Rubén Orio Martinez
EGURRA
For his performance EGURRA, Rubén works with the minimalist composition XY by American composer Michael Gordon. Somewhere between concert and installation, Rubén explores the boundaries of musical notation. How does a performer bring the score to life? And who really deserves the credit for authorship? A wooden sculpture plays a central role in this exploration, serving a dual purpose: on the one hand as the raw material for an installation, and on the other as an instrument.
BIO
Rubén Orio Martinez studied at ESMUC (Barcelona, Spain), CODARTS (Rotterdam, Netherlands) and HoGent (Ghent University, Belgium). He plays alternately with the ICTUS Ensemble in Brussels and the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. He is generally interested in multidisciplinary collaborations, such as with dancer Vera Tussing, sound artist Stephan Quix and photographer/painter Lore Stessel. Rubén has previously performed at the Venice Biennale (IT), MaerzMusik Berlin (DE), Festival van Vlaanderen Kortrijk and MIXTUR festival in Barcelona (ES), and has given workshops at PARTS.
