL - World Premiere

Project cast left to right: Katrin Szamatulski (flute), Marzia Zuliani (dance), Elina Akselrud (piano, production)
Costume elements: Brande Wilkerson

Dear Friends,

It is a huge honor for me to take this opportunity and to thank the entire Intertwining Arts Team for being so great and strong, to thank our audience for showing up despite the unusual seating policies and necessity to keep social distancing, our venue Theater Pavillon Luzern and the provider of our wonderful C.Bechstein B-212 grand piano Musikhaus Gisler for being so flexible and willing to help, and of course, all our supporters for making the premiere and shooting of the film of the project “Messiaen. a BIRDSOUL” happen!

The entire project team worked tirelessly for many countless months developing the concept, planning the staging, learning the repertoire/choreography, preparing for the film shooting and performing... In the spring we have learned the news that the project must be postponed from June due to the COVID-19. We did not know until a few weeks beforehand whether the it would still happen in August, however we were extremely lucky that it was possible!

A grand Thank You from the bottom of my heart goes to every single person and organization who has contributed to creating “Messiaen. a BIRDSOUL” in any way. I cannot wait to start the postproduction of the film! I hope that all of you will have a peaceful wrap up of the summer and that this strange year will be looking up for all from now on. Thank you for being with us.

Sincerely,
Elina Akselrud
Founder & Artistic Director
Intertwining Arts

MESSIAEN: A BIRDSOUL - Project Announcement

Dear WORLD,

We at Intertwining Arts hope that you have seen and enjoyed our latest work, the FILM "TRANSIENCE" that we released recently! Today we are announcing the world premiere of our 4th Project: Messiaen. a BIRDSOUL on August 20, 2020 @ 8 p.m. CET at Theater Pavillon Luzern in Switzerland!

Elina Akselrud, piano
Marzia Zuliani, contemporary dance
Ernst Kehrli, 3D projections
Sarah Brower, choreography
Katrin Szamatulski, flute
Brande Wilkerson, costume elements

Music: the 'Bird' piano pieces by Olivier Messiaen outside of the “Bird Catalogue”: “Petites Esquisses d'Oiseaux”, “La Fauvette des Jardins”, “La Merle Noir” (with flute)
Dance: a mix of a previously developed base with spontaneous improvisational elements
Visuals: 3D projections: fine art photos and moving ambient elements with a bird/nature theme
Costume elements: masks and props that create a real theatrical experience

INFO & TICKETS

Our supporters:

Stiftung Monika Widmer
Stiftung Anne-Marie Schindler
FUKA-Fonds Stadt Luzern
Marianne und Curt Dienemann-Stiftung
Migros Kulturprozent
Regionalkonferenz Kultur RKK
Strebi Stiftung
Musikhaus Gisler

We wish you all to stay healthy, safe, and to never stop creating.

See you at the premiere,
The Intertwining Arts team

TRANSIENCE - painting after Scriabin and Vine ::: FILM RELEASE :::

Dear Friends,

Today marks the 4th Birthday of Intertwining Arts! Our Team is thrilled to have released the cinematic version of the project “TRANSIENCE - painting after Scriabin and Vine” to the world on the same day! It is available to watch on YouTube from now on!

The release was preceded by a live talk on the project, artistic crossover, and the subject of synesthesia in the arts, with Elina Akselrud (piano), Anna Prydatko (painting), and our philosophy advisor Dilectiss Liu.

We are grateful to everyone, who has contributed to the creation of this film and will be looking forward to receiving your feedback in the comments to our videos on our YouTube channel! We wanted to give a very special Thank You to our very special sponsor of this release: Brooklyn Arts Council! Proud to be supported by New York City Department of Cultural Affairs!

Enjoy the film and subscribe to our YouTube channel for further updates! The project “TRANSIENCE - painting after Scriabin and Vine” is officially closed.

Cheers,
Elina Akselrud
Artistic Director
Intertwining Arts

"TRANSIENCE" FILM RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT!

Dear friends,

Unfortunately our live premiere of the Project “TRANSIENCE - painting after Scriabin and Vine” in USA has been postponed indefinitely because of the pandemic. However we are glad to announce its cinematic version release!⠀There will also be a pre-premiere talk of the project team members streamed on YouTube LIVE - links below!
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Save the time in your calendar:⠀
📆 August 2, 2020⠀
🕑Talk on YouTube Live: 1:30pm ET | 10:30am PT | 7:30pm CEST | 8:30pm EEST
🌐Live stream on YouTube
🕑 Film Release: 2:00pm ET | 11:00am PT | 8:00pm CEST | 9:00pm EEST⠀
🌐 Live premiere on YouTube.⠀
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We invite you all to watch the live talk and the premiere together, before and during which we will be glad to receive and answer your questions about the project.
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It's time to discover the new facets of the art experience!⠀
The film release is supported by Brooklyn Arts Council.

