Reworks is a collection of sounds and ideas, a meeting point for loud voices, a place for dialogue and information, a window to the future. Hailing from Thessaloniki, Greece it aims to present the wide spectrum of contemporary music through the work of international and domestic artists. From experimental sound and modern classical music to contemporary dance electronic, from the performances of established artists to the first shows of new and emerging talents, Reworks is aiming to give 5 days and nights full of joy, music, opinion sharing, thinking and dance. Musical styles, live concerts, workshops, talks, free events are presented every year, transforming Thessaloniki into a meeting place for music and culture enthusiasts from all over the world to Greece.
Check the aftermovie of the 2017 edition
On Saturday 16th of September comes Reworks Agora which is a one-day, cross-thematic forum that features keynote speakers, discussions, musical performances and screenings by leading experts and pioneers in the creative economy, culture, technology and contemporary thinking.
Agora in Ancient Greece was the gathering place where free citizens discussed and found solutions to important issues, and that is precisely the goal of Reworks Agora today. To be the place where forward thinking will approach the future vision for creativity and in which the public will discover emerging themes, initiatives and artists that will inspire and provoke dialogue and developments for the future development of tomorrow’s culture, having a modern look and horizon.
On September 16, 2018, Reworks Agora will host speakers from Greece and abroad to present initiatives and projects on music and culture, technology, digital culture and cultural entrepreneurship that shape the future of the cultural ecosystem. The event is part of the European program, We are Europe, and will co-operate special organized programs with the internationally acclaimed forums Sonar + D (Barcelona, Spain), C / O Pop (Cologne, Germany) and Today’s Art (The Hague).
Speakers of Reworks Agora 2018 so far.
Cultural Activism
Τhis panel will showcase the voices and activism of creatives from Thessaloniki, who prefer to reply to issues with actions. From these local personas, we will learn what activists like them are doing to challenge big problems, their inspiring solutions and how we can help activism moving forward and engage new young audiences take the lead in the future.
GIORGOS MAVRIDIS
Tattoo Artist / TV Presenter
GIORGOS TOULAS
Journalist / Publisher of Parallaxi Magazine
Blockchain: Grassroots initiatives for democracy
A courtesy of Dukakis Center for Democracy and the Thessaloniki US Consulate
There’s a small but growing alliance of public servants, technologists, and concerned citizens who recognize the fundamental threat to our democracy if we continue to let the machinery of government decay, without doing something about it. Engagement at the local level can seem like a mystery but during this speech we will get familiarized with multiple examples around the world that by using the blockchain technology and local cryprocurrencies develop citizen-centered practices that disrupt the status quo and stand up for a strong, open and dynamic democracy.
VICTORIA ALSINA
Harvard-NYU Professor / Democracy activist
APHRODITE BOUIKIDIS
Consultant - Thessaloniki Resilient City
BBC: music experiences, a view from the future
The BBC has a strong tradition of creativity and innovation in its use of technology, from its inception up until the present day. The Research and Development department is at the forefront of this work, producing world leading work in a number of areas, from broadcast technology through VR and AR to interactive musical experiences for voice devices. Through a presentation of the previous work and methods, Tim Cowlishaw will outline the ways in which creativity, diversity and general weirdness can be used to imagine and build just, inclusive, and fun future technologies.
TIM COWLISHAW
Project Technologist / Senior Software Engineer at BBC
Talking with the mastermind behind Ableton, Gerhard Behles
Α conversation with Gerhard Behles, CEO of Ableton
Gerhard Behles grew up in Munich and developed an interest in electronic music as a teenager. After a year at the Institute for Sonology in The Hague, he studies computer science in Berlin, where he also works as a freelance electronic music writer, researcher, and computer music teacher. At that time he collaborates with computer scientist Bernd Roggendorf on a new music software application, which eventually became Ableton Live. Behles and Roggendorf founded Ableton in 1999, and Live rapidly became one of the most popular sequencer programs for electronic musicians around the world.
Today, Behles continues his role as Ableton’s CEO and chief visionary, where he oversees the work of more than 200 employees in Berlin, Tokyo and New York as they develop the future of Live, Push, and many more applications.
GERHARD BEHLES
CEO of Ableton
Music Festivals: voice amplifiers that unite us
Music festivals are about building a community and bringing people together. They are able via different type of international platforms to travel and promote the ideas that represent faster than ever before. International editions of music and discourse gathering formats are becoming the engine for the development of the cultural industry, by connecting new exciting audiences and facilitating artists in introducing their creativity. This panel discussion focuses on visionary global approaches to internationalize ideas and artists through music festivals.
