Orbits x Space is the Place fall series #1
2024-10-15 18:30 - 23:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Dokhuis
dinner 18.30; music 20 h
An amazing first highly international night of the Orbits X Space is the Place series! The NY based activist musician Amirtha Kidambi comes to the Netherlands -after playing in ao Rewire and the Bimhuis earlier this year- with her Elder Ones, this time joined by improvisational saxophonist Karen Ng. The explosive French guitarist Julien Desprez (Lukas Koenig, Audrey Chen, Nate Wooley, Farida Amadou) will perform a fully engaging solo. And the Amsterdam based Novelo Vago will play their characteristic mix of playful, experimental music.
Novelo Vago:
Novelo Vago is a contemporary music garage band characterized by an unconventional approach. Playful, experimental, sharp, and sometimes witty: the trio uses a mix of toy instruments, small percussion instruments, piccolo, sex toys, whatnot! The band’s formation is rooted in a decade-long friendship, valuing fun and togetherness as key, above traditional rehearsal practices.
Vera Morais – voice, toy instruments | Teresa Costa – flute, piccolo, toy instruments | Inês Lopes – toy piano, melodica, toy instruments
Elder Ones + Karen Ng:
Elder Ones is an experimental free jazz ensemble led by composer and vocalist Amirtha Kidambi featuring saxophonists Matt Nelson and Alfredo Colon, bassist Lester St. Louis, and drummer Jason Nazary. Kidambi’s voice weaves through intricate instrumentation with her characteristic syllabic, frenzied, and powerful utterances. Their music confronts themes like colonialism, capitalism, and violence, channeling ancestral energy and resistance to systemic oppression through their performances. They are joined on stage by improvisational musician and sax-wizard Karen Ng.
Amirtha Kidambi – vocals | Matt Nelson, Alfredo Colon, Karen Ng – saxophone | Lester St. Louis – bass | Jason Nazary – drums
Julien Desprez:
Performing solo with only his guitar and effects pedals, Julien Desprez engages all the senses, placing the body and its movements at the heart of his practice. Here, he presents Agora, a twofold performance that plays with several points of view. A soft, explosive, and joyful trance merges polyrhythmics, high-voltage electricity, guitar, and body until their rupture and reconciliation. With playfulness and frenzy, a multiple world is negotiated through your listening.
Julien Desprez – guitar, podorhythmics, electronics
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Tickets via spaceistheplace.eu, sliding scale 10, – 15,- euro

Orbits x Space is the Place fall series – October 15, November 19 & December 17 at Dokzaal, Amsterdam
Continuing their refreshing programming, Orbits has offered Amsterdam’s improv scene showcases featuring some of the city’s most creative young musicians. A meant-to-be combination with Space is the Place, right?! Alignment with the listeners and a good dose of surprising elements are key. Includes a nutritious and tasty meal each time. Come and join us.
With: Novelo Vago, Elder Ones + Karen Ng, Julien Desprez / Aviv Noam / Gard Nilssen / Omer Govreen, Omer Govreen Quartet, Ken Vandermark / Terrie Ex, Lida Brouskari, Hristo Goleminov / Siebren Smink, Ruidoscuro