Ignite the Arts Livestream from Fractured Atlas

UPDATE BY FRACTURED ATLAS: THIS EVENT WILL POSTPONED! THE NEW DATE IS TBA!

Dear Friends,

As you know, COVID-19 has had a huge impact on the arts community. Events have been canceled, venues closed, rehearsals made virtual, and this community has joined the reigns of people who do not have an income right now.

To aid in our fundraising efforts, our fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas, is hosting an online benefit for their members, giving them the opportunity to showcase their art and fundraise for it.

The entire event lasts from 5pm to 8pm ET, so if you’re free and would like to see a lot of cool art, feel free to tune in for the whole event! Our artistic director Elina Akselrud and visual artist Anna Prydatko will be among the speakers at this event and they will share updates about our latest project "TRANSIENCE - painting after Scriabin and Vine". There will be a specific time slot, so we will update you when exactly you can expect to see them on the livestream.

We hope to see you there!

The SCRIABIN SONATAS Reimagined, Part 1 Final Performance + Film Release!

Hello Friends,

I hope you have had a very bright summer, full of vibrant and positive impressions!

I am more than happy to announce that the cinematic version of the project “The SCRIABIN SONATAS Reimagined, Part 1” has been successfully released together with the final performance of the project at the Schouwburg Hengelo Theater in the Netherlands on September 7, 2019. The project combines my interpretation of the first Five Piano Sonatas by Alexander Scriabin along with artistic video collages created by my collaborator Arletta Elst, with Planet Earth as the main subject matter. We wanted to artistically represent the beauty of our planet VS the destruction that occurs because of the human impact and bring awareness to the environmental issues in our world.

I am tremendously grateful to Arletta Elst for the production of the film, as well as to the entire Intertwining Arts team for organizing and promoting this work, and to our friends and supporters, who contributed to our organization in any way. The project is officially closed.

Yours,
Elina Akselrud
Artistic Director, Intertwining Arts

"TRANSIENCE", project premiere!

A tremendous THANK YOU, once again this year, for a new premiere, a new concept, a new blend of art genres: music and live painting! We had a blast on May 24 in Lucerne and we are grateful to each and everyone of you who made this performance possible and came to listen and watch! We are ready for new locations, exciting events, meeting every audience member, and we want to hear from you! To which locations would you like us to come next? What art genres do you want to us to intertwine? It's your time to share your ideas with us! We wish you an awesome summer and stay tuned for updates!⠀
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Yours,⠀
Elina Akselrud and the Intertwining Arts team

New Project Announcement! TRANSIENCE: Painting after Scriabin and Vine

Hi World!

It’s been a while….. So we have some exciting announcement and a couple of synesthetic questions for you! Can you hear colors? And how about seeing music? Sounds like some kind of a superpower, right? But this experience is more real than you could ever imagine. For many months we have been preparing a unique project, uniting musical and visual art experience into one performance. Are you ready to feel this magic?💫⠀
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We're happy to introduce our new crossover art project:⠀
𝗧 𝗥 𝗔 𝗡 𝗦 𝗜 𝗘 𝗡 𝗖 𝗘: Painting after Scriabin and Vine
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📍 Marianischer Saal, Lucerne, Switzerland⠀
📅 May 24, 2019⠀
🕢 19:30 - 21:00⠀

Elina Akselrud, piano
Anna Prydatko, painting
LIVE PERFORMANCE

Click for event info and tickets

Don't miss the opportunity to open the new facets of the art experience!

Cheers,
The Intertwining Arts team

The SCRIABIN SONATAS Reimagined, Part 1: The sound recorded + footage filmed!

Hello world! 🌎

How are you all doing this summer? It’s been a while since our last update, but we have been working hard in the studio 🎤🎹 and today we are happy to announce that we have finished the entire filming 🎥 and sound editing 🎧 process of the project “The Scriabin Sonatas Reimagined, Part 1”. A huge thanks to Thomas Gabriel Recording GmbH and Nicole Wanderon for the sound/video work. Next stage: video postproduction 💻, stay tuned for more news!

The SCRIABIN SONATAS Reimagined, Part 1: Swiss Tour & the End of the 2017-18 Season

We did it! We closed the season 2017/18!🎉

🎵The cinematic version of the Chopin Project
🎵The film release in Paris
🎵The long-awaited premiere of the Scriabin Sonatas Project
🎵A Swiss tour in June (four cities). And it's just a small part of the Intertwining Arts team work, the biggest part of which is left behind the scene.

We are happy that you were with us all these months and we hope to see you again in the fall!🍁 And what we value most of all is your feedback! If you would like to share your opinion and suggestions with us, please fill a short questionnaire (3-4 mins). We will also be happy to receive your messages by Email, on Facebook and Instagram.📩 The Intertwining Arts team wishes you an unforgettable summer!