BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:27446@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Autobiography of Light DTSTAMP:20260915T225845Z DTSTART:20261010T180000Z DESCRIPTION:Felix Schlarmann [https://splendoramsterdam.com/en/musicians/fe lix-schlarmann]\npresents:Book launch / Concert / Talk\n\nAn Evening of Aw areness\, Listening and Composition.\nWhat happens when a book is not simp ly presented\, but experienced?\n\nJoin us for an evening with Dorian Mate i [https://continuumfield.org/] and The\nAutobiography of Light\, a newly published book exploring awareness\, perception\,\nand the subtle ways we experience the world around us. Dorian’s work grows out\nof a long-standin g exploration of awareness\, perception\, and the relationship\nbetween in ner experience and the world we inhabit. Rather than approaching these\nqu estions purely as intellectual subjects\, he is interested in how they can be\nencountered directly\, through attention\, listening\, sensation\, an d presence.\n\nThis will not be a lecture\, nor a conventional book presen tation\, but an\nencounter between words\, sound\, attention and the peopl e in the room. Dorian\nwill offer a glimpse into the landscape of the book : a world in which awareness\nis fluid\, and perception is not merely a wi ndow onto reality\, but a living\nmedium through which reality takes shape . From there\, these ideas will move into\nmusic.\n\nFour accomplished int ernational artists: clarinetist\, Golden Calf-winning\ncomposer and improv iser Alex Simu\; pianist\, musician\, communicator and\nresearcher Folkert Oosting\; double bassist and creative facilitator Lucas Dols\;\nand drumm er\, composer and educator Felix Schlarmann\, come together to explore\nth is landscape through spontaneous composition and improvisation.\n\nTheir p ractices extend beyond performance: into composition\, education\, theatre \,\ncreative research\, communication and new forms of participation. Toge ther\, they\nbring different ways of listening\, responding and making sen se of what happens\nin the moment.\n\nThe moment will belong to everyone i n the room. The music will not simply be\nperformed for the audience. The awareness of the audience\, its attention\,\npresence\, stillness and move ment\, becomes part of the musical experience\, subtly\nshaping how the mu sicians perceive\, respond and improvise. Listening is no\nlonger passive\ ; it becomes a form of participation.\n\nThere will also be space for conv ersation: to ask questions\, to reflect\, and to\nexplore the ideas of The Autobiography of Light together with Dorian and the\nmusicians.\n\nCome t o discover the book\, listen to the music\, and notice what happens when\n your own awareness becomes part of the experience.\n\nDorian Matei - autho r\nAlex Simu - clarinet\nFolkert Oosting - piano\nLucas Dols - double bass \nFelix Schlarmann - drums\n\nAlex Simu & Folkert Oosting op Spotify\n[htt ps://open.spotify.com/track/63Ssuw8CEAhPzKEj8t2uYW?si=a9de497248864d57] URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/autobiography-of-light GEO:52.3699078;4.9032848 LOCATION:Splendor - Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 116\, 1011 LX Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,books,concert,lecture,music,nieuwmarkt/lastage ,performance,talk,theater X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Felix Schlarmann presents:Book launch / Concer t / Talk

An Evening of Awareness, Listening and Composition.
What happens when a book is not simply presented, but experienced?

Join us for an evening with Dorian Matei and The Autobiography of Light, a newly published book exploring awareness, perception, and the subtle ways we exp erience the world around us. Dorian’s work grows out of a long-standing ex ploration of awareness, perception, and the relationship between inner exp erience and the world we inhabit. Rather than approaching these questions purely as intellectual subjects, he is interested in how they can be encou ntered directly, through attention, listening, sensation, and presence.

This will not be a lecture, nor a conventional book presentation, but an encounter between words, sound, attention and the people in the room. D orian will offer a glimpse into the landscape of the book: a world in whic h awareness is fluid, and perception is not merely a window onto reality, but a living medium through which reality takes shape. From there, these i deas will move into music.

Four accomplished international artists: clarinetist, Golden Calf-winning composer and improviser Alex Simu; pianis t, musician, communicator and researcher Folkert Oosting; double bassist a nd creative facilitator Lucas Dols; and drummer, composer and educator Fel ix Schlarmann, come together to explore this landscape through spontaneous composition and improvisation.

Their practices extend beyond perfor mance: into composition, education, theatre, creative research, communicat ion and new forms of participation. Together, they bring different ways of listening, responding and making sense of what happens in the moment.

The moment will belong to everyone in the room. The music will not simp ly be performed for the audience. The awareness of the audience, its atten tion, presence, stillness and movement, becomes part of the musical experi ence, subtly shaping how the musicians perceive, respond and improvise. Li stening is no longer passive; it becomes a form of participation.

Th ere will also be space for conversation: to ask questions, to reflect, and to explore the ideas of The Autobiography of Light together with Dorian a nd the musicians.

Come to discover the book, listen to the music, an d notice what happens when your own awareness becomes part of the experien ce.

Dorian Matei - author
Alex Simu - clarinet
Folkert Oosting - piano
Luc as Dols - double bass
Felix Schlarmann - drum s

Alex Simu & Folkert Oosting op Spoti fy

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