Creative Gaming Studio: The Ear Wants to Hear

Stop by and get started! In the Creative Gaming Studio, you can try out digital and analog games at our open, hands-on stations. You can also let your creativity run wild with our artistic and craft activities. No prior experience is necessary, and all activities are open to visitors of all ages. You can join in at any time.

"The Ear Wants to Hear" is an interactive exhibition from the "Sound Sculptures" project (Artistic Research Lab) that explores the phenomenon of sound through artistic research. It sharpens your perception in a playful way, no matter your age. The "Plapalapap" installation introduces you to abstract sound. Large ear sculptures pick up your voice and transform it as soon as you play with the floor sensors—fragmenting, distorting, and reassembling it. This allows you to experience firsthand just how much impact your own movements have. The "Sound Bananas" installation combines balance with sound perception. By setting the swinging bananas in motion, you play musical scales. As you explore your motor skills, a collective concert emerges through your interaction with others. The "Balance Board" installation helps you find your center of balance. Sounds guide you as you maintain an upright posture. In this way, your body's balance becomes an instrument itself.

Located in the Hamburg district Harburg, the ligeti center is an interdisciplinary translation center that bridges the arts, science, technology, and health. Named after composer György Ligeti, who had already envisioned a computer music lab in Hamburg in the 1970s, the name “ligeti” also serves as an acronym for “Laboratories for Innovation and General audience Edification through the Translation of Ideas.”

Expanding Ligeti’s original vision, the ligeti center was established in 2023 as a joint project of the Hamburg University of Music and Drama, the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, the Hamburg University of Technology, and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf. It is funded through the federal and state initiative “Innovative Hochschule.” For more information, visit ligeti-zentrum.de.

Please note: Mornings from Wednesday to Friday are reserved for school classes and groups. You can expect to see them more often at the festival during these times. However, the festival is still open to everyone on these days. Schools and groups must register in advance by email or book a festival visit using the booking tool.

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