The fundamental principle of IRCAM is to encourage productive interaction among scientific research, technological developments, and contemporary music production. Since its establishment in 1977, this initiative has provided the foundation for the institute’s activities. One of the major issues is the importance of contributing to the renewal of musical expression through science and technology. Conversely, sp…
IRCAM is an internationally recognized research center dedicated to creating new technologies for music. The institute offers a unique experimental environment where composers strive to enlarge their musical experience through the concepts expressed in new technologies.
In support of IRCAM's research and creation missions, the educational program seeks to shed light on the current and future meaning of the interactions among the arts, sciences, and technology as well as sharing its models of knowledge, know-how, and innovations with the widest possible audience.
Engaged with societal and economic issues at the intersection of culture and IT, research at Ircam has forged a reputation for itself in the world of international research as an interdisciplinary benchmark in the science and technology of sound and music, constantly attentive to the new needs and uses in society.
The fundamental principle of IRCAM is to encourage productive interaction among scientific research, technological developments, and contemporary music production. Since its establishment in 1977, this initiative has provided the foundation for the institute’s activities. One of the major issues is the importance of contributing to the renewal of musical expression through science and technology. Conversely, sp…
IRCAM is an internationally recognized research center dedicated to creating new technologies for music. The institute offers a unique experimental environment where composers strive to enlarge their musical experience through the concepts expressed in new technologies.
In support of IRCAM's research and creation missions, the educational program seeks to shed light on the current and future meaning of the interactions among the arts, sciences, and technology as well as sharing its models of knowledge, know-how, and innovations with the widest possible audience.
Engaged with societal and economic issues at the intersection of culture and IT, research at Ircam has forged a reputation for itself in the world of international research as an interdisciplinary benchmark in the science and technology of sound and music, constantly attentive to the new needs and uses in society.
Severin Dornier (Germany, b. 1993)
Working in the fields of music theatre, sound installation, media art, and all undefined grey areas in between, Severin's artistic practice is based on the very physical and haptic investigation of all natural and technological materials surrounding us. Fascinated by the meta-level of art-making, his work often further explores the conceptual and contextual implications that the material provokes.
He studied at institutions including the Kunstuniversität Graz and the Hochschule der Künste Bern under the tutorship of composers such as Beat Furrer, Clemens Gadenstätter, Cathy van Eck, and Simon Steen-Andersen. His music has been performed by ensembles such as the Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, the Decoder Ensemble, and Les Percussions de Strasbourg at festivals and venues like ECLAT, La Biennale di Venezia, and the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. He is a founding member of the award-winning composer-performer quartet COCAINE HIPPOS and a research fellow in the Emerging Artists-Researchers Program of the Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste.
Recently, he has been focusing especially on robotic multimedia performances, sound installations exploring natural and physical phenomena, and environmental music theatre.