JESLER AMARINS
Conference Curator at Amsterdam Dance Event
RALPH H. CHRISTOPHER
Co-Founder of c/o pop Festival
ANTÒNIA FOLGUERA
Content Curator at Sónar+D
OLOF VAN WINDEN
Director & Founder of TodaysArt Festival
ANASTASIOS DIOLATZIS
Co-founder and Music Director of Reworks Festival
Side Program
16.30 - 17.00
Short Film Screening
New activists of European Culture by Canal 180
17.30 - 21.00
Installation
BBC Music Experience Prototypes
19.00 - 19.30
Demo
Ableton Live by AND.ID
Grandbrothers & Thessaloniki City Symphony Orchestra
Concert
AIMILIOS RIADIS HALL
21.00 - 22.30
The full schedule of the festival has been announced and it looks very promising.
Sunday
16 September
REWORKS AGORA
Thessaloniki Concert Hall
21.00 Grandbrothers w/ Thessaloniki City Symphony Orchestra
Thursday
20 September
FLOOR 1
Red Bull Pop up! at Ypsilon
17.30 - 20.30 Pale Penguin & Larry SKG (Shango, GR)
20.30 - 21.30 Territroy (GR)
21.30 - 23.00 Kuniyuki (Mule Musiq, JP)
REWORKS OPEN LAB
Red Bull Pop up! at Ypsilon
23.00 - 00.00 Sworr. (Fair Weather Friends Records, GR)
02.30 - 03.30 Echo Canyon (Numb Capsule, GR)
REWORKS LAB II
Red Bull Pop up! at Ypsilon
00.00 - 02.30 Charlotte Bendiks (Cómeme, NO)
03.30 - end Scot Dech & Unickue (It's Raw, GR)
Friday
21 September
REWORKS WAREHOUSE
FIX Complex
22.00 - 23.30 Paul Anthonee (Suara, GR)
23.30 - 00.30 ArKI (NON, GR)
00.30 - 02.30 Tijana T (Dystopian / Abe Duque Recs, SB)
02.30 - 04.00 Recondite (Plangent, DE)
04.00 - 06.00 Richie Hawtin (Minus, CA)
06.00 - 07.00 Redshape (Present, DE)
REWORKS CU CLUB
FIX Complex
23.00 - 00.00 Teo Mavropoulos (The Gathering, GR)
00.00 - 02.00 Alinka (Twirl Recordings, US)
02.00 - 04.30 Mano Le Tough (Maeve, IE)
04.30 - end Maceo Plex (Ellum, US)
REWORKS AIR STAGE
FIX Complex
23.00 - 00.30 Atsou b2b Le Croque
00.30 - 01.30 Marsha (Playground, GR)
01.30 - 03.00 Kerala Dust (Laut & Luise, UK)
03.00 - 06.00 Viken Arman (Denature Recs, FR)
06.00 - 07.30 Viton (Playground, GR)
REWORKS LAB
FIX Complex
23.30 - 00.30 Volkova (Archaic Ways, GR)
00.30 - 01.30 Pollux Rose (Claap / Numb Capsule, GR)
01.30 - 03.00 Guy Andrews (Erased Tapes / Houndstooth, UK)
03.00 - 04.00 Bjarki (трип / bbbbbb recors, IS)
04.00 - 06.00 Inga Mauer (HVNX, RU)
06.00 - 07.00 Senka (NON/Labrynth, GR)
Saturday
22 September
REWORKS WAREHOUSE
FIX Complex
21.00 - 22.30 Future Of Matter (Ellora / NON, GR)
22.45 - 23.45 Rival Consoles (Erased Tapes, UK)
00.00 - 03.00 Nina Kraviz (трип, RU)
03.00 - 06.00 Laurent Garnier (F Communications, FR)
REWORKS CU CLUB
FIX Complex
00.00 - 01.00 Tendts (Lower Parts, GR)
01.00 - 03.00 Daphni (Jiaolong, CA)
03.00 - 05.00 Agoria (Universal / Sapiens, FR)
05.00 - end KiNK (Running Back, BG)
REWORKS FACTORY
FIX Complex
00.00 - end Body & Soul w/ François K – Joe Claussell – Danny Krivit (Body & Soul, US)
REWORKS AIR STAGE
FIX Complex
23.30 - 01.00 Voices Of Valley (Steyoyoke,GR)
01.00 - 02.00 Hill Of Vision (Just This, GR)
02.00 - 04.00 Kiasmos DJ (Erased Tapes, IS)
04.00 - 06.00 Blond:ish (Kompakt, CA)
06.00 - end Ison (NON, GR)
REWORKS LAB
FIX Complex
23.30 - 00.30 Vaso (Pollux, FYROM)
00.30 - 01.30 Guy Andrews (Erased Tapes / Houndstooth, UK)
01.30 - 03.30 Kangding Ray (Raster, DE)
03.30 - 06.00 François X (DEMENT3D, FR)
06.00 - 07.00 åsger (Ōtomo, GR)
Sunday
23 September
THE MET HOTEL
16.00 - 18.30 Andreas Athineos (NON, GR)
18.30 - 20.30 Matthew Herbert (Accidental Records, UK)
20.30 - 22.30 Michael Mayer (Kompakt, DE)
22.30 - 00.00 Secret closing Reworks set
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