German abstract: Sonic Interventions Staffel 4

Staffel 4 des Podcasts Sonic Interventions, der zum Queer History Month im Mai 2024 startete, präsentiert Gespräche mit Künstler*innen und Aktivist*innen aus Polen, die durch kuratorische Arbeit, Drag Performance, Bildende Kunst, und Podcasting in die Gesellschaft intervenieren. Moderiert und kuratiert wird die Staffel von Adriana Raczykowski.

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Sonic Interventions Season 4 (English)

S4E1 Portraits of Queer Joy

This episode features 100Lesb.com, a portrait cycle of 100 Polish lesbians and non-binary people in Warsaw. Co-curators Ola Kamińka and Wojtek Zrałek-Kossakowski touch upon reclaiming representation and queer resourcefulness as forms of intervention. Find out more about S4E1 on Podigee, including transcription.

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Romance – composed and performed by NANA Band (PL)

S4E2 From Private to Public: Entering the Polish Drag Scene (in Polish)

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. S4E2 on Podigee, including transcription.

S4E3 Centering Eastern Peripheries

Mala Herba and dogheadsurigeri from the Oramics collective 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. Find out more about S4E3 on Podigee, including transcription.

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Oscillator Composition – composed and performed by Mala Herba
Pulsating and for later – composed and performed by Mala Herba

S4E4 Podcasting Oral history in the Kitchen

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. Find out more about S4E4 on Podigee.

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Soundsample – Snippet from the Kitchen Conversations Podcast, Episode 18 »Grandma’s Tales ep. 3«, by Patrycja Rozwora, published Monday Sep 13, 2021.

Moderation: Adriana Raczykowski
Concept: Dr. Layla Zami
Producer: Eufoniker Audioproduktion