On 14 December, the Improvised Music and Dance Laboratory (IMDL) concludes its 2025 season with a union performance bringing together artists who participated from June to November. This special evening, shaped by improvisation and shifting ground, explores movement and sound through experimental forms.

Initiated by Collectief Imprography, the lab supports spontaneous creation by providing a space for artists to experiment closer to the unknown. This series was inspired by the Marsh Marigold, a plant blooming in unstable conditions, symbolizing boundary-living and growth within shifting ground.

The finale’s theme, Perennation, reflects IMDL’s goal to endure unfavourable conditions and sustain renewal. These social encounters and insights will seed IMDL’s upcoming 2026 season.

Lineup

Set I (17:00 – 18:00)

White Noise Strings & Miri Lee
Inspired by Robert Ryman’s subtle, minimalistic white-on-white paintings, the White Noise Strings treat silence as a canvas. The collective translates this into a silent universe where performers sparsely spread sounds in low dynamics, viewing silence as the ‘mother-composition’.

Performers: Miriam den Boer Salmon (violin), Mary Oliver (viola), Henk Zwerver (guitar), Lida Brouskari (piano, prepared piano), Wen Chin (cello), Raoul van der Weide (double bass), Miri Lee (dance).

Maria’s Quartet
Performers: Izabela Pacewicz & Maria Mavridou (dance), Miriam den Boer Salmon (violin), Camille Sa (flute).

(Intermission)

Set II (19:00 – 20:20)

In this set, 14 performers will be divided into two teams via an on-site draw. Each group will explore a 30-minute spontaneous composition of music and dance.

Participating Artists

Dance: Goda Žukauskaitė, Diederick van Rijsewijk, Maria Mavridou, Izabela Pacewicz, Miri Lee, Iris van Peppen.

Music: Ivo Bol (electronics), Hugo Ariens (prepared guitar), Annija Krivjonoka (voice), Mary Oliver (viola), Raoul van der Weide (double bass), Henk Zwerver (guitar), Lida Brouskari (piano, prepared piano), Wen Chin (cello).

Date & Time

14th December 17:00- 20:20 (included 1 hour intermission)

www.imdl.info

Photo by Roman Zotter

Acknowledgement

This union performance is made possible thanks to the generous support of our crowdfunding donors, including AFK and Cultuurfonds, as well as our partner Voordekunst.

On 14 December, the **Improvised Music and Dance Laboratory (IMDL)** concludes its 2025 season with a union performance bringing together artists who participated from June to November. This special evening, shaped by improvisation and shifting ground, explores movement and sound through experimental forms.

Initiated by **Collectief Imprography**, the lab supports spontaneous creation by providing a space for artists to experiment closer to the unknown. This series was inspired by the Marsh Marigold, a plant blooming in unstable conditions, symbolizing boundary-living and growth within shifting ground.

The finale’s theme, **Perennation**, reflects IMDL’s goal to endure unfavourable conditions and sustain renewal. These social encounters and insights will seed IMDL’s upcoming 2026 season.

### **Lineup**

**Set I (17:00 – 18:00)**

**_White Noise Strings & Miri Lee_**  
Inspired by Robert Ryman’s subtle, minimalistic white-on-white paintings, the White Noise Strings treat silence as a canvas. The collective translates this into a silent universe where performers sparsely spread sounds in low dynamics, viewing silence as the ‘mother-composition’.

Performers: Miriam den Boer Salmon (violin), Mary Oliver (viola), Henk Zwerver (guitar), Lida Brouskari (piano, prepared piano), Wen Chin (cello), Raoul van der Weide (double bass), Miri Lee (dance).

**_Maria’s Quartet_**  
Performers: Izabela Pacewicz & Maria Mavridou (dance), Miriam den Boer Salmon (violin), Camille Sa (flute).

(Intermission)

**Set II (19:00 – 20:20)**

In this set, 14 performers will be divided into two teams via an on-site draw. Each group will explore a 30-minute spontaneous composition of music and dance.

**_Participating Artists_**

*   Dance: Goda Žukauskaitė, Diederick van Rijsewijk, Maria Mavridou, Izabela Pacewicz, Miri Lee, Iris van Peppen.
    
