Giga-Hertz-Preis: Premiere Concert 2026 - Between Voice, Interaction & Afrofuturism

Three world premieres between voice, interaction and Afrofuturism
Thu, 16 July 2026, 7:00 PM CEST

Venue: Kubus
Tickets: from 7 € | Free entry for under-27s
Language: English

The premiere concert takes place within the framework of the festival theme Fellow Futures, bringing together artistic approaches that explore new modes of listening. Three artistic positions, three world premieres: between participation, experimental music theatre and turntables, radical proposals for Counterlistening take shape.

At the heart of the Giga-Hertz-Premierenkonzert on 16 July 2026 at ZKM | Kubus are three world premieres. New works by Davor Vincze, Jug Marković & Thea Soti, and NikNak (Nicole Raymond) will be presented - each awarded the Giga-Hertz-Produktionspreis 2025.

Davor Vincze's Let the System Guide creates a performative setting that places the audience at the centre. The work questions structures of control and opens up spaces where deviation and resistance become generative.

Jug Marković and Thea Soti combine experimental music theatre with electronic improvisation in their project Trashold. Their work circles around voice, body and digital connectivity, unfolding as fragmentary, polyphonic narratives.

NikNak (Nicole Raymond) is one of the defining voices at the intersection of turntablism, sound art and Afrofuturism. Her album Ireti weaves together field recordings, modular synthesis and DJ techniques into immersive sonic landscapes.