Paolo Calzavara - [ pax ~ ] sound​ ​artist,​ ​improviser,​ ​free-lance​ ​researcher​ ​and​ ​musical​ ​educator,​ ​acts​ ​in​ ​several​ ​areas​ ​of​ ​music and​ ​performing​ ​arts. He prefers the use of live electronics, field recording and electro-acoustic instruments obtained by hacking old audio equipment.
Self-taught​ ​musician,​ ​since​ ​the​ ​90's​ ​he​ ​has​ ​studied,​ ​play​ ed​ ​and​ ​collaborated​ ​with​ ​musicians​ ​such​ ​as Barre​ ​Phillips,​ ​Pauline​ ​Oliveros,​ ​Steve​ ​Lacy,​ ​Amy​ ​Denio,​ ​Jessica​ ​Lurie,​ ​Elliot​ ​Sharp,​ ​Roberto​ ​Dani, Alessandro​ ​Bosetti,​ ​Yannis​ ​Kyriakides,​ ​Nicolas​ ​Collins. He​ ​has​ ​numerous​ ​collaborations​ ​with​ ​different​ ​musicians​ ​and​ ​artists​ ​of​ ​various​ ​disciplines.
He​ ​is​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​founders​ ​of​ ​Fête​ ​Foreign​ ​(2004),​ ​a​ ​collective​ ​created​ ​and​ ​directed​ ​by​ ​Barre​ ​Phillips. Since​ ​2016​ ​​ ​he​ ​has​ ​been​ ​a​ ​member​ ​of​ ​CEPI​ ​(Centre​ ​Européen​ ​pour​ ​l’Improvisation)​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Italian​ ​group​ ​of​ ​FKL​ ​-​ ​​Forum​ ​Klanglandschaft.​ ​He​ ​is​ ​s​ound​ ​designer​ ​and composer​ ​of​ ​Garten,​ ​a​ ​research​ ​group​ ​in​ ​the​ ​field​ ​of​ ​performing​ ​arts​ ​from​ ​Milano.​ ​
Since 2007 collaborates with Manuel Frara (Interno 3) in audio-video live acts; in 2010 founded the Nautilus Duo and in 2014 with laura Copiello debuts in the duo Wunderkammer. He​ ​writes​ ​and performs​ ​live​ ​music​ ​for​ ​contemporary​ ​dance,​ ​theater​ ​and​ ​audio-video​ ​live​ ​acts​ ​and​ ​installations.
He​ has​ ​participated​ ​in​ ​numerous​ ​international​ ​music​ ​and​ ​theater​ ​festivals​ ​and​ ​contemporary​ ​art events.
> Selected​ ​publications  
•​ ​Nautilus​ ​Duo​ ​(P.​ ​Calzavara,​ ​M.​ ​Busatto)​ ​“Tales​ ​of​ ​the​ ​flying​ ​whale”​ ​CD​ ​(Setola​ ​di​ ​Maiale,​ ​2012);
•​ ​“Un​ ​di​ ​ritorneremo”​ ​CD​ ​(ApArte,​ ​december​ ​2013)
> Selected​ ​installations:  
• “NoFi-set#01”​ ​sound​ ​for​ ​“Pleasure​ ​Presence”​ ​a​ ​video​ ​installation​ ​of​ ​Interno3​ ​at: -​ ​DIVA​ ​Art​ ​Fair,​ ​New​ ​York​ ​-​ ​(USA)​ ​2007; -​ ​V07​ ​Video​ ​Art​ ​Fair​ ​-​ ​Venice​ ​(I)​ ​2007; -​ ​Hannah​ ​Maclure​ ​Centre​ ​-​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Abertay​ ​Dundee​ ​(UK)​ ​2014;  
•​ ​“Soundscape​ ​pool”​ ​audio​ ​installation​ ​at​ ​ART​ ​STAYS​ ​2010​ ​8th​ ​International​ ​Festival​ ​of Contemporary​ ​Art​ ​Ptuj​ ​(SLO)​ ​–​ ​2010.
> Selected​ ​concerts,​ ​festival​ ​and​ ​events:  
•​ ​15°​​ ​Angelica​ ​Festival​ ​Internazionale​ ​di​ ​Musica,​ ​Bologna​ ​(I)​ ​–​ ​2005; 
•​ ​Festival​ ​des​ ​Musiques​ ​Insolentes​ ​–​ ​Puget-Ville​ ​(F)​ ​-​ ​2006;  
•​ ​From​ ​the​ ​concrete​ ​music​ ​to​ ​the​ ​object​ ​sound​ ​-​ ​european​ ​festival​ ​of​ ​live​ ​media​ ​–​ ​Venezia​ ​(I)​ ​–​ ​2007;  
•​ ​Soundscape​ ​Train​ ​Festival​ ​in​ ​the​ ​thirty-year John​ ​Cage​ ​train​ ​–​ ​Lecco​ ​–​ ​2008;  
•​ ​“Untitled...”​ ​Installation​ ​+ ​performance and​ “Breath​ ​and​ ​lead”​ ​live​ ​media​ ​​ ​collateral​ ​events​ ​at​ ​53°​ ​Biennale​ ​Arte​ ​di​ ​Venezia,​ ​Venezia​ ​(I)​ ​–​ ​2009;  
•​ ​“Fluxes”​ ​live​ ​media​ ​-at Festival​ ​of​ ​Performing​ ​Arts​ ​Pola​ ​(HR)​ ​–​ ​2009;.  
•​ ​“Fluxes”​ ​live​ ​media​ ​-​ ​ART​ ​STAYS​ ​2010​ ​8th​ ​International​ ​Festival​ ​of​ ​Contemporary​ ​Art​ ​Ptuj​ ​(SLO)​ ​– 2010;  
•​ ​with​ ​Garten,​ ​30°​ and 31° ​festival​ ​centrale​ ​di​ ​Fies,​ ​Drodesera​ ​-​ ​Dro​ ​(I)​ ​– 2010 2011;  
•​ ​Menglong,​ ​solo at ​collateral​ ​event​ ​at​ ​54°​ ​Biennale​ ​Arte​ ​di​ ​Venezia,​ ​Venezia​ ​(I)​ ​–​ ​2011;  
•​ ​“21”​ ​performance,​ ​collateral​ ​event​ ​at​ ​13°​ ​Biennale​ ​dell’Architettura​ ​Venezia​ ​(I)​ ​–​ ​2012; 
•​ ​“I​ ​am​ ​here,​ ​I​ ​have​ ​a​ ​gun”​ ​with​ ​Garten,​ ​Festival​ ​Apache​ ​and​ ​Danae​ ​festival​ ​Milano​ ​(I) 2014; 
 •​ ​CEPI​ ​Euro-Encounter​ ​2016​ ​France/Italy,​ ​Puget-Ville​ ​(F)​ ​2016. 
 •​ ​“Wild​ ​M”​ ​with​ ​Garten,​ ​Festival​ ​Apache​ ​-​ ​Teatro​ ​Litta​ ​Milano​ ​(I)​ ​2017
• “Frühling zuhause”,  Beyond the Silence - Chigiana International Festival 2020

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