*   Music: Ivo Bol (electronics), Hugo Ariens (prepared guitar), Annija Krivjonoka (voice), Mary Oliver (viola), Raoul van der Weide (double bass), Henk Zwerver (guitar), Lida Brouskari (piano, prepared piano), Wen Chin (cello).
    

### **Date & Time**

*   14th December 17:00- 20:20 (_included 1 hour intermission_)
    

[www.imdl.info](https://www.imdl.info)

Photo by Roman Zotter

_Acknowledgement_

This union performance is made possible thanks to the generous support of our crowdfunding donors, including AFK and Cultuurfonds, as well as our partner Voordekunst.

IMDL 2025 Finale : Perennation

IMDL Pilot at GROND, Amsterdam

Improvised Music and Dance Laboratory: Marsh Marigold

Date: Saturday, June 28, 20:00

Location: GROND, Bijdorpstraat 1, 1096 AP, Amsterdam

We warmly invite you to the pilot edition of the Improvised Music and Dance Laboratory (IMDL), an interdisciplinary performance series exploring relationality through improvisation, storytelling, and sensory experience.

Blending live music ans dance improvisation with food, rituals, and personal narrative, this event invites both artists and audience into a shared, living landscape - where movement, sound, memory, and presence root and bloom like the marsh marigold.

Curated and performed by artists across dance, sound, and art-science, the evening serves as a living score for IMDL’s upcoming monthly editions launching this fall.

Performers: Iris van Peppen, Wenchin Fu, Maria Mavridou, Marc Nukoop, and Miri Lee

Production coordinator: Youn Choi

Dinner by: Mohamed Alnoor

Date: June 28, 20:00

Location: GROND, Bijdorpstraat 1, 1096 AP, Amsterdam

Ticket:

Standard: €10

Discount: €7,50

With dinner: €15 (Dinner reservation required mahmmednoor954@gmail.com)

# IMDL Pilot at GROND, Amsterdam

### Improvised Music and Dance Laboratory: Marsh Marigold

**Date:** Saturday, June 28, 20:00

**Location:** [GROND](https://grond.community/event/improvised-music-and-dance-laboratory-pilot/), Bijdorpstraat 1, 1096 AP, Amsterdam

We warmly invite you to the **pilot edition** of the **Improvised Music and Dance Laboratory (IMDL)**, an interdisciplinary performance series exploring _relationality_ through improvisation, storytelling, and sensory experience.

Blending live music ans dance improvisation with food, rituals, and personal narrative, this event invites both artists and audience into a shared, living landscape - where movement, sound, memory, and presence root and bloom like the _marsh marigold_.

Curated and performed by artists across dance, sound, and art-science, the evening serves as a living score for IMDL’s upcoming monthly editions launching this fall.

**Performers:** Iris van Peppen, Wenchin Fu, Maria Mavridou, Marc Nukoop, and Miri Lee

**Production coordinator:** Youn Choi

**Dinner by:** Mohamed Alnoor

**Date**: June 28, 20:00

**Location**: GROND, Bijdorpstraat 1, 1096 AP, Amsterdam

**Ticket**:

*   Standard: €10
    
*   Discount: €7,50
    
*   With dinner: €15 (Dinner reservation required [mahmmednoor954@gmail.com](mailto:mahmmednoor954@gmail.com))

Improvisation Meets Storytelling ‘Marsh Marigold’

Ineffable Shape: The Shape of Language

How can we translate between vastly different lifeforms? This experimental collaboration between choreographer and imprographer Miri Lee and filmmaker Emilia Tapprest explores the ineffable in language and improvisation, both on-screen and on-stage. The film's sound design and music were composed by Andreas Tegnander.

This two-part event combines the premiere of the film Ineffable Shape with live improvisational performances, creating an interdisciplinary journey that delves into the intuitive, often indescribable connections between life forms and the boundaries of language.

Part One

Part One features an open improvisational music and dance performance, where artists communicate through spontaneous movement and sound. It offers a glimpse into the raw energy of unstructured, instinctual expression, capturing the magic of being present with one another without language.

Musicians: Camille Verhaak (clarinet), Miriam den Boer (violin), Tania Zountsa (saxophone), and George Hadow (drum)

Dancers: Edward Lloyd and Miri Lee

Part Two

Part Two presents the premiere of Ineffable Shape, accompanied by a live associative performance that recreates moments from the film in real time. Set in a speculative present, Ineffable Shape follows two candidates trained by an “imprographer” to interpret the rhythms, patterns, and nuances of a nearby field sparrow. Guided by the imprographer, they attune to another lifeform through tactile interfaces on their skin. What begins as an exercise in empathy provokes unexpected realizations about the "shape" of language.

Drawing from bioacoustics research and machine learning, Ineffable Shape explores the understanding that can emerge from intuition, improvisation, and nonverbal intelligence. The film invites us to rethink language and communication beyond the human realm, suggesting that similar "shapes" may recur in the communication of animals.

Film by Emilia Tapprest and Miri Lee

Composition: Andreas Tegnander

Poem by Frances Weilling

Musicians: Kate Moore (vielle) and Stefanie Janssen (voice)

Dancers: Edward Lloyd and Miri Lee

Join us for an evening that transcends traditional forms of communication, where movement and sound become universal languages, bridging the gap between beings. Experience the intersection of art and empathy, and discover the ineffable shapes that connect us all.

www.mirilee.nl

https://nvisible.studio/

Schedule

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Part One (Improvisational Performance): 7:00 PM

Part Two (Film Screening & Live Performance): 8:00 PM

Ticket

Tickets are available for a donation of €5 to €20, allowing visitors to choose the amount that best suits their budget.

Our project is supported by a grant from Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst.

# **Ineffable Shape: The Shape of Language**

_How can we translate between vastly different lifeforms?_ This experimental collaboration between choreographer and imprographer Miri Lee and filmmaker Emilia Tapprest explores the ineffable in language and improvisation, both on-screen and on-stage. The film's sound design and music were composed by Andreas Tegnander.

This two-part event combines the premiere of the film _Ineffable Shape_ with live improvisational performances, creating an interdisciplinary journey that delves into the intuitive, often indescribable connections between life forms and the boundaries of language.

### **Part One**

Part One features an open improvisational music and dance performance, where artists communicate through spontaneous movement and sound. It offers a glimpse into the raw energy of unstructured, instinctual expression, capturing the magic of being present with one another without language.

*   Musicians: Camille Verhaak (clarinet), Miriam den Boer (violin), Tania Zountsa (saxophone), and George Hadow (drum)
    
*   Dancers: Edward Lloyd and Miri Lee
    

### **Part Two**

Part Two presents the premiere of _Ineffable Shape_, accompanied by a live associative performance that recreates moments from the film in real time. Set in a speculative present, _Ineffable Shape_ follows two candidates trained by an “imprographer” to interpret the rhythms, patterns, and nuances of a nearby field sparrow. Guided by the imprographer, they attune to another lifeform through tactile interfaces on their skin. What begins as an exercise in empathy provokes unexpected realizations about the "shape" of language.

Drawing from bioacoustics research and machine learning, _Ineffable Shape_ explores the understanding that can emerge from intuition, improvisation, and nonverbal intelligence. The film invites us to rethink language and communication beyond the human realm, suggesting that similar "shapes" may recur in the communication of animals.

*   Film by Emilia Tapprest and Miri Lee
    
*   Composition: Andreas Tegnander
    
*   Poem by Frances Weilling
    
*   Musicians: Kate Moore (vielle) and Stefanie Janssen (voice)
    
*   Dancers: Edward Lloyd and Miri Lee
    

Join us for an evening that transcends traditional forms of communication, where movement and sound become universal languages, bridging the gap between beings. Experience the intersection of art and empathy, and discover the ineffable shapes that connect us all.

[www.mirilee.nl](https://www.mirilee.nl)

[https://nvisible.studio/](https://nvisible.studio/)

### **Schedule**

*   Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
    
*   Part One (Improvisational Performance): 7:00 PM
    
*   Part Two (Film Screening & Live Performance): 8:00 PM
    

### **Ticket**

Tickets are available for a donation of €5 to €20, allowing visitors to choose the amount that best suits their budget.

Our project is supported by a grant from Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst.

Ineffable Shape

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