16.10. & 17.10.2026, 13-17:30
DIY Performative Systems - Light, Sound, Objects, and Interactive Scenography
Workshop 1: Kinetic Sound
UdK Berlin, room 340, Bundesallee 1-12
Led by Hye Young Sin, this two-day workshop introduces the artistic and technical foundations of kinetic sound. Participants learn the basic principles of electricity, different types of motors, soldering techniques, and how to build simple motorized circuits. Through hands-on experimentation, motors are attached to everyday materials, found objects, and instruments to create movement, vibration, and sound. Working individually or in small groups, participants develop kinetic sound prototypes and explore their musical and performative possibilities. The workshop concludes with a shared presentation of the resulting objects and ideas.
About
This interdisciplinary workshop series, developed collaboratively between composition and stage design, explores performative systems in which sound, light, sensors, objects, instruments, and electronic media are approached as active spatial and performative elements. Through collaborative experimentation, participants develop small-scale interactive environments combining electronics, sound, light, and scenographic interaction within concert, theatrical, and installation contexts.
The workshop series is structured around four interconnected areas: Kinetic Sound, Wireless MIDI and lnteractive Systems, Light, Stage, and Spatial lnteraction, and Electronic Scenography. Participants experiment with motordriven sounding objects, sensor-based interaction, responsive lighting systems, electronic stage environments, and the extension of instruments through electronics and kinetic systems.
The workshops combine artist-led sessions, collaborative lab formats, peer learning, and independent experimentation. Technical knowledge is taught through hands-on practice, and no prior technical experience is required. Participants are encouraged to develop individual or collaborative performative systems according to their own artistic interests and disciplinary backgrounds.
Li He & Soli Jang & Hye Young Sin & Thomas Geissl & Jose del Avellanal Carreño
MA Komposition & MA Bühnenbild
Registration via email at li.he@stud.hfm-berlin.de.
The number of participants is limited to 15 per workshop, and advance registration is required.
Further information: DIY Performative Systems - Light, Sound, Objects, and Interactive Scenography – Universität der Künste Berlin
Workshop-Reihe im Rahmen von INTER (Interdisciplinary Navigation and Transformation as Educational Reform), gefördert von der Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre.
