About the festival
The multi-genre annual Spectaculare Festival combines music with art, movies, theatre, dance, video mapping or photography. The aim is to present the latest trends in the field of audiovisual culture and to stimulate local creative potential.
Josef Sedloň is in charge of the programme seeking for talents across the genres. The festival covers the field of contemporary electronic and acoustic music, contemporary forms of ambient and fusions of post-rock, jazz, ethnic and classical music, at the same time overlapping beyond styles and boxes. The festival connects international performers with the local scene in the form of jointly prepared performances premiered during the festival.
An important part of the project is also the educational component - workshops and masterclasses with the participation of foreign artists, which provide an opportunity for confrontation for the general and professional public.
Previous years
2023
Palác Akropolis / Kostel U Salvátora / Planetárium Praha / Divadlo Ponec / Klementinum / MeetFactory / CAMP / The Chemistry Gallery / Bio Oko
Music
Murcof [MX] + VJ Sergi Palau [ES] – The Grand Opening of Spectaculare10 – Kostel U Salvátora
James Heather [UK], Dobrawa Czocher [PL] – Palác Akropolis
F*cking Beautiful Spring – Spitfire company – premiéra audiovizuální inscenace – Divadlo Ponec
Robot Koch & Mickael Le Goff: Sphere [DE/FR] – Planetárium Praha
Chloé & Vassilena Serafimova [FR/BG] pres. Sequenza live – Palác Akropolis
Piano Day: Carlos Cipa [DE], Irena&Vojtěch Havlovi, Petr Mazoch [CZ] – Klementinum
Pantha du Prince [DE] support: badfocus [CZ] – Palác Akropolis
Mesh records showcase: Alex Banks + Llyr + DJ Max Cooper [UK] – MeetFactory
Mathias Grassow [DE] + Arovane [DE] – CAMP
Movies
Licht
Laurent Garnier: Off the Record
Nick Cave: 20 000 dní na Zemi
Moonage Daydream
Workshops
Clarinet Factory: 4 Kids – Palác Akropolis
Alex Banks: Live Set Breakdown – MeetFactory
Max Cooper: Foundations of Nature/AV works – MeetFactory
Exhibition
Jan Poš – Časová Pole – The Chemistry Gallery
2022
Palác Akropolis / Planetárium Praha / Bio Oko / The Chemistry Gallery
Music
Ed Carlsen [IT] + Brueder Selke/Ceeys [DE], VJ Teres Bartůňková [CZ] – Palác Akropolis
7k! showcase: Niklas Paschburg [DE] / Simon Goff [UK] / Rubin Henkel [DE], VJs Aeldryn [CZ] + Primal Ritual [CZ] – Palác Akropolis
Rival Consoles [UK] + Lone [UK] / VJs Robert Raths [UK] + Boris Vitásek [SK] – Palác Akropolis
dj poolboi [US] + Tor [CA] / VJ Valeriia [UA] – Palác Akropolis
Ishmael Ensemble [UK] + Alf Carlsson & Jiří Kotača Quartet [SWE/CZ/SK] / VJ Linda Ritterová [CZ] – Palác Akropolis
Alapastel [SK] + Kora et le Mechanix [CZ] – Palác Akropolis
Henrik Schwarz & Bugge Wesseltoft [DE/NO] + support DJ [CZ] / VJ Jan Hladil [CZ] – Palác Akropolis
Rafael Anton Irisarri [USA] / VJ Jakub Toman [CZ] – Planetárium Praha
Movies
The Nowhere Inn – Bio Oko
The Rise of the Synths – Bio Oko
Creation Stories – Bio Oko
Delia Derbyshire – Mýty a legendární nahrávky – Bio Oko
Laurent Garnier – Off the Record – Bio Oko
Tripping with Nils Frahm – Bio Oko
Workshops
Hior Chronik [GR] – How to make a song with one sample – Palác Akropolis
Jakub Hussar [CZ] – Tvůrčí proces a time management při skládání elektronické hudby – Palác Akropolis
Rafael Anton Irisarri [US] – Sonic sculpting: how to make memorable ambient music – Palác Akropolis
Exhibition
Jan Hladil – Květy hlubin audiovisual exhibition – The Chemistry Gallery
2021
Palác Akropolis / CAMP / Planetárium Praha / Nová scéna ND / Bio Oko
