Abigél Varga was the fourth person to join the creative process of composing a collaborative musical piece using the “Cadavre Exquis” method as part of the “Mind the Gap” project. We talked with her about what it feels like to join a work that is already taking shape, how she found her own musical voice within it, and why knowing just a single detail of the story offered her both freedom and inspiration.
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“It’s hard to strike a balance between continuing to talk about music and speaking out on socially important issues.”
Virág Anna Virág is the first female composer to have contributed to a collaborative piece created using the Cadavre Exquis method within the Mind the Gap project. We spoke with her about her creative methods, her comfort zone, mathematics, and what it’s like to make a name for herself as a female composer in Europe today, focusing on her sequence titled Never Heard.
“A shared value base is essential, but differences are just as important”
As part of our European Solidarity Residencies project, two young professionals visited us for a one-month residency at rhe end of last year to learn about the local cultural scene and Pro Progressione’s place and role in it. We asked them about their experiences in an interview. Now, read Raouf Moussa’s impressions of his time with us: