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Ensemble KNM Berlin's Stereoscope: Seeking the Unseeable in Loneliness

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Inspired by the short stories published in 1972 by Argentine-Italian writer Juan Rodolfo Wilcock, Ensemble KNM Berlin's Stereoscope carves out solitary individuals in Wilcock's book. These individuals become ones playing musical instruments on their own, isolated but not always is the way it seems. While the individuals are mostly portrayed as lonely ones on the edge of the world, audiences are invited in the Stereoscope for seeking more unexpected dimensions on loneliness during the performance. An adventurous journey unfolds as it allures audiences into the stage. Positively the loneliness can be abundant through interaction during the performance. Through walking around the stage, audiences set out seeking loneliness in quirky ways. Stereoscope  came to the question emerged between seeing and listening during the performance. As audiences did not always see the musicians playing their instruments, they instead paid much attention to the sound-making. Various sounds emer