Music
Max Cooper [UK] & Bruce Brubaker [USA], support: badfocus [CZ] – Palác Akropolis
Manu Delago [AT], Bruno Bavota [IT] – Palác Akropolis
Hania Rani [PL] & Dobrawa Czocher [PL] support: Andy Aquarius [DE] – Palác Akropolis
Slaapwel rec. showcase: Stijn Hüwels [BE], Katharina Schmidt [DE], Ciro Berenguer [ES] – CAMP
Janus Rasmussen [FO], Aparde [DE] – Palác Akropolis
Emika [UK] – Planetárium Praha
Lenka Dusilová & Řeka Ansámbl [CZ] – Nová scéna ND
Movies
Last and first Men – Bio Oko
Laurent Garnier: Off the Record – Bio Oko
Joy Division – Bio Oko
Sisters with Transistors – Bio Oko
Workshops
Floex: Kreativní proces a producentská analýza při tvorbě tracku z dílny Floexe – Palác Akropolis
Roman Rai: Jak při produkci a míchání myslet ve frekvencích a jiné tipy pro práci ve vašem DAW – Palác Akropolis
Lukáš Turza (snapmastering.com): Jak v domácích podmínkách vytvořit profi master – Palác Akropolis
2020
Palác Akropolis / Kostel U Salvátora / Divadlo Archa / CAMP / Futurum / Roxy / Cross Club / Bio Oko / Labrys / Planetárium Praha
Music & Dance
A Winged Victory For A Sullen [US] / support: Daniel Wohl [US] – Kostel U Salvátora
Portico Quartet [UK] / support: Zabelov Group [CZ] – Divadlo Archa
Kelly Moran [US] / support: Ed Carlsen [IT] – Palác Akropolis – zrušeno, Kelly Moran zahrála solo v Campus Hybernská
12k label showcase: Taylor Deupree [US] + Marcus Fischer [US] – CAMP – zrušeno
Floex + INITI: multimediální live performance [CZ] – Futurum – zrušeno
Christian Löffler ft. Mohna [DE] / support: Fejká [DE] – Roxy – přeloženo do Cross Club
Robot Koch: Sphere (DE) – Planetárium Praha – zrušeno
Movies / Theatre / Performance
New Order: Decades – Bio Oko
Anton Corbijn Inside Out – Bio Oko
Divadlo X10 – Labrys
Biosphere + INITI at the planetarium + Pavel Holeček: Kosmonaut (AV performance) – Planetárium Praha
PJ Harvey: A Dog Called Money – Bio Oko
Workshop
Taylor Deupree: Ambient Label Strategy – CAMP – zrušeno
Exhibition
Netykavka: INITI / Floex (interactive audiovisual exhibition) – Futurum – zrušeno
2019
Palác Akropolis / Divadlo Komedie / Futurum / La Fabrika / Forum Karlín / Hlahol / CAMP / Divadlo Archa / Rudofinum / Cross Club / Lucerna
Music & Dance
Benjamin Bentrand: Rafales (tanec) – Divadlo Komedie
Project Mooncircle showcase: Long Arm / TakeLeave / KRTS + DJ Anna Gieseking – Futurum
Catching Flies / Poté – La Fabrika (slévárna)
Erased Tapes showcase Vol. 3: Daniel Brandt & Eternal Something / David Allred – Palác Akropolis
Genadiev – Synchronicity (tanec) / DJ Genda – Kasárna Karlín
Jon Hopkins / Indian Wells / Bratři + Djs – Forum Karlín
Luke Howard / James Heather – Hlahol
Rafael Anton Irisarri / Simon Scott – CAMP
Gondwana showcase: Phil France / Nayo Rao / Sunda Arc + DJ Matthew Halsall – Divadlo Archa
Peter Gregson recomposed J.S. Bach w/Cello Quintet – Rudofinum (Sukova síň)
Ferienčíková, Judová, Timpau: Everywhen (tanec) – Alfred ve dvoře
Hatti Vatti / Midub / Kiyoko DJs / DJ Nitrous ad. – Cross Club
Apparat / support Phon.o – Lucerna
Movies
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA – Bio Oko
Arcadia + Parasol Peak – Bio Oko
B-Movie – Bio Oko
Pulp: A Film about Life, Death and Supermarkets – Kino Světozor
Beautiful Noise – Kino Světozor
Workshops
Gordon Gieseking – Album Release: Physical & digital distribution, strategy + promotion – Futurum
Simon Scott - Field recordings – CAMP
Rafael Anton Irisarri – Ableton Masterclass – CAMP
Matthew Halsall – Jazz Label Strategy – Divadlo Archa
Exhibition
