Jonathan Bepler ist aktuell Artist in Residence an der Münchner Kunstakademie (wie zuvor Kim Noble, Anne Imhoff, Andrea Fraser, Ceal Floyer und Emma Hedditch). Der amerikanische Komponist, Klangkünstler, Performer, Installationskünstler arbeitete u.a. mit Matthew Barney zusammen, mit Sasha Waltz, Jennifer Lacey, John Jasperse. 


In Workshops zu Performance, Kollaboration, Sound-making und Improvisation arbeitet Jonathan Bepler mit Studierenden aus verschiedenen Klassen der Akademie. 

Vom 7. – 25. Januar zieht Jonathan Bepler mit seiner Projektklasse in die AkademieGalerie (U-Bahnhof Universität) - „Artists, Musicians and Performers in Residence with Pop Up-Interactions and Performances“.

 

 

Jonathan Bepler (US) is a Composer and Director who has worked extensively in collaborative and site-specific contexts. His wide-ranging techniques include improvisation, conduction, and alternative notations, and he often engages ‘unexpected’ performers. Frequent collaborators include choreographers Sasha Waltz, Jennifer Lacey, John Jasperse, and artists Ann Sofi Siden and Eve Sussman. 

His close collaboration with artist Matthew Barney has spanned 16 years and has included some 7 films and 5 performances. Their acclaimed 7-year Opera/Film project River of Fundament (2014) involved large scale site-specific performances in 5 different cities across the USA.