compositions ~ interdisciplinary works ~ conceptual pieces ~ improvisations ~ performances I am Rica Pinu, a Berlin-based musician, composer and performer and into the world of shaking eardrums.
In my artistic work I explore interdisciplinary forms of art and I have realized works in the field of music, interactive performance, theatre, dance, film and installations.
what I do
composing ~ performing ~ improvising ~ exploring
developing and realizing interdisciplinary performances involving sound, light, video, movement and text
recording instruments ~ studio & live sound mixing ~ music production
didactic activity in the field of electro-acoustic music
other activity in Berlin since 2022
member of SoundSysters, a Berlin-based feminist sound crew
teaching electronic and electro-acoustic music for children and adults as part of the lev-berlin collective
academic background
B.A. Arts, Music and Media in Marburg 2013
M.A. Multimedia Composition in Hamburg 2020 with Alexander Schubert, Georg Hajdu, Gordon Kampe
funding programmes
2023 #TakeHeart | Rechercheförderung des Fonds Darstellende Künste
2022 Stipendium des Deutschen Musikrat im Rahmen von NEUSTART KULTUR
2021 “Kultur hält zusammen” - Hilfsfonds der Dorit & Alexander Otto Stiftung in Kooperation mit der Hamburgischen Kulturstiftung
In the past years I have been participating at various festivals, such as the blurred edges Festival (Hamburg),
Incóntemporanea - Contemporary Music Festival (Piacenza, IT), Ultima – Contemporary Music Festival (Oslo, NO)
and the next_generation 8.0 festival (ZKM Karlsruhe).