Akte II, for Violin, Cello, Piano, and Artistic Installation, is the second project in a cycle of pieces inspired by the artistic actions of the Austrian painter Hermann Nitsch, one of the most emblematic figures of Viennese Actionism. It is a collaboration between the composer João Moreira and the visual artist Maria Silveira, resulting in a sonic and visual installation where sound and image reflect each other.

The exploration of timbral and dynamic limits of different instruments, in dense layers of counterpoint, combining serialist techniques and typologies of saturated material, makes the sound an almost aggressive rupture that cannot be ignored. The intense sonic landscape is accompanied by a painting in motion and evolution, creating a complete, sensory narrative that extends in time and space. Sound and color spots increase and decrease in intensity, in improbable and challenging structures that build a territory of discomfort where nothing is predictable or secure.

In this way, Akte II becomes not only a musical approach but a total artistic experience, inviting the audience to explore the interconnections between artistic languages and to embark on a unique and provocative sensory journey.

João & Maria

AKTE II | for Violin, Cello, Piano & Artistic Installation

João Moreira is a young composer from Lisbon, Portugal