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SKIF

Sergey Kuryokhin International Festival

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SKIF, Sergey Kuryokhin International Festival, is a multidisciplinary international festival of modern arts, taking place each year since 1998 in St.Petersburg, Russia.
Sergey Kuryokhin was internationally known Russian composer, musician, performer, and an extremely influential figure in Russian rock, jazz and experimental music. Since his untimely death in 1996 the foundation and the festival were established to promote contemporary music and arts in Russia. SKIF-1 and SKIF-2 were held in 1997 and 1998 in New York City, SKIF-3 came to Kuryokhin’s home city St.Petertsburg and from now is held here.
From 2005 SKIF takes place in the Modern Art Center in St.Petersburg, a new residence of the festival and Sergey Kuryokhin Foundation.
Music performed defies stylistic and aesthetic boundaries. It both draws upon and challenges accepted notions of jazz, electronics, classical, ethnic, world music etc.
From the outset SKIF, in the true spirit its founder’s "Pop-Mechanical" concept, aspired to maintain a truly multi-media nature featuring along with music, dance, theatre, visual arts, film, video, performance art, electronic media and everything else that does not fit into any category.
SKIF-12 participants:
Nils Petter Molvaer/Thomas Stronen/ Eivind Aarset (Norway), MoHa! (Norway), DAAU (Belgium), Ben Frost (Iceland), Pierre Bastien (France), FM Einheit & Caspar Brotzman (Germany), Black Engine (Italy), ZU (Italy) , Alamaailman Vasarat (Finland), Funckarma (The Netherlands), Mitch&Mitch (Poland), BJ Nilsen (Sweden), Fusedmarc (Lithuania), Analogik (Denmark), Harmonia: Michael Rother/Hans-Joachim Roedelius/Dieter Moebius (Germany) , Leafcater John (UK), Midi Lidi (Czech Republic), Nid & Sancy (Belgium)* , Moha! (Norway), Eraldo Bernocchi (Italy), Trigon (Moldova), Jahcoozi (Germany), Polar Bear (UK), Dick Verdult (The Netherlands)* , The complainer and the complainers (Poland), Silence Kit (Moscow), Actual Music Quartet RSM (Russia), Port Mone (Belarus), I Am Above on the Left (Russia), Gurzuf (Belarus), Earworm (Belarus), N.O.M. (Russia), Digital Forks (Russia), Ilya Belorukov (Russia), atlantida (Russia), Cyclofillydea (Russia), and other artists.
Film program feat. Miron Zownir films and "Zownir Radical Man" (Slowboat film, Germany), "American Astranaut" (USA), Russian and Czech animation, video clips, experimental shorts.
Watch below the profiles of the artists who performed or will perform at SKIF12
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Member Since: 1/8/2007
Band Website: kuryokhin.ru/
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SKIF contact:
skif.program{at}gmail.com

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The previous eleven festivals featured a variety of national and international artists including:
SKIF-11 participants in 2007 line-up:
Hells Kitchen (Switzerland), Heavy Trash (project of Jon Spencer - Blues Explosion) (USA), Sainkho Namchylak, Yury Sobolev, Markus Godwin (Austria, Tuva, Russia, UK), Jazkamer (Norway), Solex (the Netherlands), Lasse Marhaug (Norway), Michael Fakesch (ex Funkstörung) (Germany), Dustveil (Kolomna, Rus) , Nervenklinik (St.Petersburg, Rus), Dva (Czech Rep), Foa-Hoka (Ukraine), 188910 (St.Petersburg, Rus), Cheese People (Samara, Rus), Uniquetunes (St.Petersburg, Rus), Sensiva (St.Petersburg, Rus), Stefano Scodanibbio (Italy), Loskot (Poland), Nomeansno (Canada), Radian (Austria), Mediengruppe Telekommander (Germany), The Frozen Orchestra (Austria, UK, Russia, Switzerland), Raumagent Alpha (Germany), Boo-Boo (St.Petersburg, Moscow, Rus), Golden Serenades (Norway), Noz w wodzie (Izhevsk, Rus), Pymathon (Finland), Uratsakidogi (Moscow, Rus), Amoc (Finland), Kiwa (Estonia), Luarvik Luakvik (Estonia), Zga & Opus Post (St.Petersburg, Moscow, Rus), Jean Jacques Perrey& David Chazam (France), Zeena Parkins/Ikue Mori (USA), Deti Picasso (Moscow, Rus), Bereg (St.Petersburg, Rus), Ankylym (St.Petersburg, Rus), Pukstband (Belarus), S kolenjami kak u pticy (Smolensk, Rus), Infront (Moscow, Rus), Nayekhovichi (Moscow, Rus) and others

SKIF 1-10
Terry Riley, Keshavan Maslak, Otomo Yoshihide, Lars Hollmer, Faust, Keith & Julie Tippett, Borah Bergman, Frank London, Damo Suzuki, Peter Brotzman, Fred Frith, Chris Cutler, Gary Lukas, Han Bennink, Pat Mastelotto, Je Chun Park, David Moss, Magma, Hans Reichel, David Chazam, John Cale, Coolhaven, Velma, Drum Ecstasy, Fuckhead, Valina, Gjallarhorn, Huutajat, PalSecam, Franz Pomassl, Ronin Quartet , Steamboat Switzerland, Maharaja, Dalgoo, Thurston Moore, Kimmo Pohjonen, Kampec Dolores, Shelley Hirsch, Rashied Ali, Pierre Moerlens's Gong, Alim Kasymov, Klezmatisc, Boo, Sainho Namchylak , Jozef Skrzek Group, Theo Loevendi, William Parker, Hans Reichel, Carl Rudiger, Cecil Taylor, Serhat Koksal, Han Bennink, Metamorphosis, Fe-mail, Plan Kruutntoone, Gold Blade, Vartinna, Grencso-Hajnoczy duo, Huun Huur Tu, Paolo Angeli, SBB, The Slackers, Telco Systems, Willem Breuker Collectief, Vialka, Acoustic Ladyland, Palinckx, Uj Izme Doma, ZU, Felix Kubin, Alog, Alexander Balanescu, De Kift, The Ex, Tenores de Bitti, KK Null, Lithuanian Jazz Trio, Roberto Paci Dalò, Phill Niblock, Charles Gayle, Perlonex , Eugene Chadbourne, Holger Czukay, Stefan Wittwer, Staalplaat Soundsystem, Arhythmic Brain, Barbara Buchholz, Drom the Lime, End, Eni-Less, Goodiepal, Kluster, Miss Hawaii, Robotobibok, The First Viennese Vegetable Orchestra, Thieves Ears, Moscow Art Trio, Vladimir Tarasov, Vladimir Chekasin, Arkady Shilkloper, Vjacheslav Gayvorovsky, Sergey Letov, Vladimir Volkov, Misha Alperin, Zga, FIGS, Alexey Borisov, Ivan Sokolovsky, Auktyon, Elochnye Igruski, Evelina Petrova, Farlanders, Messer Chups, Kim&Buran, Spies Boys, TequilaJazzz, Spicies of Fishes, Volkov Trio, Pelageya, S.K.A., Noises of Russiaand others.

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