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• 1 Feb 2017

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  5 Feb 2017

  Germany Berlin Spektrum,Werkstatt Berlin

  
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  An audio-video performance and workshops by the Theremidi Orchestra, produced by Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory and Projekt Atol Institute in cooperation with Werkstatt ThoughtWorks Berlin and SPEKTRUM and organised in cooperation with the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Berlin,

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 21 Dec 2015

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  23 Dec 2015

  Cyprus Nicosia ARTos Foundation

  
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  Noise Script, a workshop in DIY electronics with visual scores for experimental sound art, and live performances by the Theremidi Orchestra (Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory)

  at the X-Dream Festival

  
  

  
  

• 10 Sep 2014

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  15 Sep 2014

  USA New York Eyebeam

  
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  Sound Happens in the Group, a workshop by Theremidi Orchestra (Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab and Projekt Atol Institute)

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 17 May 2014

  Italy Trieste/Trst ICTP Campus

  
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  The workshop Make a Theremidi Orchestra (Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab) at the Trieste Mini Maker Fair

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 21 Nov 2013

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  22 Nov 2013

  Norway Bergen Frantz (Navle),Østre

  
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  The performance Sound Happens! and the workshop Sound Happens in the Group! by the Theremidi Orchestra (Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab) at the Piksel13 Festival for Electronic Art and Free Technologies

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 30 Jul 2013

  USA New York Brooklyn,Front Room Gallery

  
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  The sound performance by Theremidi Orchestra NY (Ida Hiršenfelder, Saša Spačal, Robertina Šebjanič and Ian Soroka, Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 19 Jul 2013

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  20 Jul 2013

  USA New York

  
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  Picky Noises by the Theremidi Orchestra WS (Ida Hiršenfelder, Saša Spačal and Robertina Šebjanič, Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab), DIY theremini and synth kits and Improvisation Theremidi Orchestra WS, Jeremy D Slater, Kenya Kawaguchi, Sean McIntyre, Reid Bingham, at Neverending SummerCamp

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 14 Jul 2013

  USA New York The (OA) Can Factory

  
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  Picky Noises by the Theremidi Orchestra WS (Ida Hiršenfelder, Saša Spačal and Robertina Šebjanič, Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab)

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 31 May 2013

  Austria Graz Sub Club

  
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  Theremidi Orchestra (Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab) at the Sprngbrk 2013

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 18 May 2013

  Croatia Zagreb Klub Studentski Centar

  
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  Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab presents the project Δ Lacanoid and Theremidi Orchestra at the I'MM_ Media Lab Electronic Madness Event

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 4 Jul 2012

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  8 Jul 2012

  Croatia Mursko Središče

  
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  A performance and a workshop by Theremidi Orchestra (Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab) and a participation at the Open panel by Robertina Šebjanič

  at the Free Festival 6

  
  

  
  

• 24 May 2012

  Austria Linz I/O Stadtwerkstatt

  
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  Theremidi Orchestra (Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab) at the Art Meets Radical Openness,

  at the LiWoLi Festival

  
  

  
  

• 16 Dec 2011

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  17 Dec 2011

  Croatia Zagreb Media Lab I’MM 's Hacklab - Student Centre

  
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  Workshop by Ljubljana Theremidi Orchestra, Borut Savski and Robertina Šebjanič, produced by Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab and 3via Art Association

  
  

  
  

  
  

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The somewhat quirky electronic noise line-up Theremidi Orchestra (TO) was founded as a result of a three-day theremin and theremidi physical interface workshop at Ljudmila - Ljubljana Digital Media Lab in May 2011 under the menthorship of Borut Savski from Cirkulacija 2 art collective.

The fascination for electromagnetic sound waves of the DIY theremin, which was used as a sound theme for some of the obscure US sci-fi film production in the 1950s and 1960s, grew into what the members of the orchestra define as exploring and producing sounds with the help of DIY gadgets, antennas, conductive ink, umbrellas, wire ducklings, air tubes, flowers, and scrap metal. Their live acts are considered to be an experiment-seeking intervention or performances rather than a musical concert.

Generating sound workshops

The nine members of TO (Tina Dolinšek, Luka Frelih, Ida Hiršenfelder, Dare Pejić, Borut Savski, Saša Spačal, Robertina Šebjanič, Matic Urbanija, Dušan Zidar) with very different study or art backgrounds are engaged in the process of creating sounds with learning-by-doing approach. Their performances are described as an ongoing workshops where the audience is not merely observing but also actively participating or making their own instrument at the TO workshops.

The first workshops for DIY theremin and theremidi physical interfaces were mainly concerned with producing the sounds, although with the help of Pure Data, the visual programming language for creating computer music and multimedia works, allowed them to explore the making of visual images. These were also used at their debut performance at City Art Gallery in Ljubljana, which was transmitted live on Radio Študent.