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We cordially invite you to join us in celebrating the conclusion of our three-year pilot program, L.I.K. \u2013 Laboratory for Inclusive Culture<\/a>.<\/p>\n The highlight of the evening will be South African composer Carlie Schoonees and her work \u201cI eat men like air,\u201d which she created during her residency at the Un-Label Studio\u2014an intense piece about female rage as embodied, often suppressed energy. Drummer Rita Couto Soares will perform two works that evening: a solo by Iannis Xenakis<\/a> that explores rhythm, the body, and presence, as well as Schoonees\u2019 new composition.<\/p>\n Join us in raising a glass to three years of international residencies, outward-looking artistic practice, and inclusive cultural work.<\/p>\n April 24 at 7:00 p.m. at Un-Label Studio.<\/strong><\/p>\n We look forward to seeing you there!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”\u00dcber die Residenz” module_id=”raum” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Informationstext” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n During her residency, composer Carlie Schoonees will compose a solo piece for percussionist Rita Soares that explores female rage as a physical, embodied, and often suppressed force. The title, *I eat men like air*, is taken from the last stanza of Sylvia Plath<\/a>\u2019s poem \u201cLady Lazarus\u201d:<\/p>\n [<\/em>\u2026<\/em>] <\/em><\/p>\n Beware<\/em><\/p>\n Beware.<\/em><\/p>\n Out of the ash<\/em> These powerful words serve as a condensed image of anger, resilience, and survival in the face of systemic oppression and violence against women. Rather than focusing exclusively on Plath\u2019s poem or biography, the work draws on the broader emotional landscape that this phrase opens up: an anger that is sharp, raw, consuming, and uncompromising.<\/p>\n *I eat men like air* reflects on how female anger is often pathologized, silenced, shamed, or turned inward. Through sound, gesture, and performative action, the piece will give form to emotions whose open expression is often socially undesirable.<\/p>\n Performative elements and lighting play a central role, blurring the boundaries between musical action and physical expression. The composer and performer collaborate to find ways, gestures, and movements to translate anger into sound. The body, as a vessel of memory, frustration, and resistance, takes center stage.<\/p>\n Ultimately, the work is an act of making visible: an exploration of anger not as something destructive or shameful, but as a reaction to lived experience, trauma, and resilience.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text : K\u00fcnstler*innen” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/un-label.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carlie-Schoonees-c-Anna-Tena-1-scaled.jpg” alt=”A person with long brown hair and a green velvet top against a dark background.” title_text=”Die Insel Credits: Robin Hinsch” admin_label=”Bild” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Carlie Schoonees<\/a> is a South African composer who lives and works in Cologne. She works in the fields of instrumental music, music theater, and electroacoustic music, as well as in multimedia, performative, and interdisciplinary contexts. In her music, she frequently explores psychological themes, including her own neurodivergence. To this end, she uses texts, metaphors drawn from nature, and musical and performative gestures. Schoonees\u2019 works have been commissioned and performed at festivals such as Acht Br\u00fccken (2024)<\/a>, the ORBIT Festival for Contemporary Theater (2024)<\/a>, AvantGarten Liedberg (2020)<\/a>, and the South African Woordfees (2018)<\/a>, among others. As part of the Adventure concert series, she had three world premieres with the Ensemble Musikfabrik<\/a>, participated in workshops with ensembles such as the JACK Quartet<\/a>, and received a composition commission from the University of Bonn, which premiered at the Beethoven-Haus<\/a> in Bonn. After studying composition at Stellenbosch University in South Africa under Hans Roosenschoon, she moved to Cologne in 2019. There, she completed two master\u2019s programs\u2014Instrumental Composition and Electronic Composition\u2014at the Cologne University of Music and Dance. During this time, she studied with Sergej Maingardt, Michael Beil, Annesley Black, Brigitta Muntendorf, and Miroslav Srnka, among others.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/un-label.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rita-c-Anna-Tena-11-scaled.jpg” alt=”A person with shoulder-length, wavy hair is wearing a light-coloured turtleneck sweater and holding two dark brown drumsticks in front of them.” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Rita Couto Soares<\/a> is a Portuguese percussionist whose work focuses on contemporary music. She is particularly interested in performing new works and collaborating with composers. She studied percussion at the University of Minho with Nuno Aroso and completed two master\u2019s programs in solo percussion and new music at the Cologne University of Music and Dance, where she studied with Carlos Tarcha and Dirk Rothbrust. Rita has participated in international programs such as the Darmstadt Summer Courses<\/a>, the European Workshop for Contemporary Music<\/a>, and the Remix Ensemble Academy<\/a>. She has performed at renowned festivals for contemporary music such as Acht Br\u00fccken<\/a> and Warsaw Autumn<\/a>, and has collaborated with groups such as the Ensemble Musikfabrik<\/a> and unfeed<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Bildcredits” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Image Credits: 1) Sophia Hegewald, 2) and 3) Anna Tena<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”\u00dcber die K\u00fcnstler*innen Residenzen” module_id=”raum” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Informationstext” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Un-Label\u2019s artist residencies offer artists with disabilities the opportunity to realize their own creative projects while receiving targeted support. At the Lab for Inclusive Culture (Labor f\u00fcr inklusive Kultur, L.I.K.) in Cologne-Neuehrenfeld, a central hub is being created where artists with disabilities can come together, network, and work in an inclusive environment. In addition to financial, personnel, and logistical support, there is a focus on interdisciplinary and intersectional collaboration. 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I rise with my red hair<\/em>
And I eat men like air.<\/em><\/p>\nArtists<\/h2>\n
Carlie Schoonees<\/h3>\n
Rita Couto Soares<\/h3>\n
About the Un-Label Artist Residency\u00a0<\/h2>\n