A podcast about the poetics of sound and its power to disrupt norms and transform society. Each episode presents conversations with musicians, sound artists, and theatre-makers, with a special ear for postcolonial and/or queer sonic possibilities. Season 1 (Feb-April 2023) was launched for Black History Month with a focus on New York and Chicago. Season 2 (Sep-Oct 2023) features artists based in Berlin, Paris, and Yogyakarta. Our new season starting in February 2024 features South African voices and sounds.
A project conceived by Dr. Layla Zami for the Collaborative Research Center Intervening Arts (SFB 1512 Intervenierende Künste) and the Performance Studies Department (Institut für Theaterwissenschaft) at Freie Universität Berlin.
Special thanks: P&T Knitwear Bookstore and Podcast Studio, Blueprint Studio Johannesburg
Co-produced by Eufoniker Audioproduktion
In the last episode of this season, Adriana Raczykowski is in conversation with Polish artist and curator Patrycja Rozwora, who founded the Kitchen Conversations Podcast. Patrycja talks about her podcast practice and Eastern European and Central Asian narration in the arts.
Mala Herba and dogheadsurigeri from the Oramics collective meet with Adriana Raczykowski to talk about the politics of the dance floor and sonic spaces curation. Guided by the motto “Your periphery is our center”, they address Western hegemony in contemporary electronic subcultures.
In this episode in Polish language, Adriana Raczykowski is in conversation with Lulla La Polaca, who is widely recognised as the oldest Drag Queen of Poland. She traces back her roots as a performer in times of PPR, and talks about musical inspirations, the importance of friendship and community, and her hopes and wishes for younger generations of drag artists in Poland today.
Season 4 of Sonic Interventions (episodes 14-17) takes listeners to Poland, and is guest-curated by Adriana Raczykowski. She is in conversation with Polish artistists, activists and curators who intervene into society through curation, drag performance, visual arts, and podcasting. This episode features 100Lesb.com, a portrait cycle of one hundred Polish lesbians and non-binary people in Warsaw. Our guest host is in conversation with co-curators Ola Kamińka and Wojtek Zrałek-Kossakowski. They touch upon reclaiming representation and queer resourcefulness as forms of intervention.
Enjoy listening to South African artists, scholars, and sounds!