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Anton Kats / ILYICH: Cemetery of Melodies Alive – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin

Saison 25/26
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Exhibition Free admission
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17:00
Hochzeitssaal & Kantine
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Exhibition Free admission
17:00
Hochzeitssaal & Kantine
Lecture Performance Ticket
Performance, Concert, Exhibition Ticket

Anton Kats / ILYICH:
Cemetery of Melodies Alive

01 ILYICH_web_Photo by Silke Briel, retouching by Igor Kritskiy
Anton Kats / ILYICH:
Cemetery of Melodies Alive
Exhibition
English

With the voice of Susanne Sachsse

As part of Gallery Weekend 2025

While the accompanying daytime exhibition features the sound installation Cemetery of Melodies Alive, the nighttime live performance After Hope weaves storytelling, music into and sound art into a visceral experience. Reflecting on anti-fascist artistic positions through the lens of the military invasion of Ukraine, the project is driven by a crucial question: What is the responsibility of the artist in times of fascism and war? Beginning with hopeless hope, this performative exhibition invites the audience to fearlessly reflect on the intertwined narratives of the present and offers a space to imagine and enact another world after the storm.

Three-channel sound installation developed and composed by Anton Kats With the voice of: Susanne Sachsse
Voice: Susanne Sachsse
Structural Design: Byron Kalomamas
Mixing, Mastering: Viktor Kurando

The sound installation Cemetery of Melodies Alive was commissioned by steirischer herbst. Media partners: Missy MagazineSiegessäuletaz.

Anton Kats works as an artist also known under the fluid identity of musician and performer ILYICH. Kats’ practice draws from the everyday, inspired by the complex narratives of Satelite Island, his hometown neighbourhood in the southern Ukrainian port city of Kherson. Kats’ projects take the form of installations, objects and drawings, concerts, lectures, performances, poetry, films, radio shows, radio plays, vinyl releases and publications. His work has been presented at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, steirischer herbst, SAVVY Contemporary, Serpentine Galleries and Tate Modern among many others. Kats took part in documenta14 and performed at Roskilde Festival, Fusion Festival and Sonic Acts. Anton Kats is a fellow of the Berlin Art Research Programme (2024-25).

01 ILYICH_web_Photo by Silke Briel, retouching by Igor Kritskiy
© Silke Briel
Festsaal
Free admission
Festsaal
Free admission
Festsaal
Free admission