AVU vs UMPRUM: kurátor Rudolf Matějíček – AVU
2018
Palác Akropolis / Španělská synagoga / Roxy / Ankali / Hlahol / Jazz Dock / Studio Hrdinů / CAMP / Mono Fono / MeetFactory / Lucerna
Music
Peter Broderick / Carlos Cipa – Španělská synagoga
Carlos Cipa & Occupanther / Lapalux – Palác Akropolis
Max Cooper live / Sonority live / DJ Floex – Roxy
Nik Bärtsch & Sha – Palác Akropolis
Ilian Tape showcase: Andrea live + DJs: Zenker Brothers / Skee Mask / Stenny – Ankali
Grandbrothers / Federico Albanese – Hlahol
Mammal Hands – Jazz Dock
Baths / Daedelus / Hyetal / Robey live + DJ Synkro – Studio Hrdinů
Home Normal showcase: Ian Hawgood / Ghost And Tape / James Murray – CAMP
Myriam Bleau / XYZ – CAMP
Nosaj Thing / Two Pixels Above – Mono Fono
Kí label Showcase Vol. 2:
Aparde / Fejká / Christian Löffler / support DJs Diome / Eva Porating / Josef Sedloň – MeetFactory
Nils Frahm – Lucerna
Movies
Movies with music by Max Richter
Futurologický kongress – Bio Oko
Lore – Bio Oko
Cizí oběd – Bio Oko
Perfect Sense – Bio Oko
Sleaford Mods
Bunch of Kunst – Kino Ponrepo
I am Gagarin – Kino Ponrepo
Conny Plank: Potential of Noise – Kino Ponrepo
Revolution of Sound: Tangerine Dream – Kino Ponrepo
Workshops
Carlos Cipa – Piano Composition
Synkro – Creative Process
Ian Hawgood & Ben Jones – Managing of Ambient Label
Exhibitions
AVU – Thinking out of the Box, kurátor Rudolf Matějíček
CAMP – LANDSCAPE (Aid Kid live + VJ Pavel Karafiát) – interaktivní instalace/projekce
2017
Palác Akropolis / Kostel U Salvátora / Planetárium Praha / MeetFactory / Divadlo Ponec / Cross Club / Neone / Radlická kulturní sportovna / Bio Oko / Kino Světozor
Music
Kompakt label showcase: Saschienne live + DJs Dave DK + Patrice Bäumel – Radlická kulturní sportovna
Sven Helbig & choir + support: Barbora – Kostel U Salvátora
Edition label showcase: Oddarrang + Dinosaur – Palác Akropolis
Arve Henriksen & Fennesz + support: DaT (David Kollar & Tomas Mutina) – Palác Akropolis
Kí label showcase: Christian Löffler + Sieren + Monokle – Palác Akropolis
Biosphere & Initi – Planetárium Praha
Nathan Fake + The Micronaut - MeetFactory
bvdub + Mathias Grassow - Divadlo Ponec
Djrum live + Akkord DJs – Cross Club
Lobster Theremin label showcase: Route 8, Imre Kiss, DJ Jimmy Asquith – Neone
Movies
BIO OKO – Filmy s hudbou Jóhanna Jóhannssona
Prisoners (2013) – Bio Oko
The Theory of Everything (2014) – Bio Oko
Sicario (2015) – Bio Oko
Arrival (2016) – Bio Oko
Trainspotting – Kino Světozor
Drive – Kino Světozor
PUNKT - The Art of Live Remix – Kino Světozor
SKINNY PUPPY live – Kino Světozor
2016
Palác Akropolis / Cross Club / Jazz Dock / The Chemistry Gallery / Klementinum / Bio Oko / Kino Světozor
Music
Open party Festivalu Spectaculare – DJs: Aid Kid, Floex, Josef Sedloň [CZ] – The Chemistry Gallery
Euroconnections meet Festival Spectaculare – Melanie de Biasio [BE] – Palác Akropolis
Will Samson [UK] / Manu Delago [AT] – Jazz Dock
Erased Tapes showcase: Masayoshi Fujita [JP] / Michael Price [UK] / Rival Consoles [UK] – Palác Akropolis
Emika [UK] / Stroon [SK] + audiovizální show – Palác Akropolis
n5MD showcase: Port- Royal [IT] & Ocoeru [FR] / Vittoria Fleet [UK] – The Chemistry Gallery (sál Elektra)
Arovane [DE] / Hior Chronik [GR] – Palác Akropolis
Frederic Robinson & Kordz [GER/SWI] / KeOsz [SK] / FVLCRVM [SK] – Cross Club
Prague New York Effects: Lenka Dusilová [CZ] & Tendayi Kuumba [USA] – Palác Akropolis
Movies
Průřez tvorbou vizuálního studia CANADA – Bio Oko
B-Movie: zvuk a rozkoše západního Berlína 1979-1989 – Bio Oko
