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lionel kasparian

Biography

Born in Marseilles-France, I’m a graduate from the National Music Conservatory of Marseilles (electroacoustic music composition) and Nadia & Gilles Touché Drum School (Aix-en-Provence).
I began my career with instrumental improvisation in connection with new technologies, before developing my skills in sound design and with immersive sound systems.

In 2003, I founded Art-Temps Réel, a non-profit organisation that develops activities ranging from the production of musical works, to the production of events, including the transmission in educational workshops. In 2006, I developed a 42-speaker orchestra, which became my main instrument for immersive concert proposals. Since 2010, the organisation has been dedicated to the development of participatory creative projects aimed at reaching diverse audiences in a given territory. These artistic projects have a strong political dimension and aim to express a questioning of social norms.

Between 2010 and 2013, I was the composer associated with Christophe Haleb’s choreographic project. Over the same period, I’ve also worked as a composer and producer for the 2013 European Capital of Culture, across a variety of projects in Marseilles: from the opening night show to long-term collaborative productions. This resulted in development of similar projects in other cities (Aix-en-Provence and Vitrolles) between 2014 and 2017, including sharing his expertise with public cultural institutions. Since 2017, I’ve renewed my direction of work in experimenting alternative artistic and compositional intentions, through solos or collaboratively.

Since 2022, I’ve been the composer associated with Magdalena Hylak’s choreographic project in Ireland.