Arika have been creating events since 2001. The Archive is space to share the documentation of our work, over 600 events from the past 20 years. Browse the archive by event, artists and collections, explore using theme pairs, or use the index for a comprehensive overview.
Nikos played every note that it’s possible to play on the cello, all played back as a one hour drone, while the cello was turned to powder and bottled.
An audio and video investigation of gender cults, Catholicism, hauntings and nuns’ use of audio devices…
One of the most influential groups in improvised music, with the collective understanding that comes from listening keenly to each other for decades
A saxophone. Handheld fans. Shrill squeaks. Splutters, gargling. An incredible diversity of sounds, intensely focused by an inventive musician.
Sax/Drums duo of raucous, pealing noise, and cries of beguiling lyricism, whispered sax phrases float in a timbral cloud of bowed metal and rumbling toms.
A 100 strong Feral Choir of people who’ve never improvised with their voices before, conducted by composer Phil Minton.
In which Storyboard P and members of Project X pick a song, freestyle to it, chat with us about what dancing means to them, then pick another song, freestyle, chat, repeat…
Christian Bök‘s work spans thrillingly conceptual poetry to body-shaking vocal performances.
Guy Sherwin gives a kind of annotated, chat through his optical sound films
Improvising violinist Angharad Davies performing with pianists Tisha Mukarji and Andrea Neumann.
A simple hands on workshop with micro-radio theorist and pioneer Kogawa.
Daniel Carter & Sabir Mateen’s trio with percussionist Andrew Barker; incessantly driving forward through sweat-drenched bursts of pure ecstatic freedom.