Portishead: Roseland NYC Live – Bio Oko
The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos – Bio Oko
Massive Attack: Eleven Promos / Video clips – Kino Světozor
Underworld: Everything Everything live – Kino Světozor
Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay – Kino Světozor
Nick Cave: 20000 Dní na Zemi – Kino Světozor
Workshops
Sofia Ilyas (Float PR) – Promo agentura / marketing
Robert Raths (Erased Tapes) – Jak založit úspěšný label
Exhibitions
Spectaculare Art Show: Otisk hudby – interaktivní objekt reagující na hudbu – The Chemistry Gallery
Ve snu to ale vypadalo jinak – studenti a absolventi AVU, UMPRUM, FDU Plzeň – Klementinum
Výstava fotografií Spectaculare – Michal Hradecký – Palác Akropolis
2015
Palác Akropolis / DOX / Cross Club / Chrám U Salvátora / Planetárium Praha / Bio Oko / Kino Světozor
Music
RootLessRoot Company [GR/SK/BE]: W Memorabilia (Phaedra´s Laboratory) – Palác Akropolis
Lawrence English + John Chantler [AU], Heinz Riegler [AT] / VJ Jan Hladil (Lunchmeat) – DOX
Sylvain Chauveau [FR/BE], Hudba z ticha – Clarinet Factory, Alan Vitouš, Petr Nikl [CZ] / VJ Visionfactory
Quentin Sirjacq [FR], Beata Hlavenková [CZ] / VJ Visionfactory
Alex Banks [UK], Dark Sky [UK] / VJs Pavel Karafiát, Aeldryn (Lunchmeat)
Poppy Ackroyd [UK], Zabelov Group [CZ] / VJ Lumen
Throwing Snow [UK], Kalipo [DE] / VJ Shivaki
Chantal Acda [BE], Lenka Dusilová [CZ] / VJ P. L. Kopecký
Femme En Fourrure [FI] / Synkro [UK]
Biosphere [NO] / The Macula Visuals
Brandt Brauer Frick [DE] / Orlak [CZ] / VJs Světlonoš, Dimmer, Fidda (Lunchmeat)
Movies
Sigur Rós: Heima – Bio Oko
Nine Inch Nails: And All That Could Have Been Live – Bio Oko
New Order: Live in Glasgow – Bio Oko
Baraka – Bio Oko
An Island – film Vincent Moon s hudbou Efterklang + bonus Videos – Kino Světozor
Steve Roach – Kiaros – Kino Světozor
Chris Cunningham – Work of Director (Collection of videos, short films and commercials) – Kino Světozor
Caribou – Marino: The Videos – Kino Světozor
Workshops
Lawrence English [AUS]: Field recordings aneb jak se pořídit terénní nahrávky
Clarinet Factory [CZ]: Cesta kolem Světa: Interaktivní koncert pro děti (a jejich rodiče :-)
Sylvain Chauveau [FR/BE]: Drones: hypnotické zvukové vrstvy
Exhibition
Festival Spectaculare – foto Michal Hradecký
Nevim kam patří
DJs Myclick, Dan Walterstein aka Dan Cooley, Eva Porating [CZ]
Subject Lost live + Volný průběh DJs: Stanzim, Nitrous, Touchwood, Ahz, Rade
Sonority live + LoveFoodFone live + DJs: Floex, J. Lock, Josef Sedloň
2014
Palác Akropolis / Nová scéna ND / DOX / Studio Hrdinů / Bio Oko
Music
Mossouxe-Bonte [BE] – Les buveuses de café Hudebně-vizuální představení – Nová scéna ND
Clarinet Factory [CZ] + Christopher Willits [US] – křest best of/remixového 2CD Clarinet Factory – Works & Reworx
Fennesz [AU] + VJ Jon Wozencroft [GB]
Marsen Jules [DE] + VJ Anders Weberg [SE]
bvdub [US]
Rafael Anton Irisarri [US]
Bohren & Der Club of Gore [DE] + Tantehorse – physical mime theatre [CZ]
První uvedení společného projektu Faith pod vedením Miřenky Čechové
Jon Hopkins [GB]
Frederic Robinson [CH]
Nils Frahm [DE]
Hauschka + Samuli Kosminen [DE/FIN]
Movies
Supersilent 7 – Bio Oko
Einsturzende Neubauten: Halber Mensch – Bio Oko
Steve Roach: Time of the Earth – Bio Oko
Dead Can Dance: Towards The Within – Bio Oko
Sigur Ros: Inni – Bio Oko
Workshops
Christopher Willits – Ableton 8 vs 9
Dětské představení + workshop s Clarinet Factory
Rafael Anton Irisarri – Field recordings / Found sounds
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