Styrian Summer Art: Rethinking Balkan singing with Irina Karamarković
General Information
Beyond Balkanization: Rethinking "Balkan Song"
This weekend, we will immerse ourselves in the music of Southeastern Europe ("Balkans"). In the singing workshop, we will bring songs, melodies, and rhythms from Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, and North Macedonia to life in their regional uniqueness and personal tonal colors.
Together, we will sing and play traditional songs while gaining insights into their cultural context and significance. The focus will be on voice, breath, body sound, and different languages.
We will also work on breath technique, phrasing, vocal development, and linguistic expression. Playfully, we will explore resonance spaces, rhythm, melody, and improvisation.
No prior knowledge or music reading skills are required.
Please bring:
- Curiosity and willingness to engage vocally with the unfamiliar
The Artist:
Irina Karamarković is a versatile artist and cultural scientist – singer, author, composer, arranger, performer, and ensemble leader. Her voice and music uniquely blend tradition and innovation, improvisation and world music.
She studied jazz singing at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (KUG) and earned her doctorate at the Institute for Jazz Research on the presence of Southeastern European music in the Austrian jazz scene, exploring socio-cultural, economic, political, and musical contexts. She is particularly passionate about the diversity of languages, the freedom of improvisation, and the power of music to connect people and tell stories.
About the offer
Meeting point
Meeting point 09:00 AM in front of the Pöllau tourist office
Price information
380,- EUR
Contact and Arrival
Contact
Styrian Summer Art: Rethinking Balkan singing with Irina Karamarković
office@styriansummerart.at Website +43 664 54 04 289Operator
Styrian Summer ArtVerein Styrian Summer Art
Schloss 1,
8225 Pöllau bei Hartberg AT
