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The Prague Improvisation Orchestra (PIO) returns to Kampus Hybernská with a new repertoire and with a special guest Andria Nicodemou from Cyprus. The platform for improvisation in large groups works with both conducted and free improvisation, open scores and graphic notation.
Andria Nicodemou is a multifaceted musician from Cyprus, specialising in the vibraphone, improvisation, interdisciplinary and interactive performances. Her music is characterised as "open-ended play", where movement, theatricality and sound are equally important. She has performed at various venues and festivals worldwide. Andria is the co-founder of the award-winning Thread Ensemble from the City of Boston, the founder of the non-profit organisation Make Music Cyprus aimed at the development of the music scene and music education in Cyprus, and the founder and curator of the Breach Festival dedicated to free improvisation and experimental music in Cyprus.
PIO was started in 2012 by Petr Vrba and George Cremaschi as a platform for large-group improvisation, working with conducted and free improvisation, open scores, and graphic notation. They have since organised over sixty performances, each one different and usually specific to the location. For any particular event they can vary their numbers from seven to twenty performers often including visual and movement elements, and have invited dozens of established international guests.
The event is supported by the City of Prague and the Ministry of Culture Czech Republic.
