Uprooting is a multimedia performance in seven parts in which several art disciplines are used to create a complete experience for the audience. For that purpose, there is an artistic team, formed by 3 multidisciplinary artists, which takes care of composing and performing the piece. These are:

ÁKI SEBASTIAN FROSTASON (ICELAND) MUSICIAN, PERFORMER AND AUDIOVISUAL ARTIST.

ANDRO MANZONI (CROATIA) MUSICIAN, COMPOSER AND PERFORMER.

JUAN FRAN CABRERA (SPAIN) MUSICIAN, PERFORMER AND VISUAL ARTIST.

THE MAIN DISCIPLINES COMBINED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE:

MUSIC: LIVE AND PRE-RECORDED MUSIC WITH ELECTRONIC AND TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENTS.

AUDIOVISUAL ART: PRE-RECORDED AND LIVE VIDEO.

PERFORMANCE ART: MOVEMENT. VARIOUS USES OF THE BODY AND SPACE.

FINE ART / APPLIED ART: COSTUMES, SCULPTURES AND OTHER MATERIALS FOR VIDEOS AND LIVE USE.

Each block has its own topic which its composition is based on. During the composition process, there will be an exploration in which we will try to discover the best possibilities for the combination of music, audiovisuals and movement, so the result of each block will reach its full potential through maximizing our possibilities to express its meaning.

We unite as three experienced artists from different corners of Europe with a deeply personal subject where we can explore both our cohesion and difference as artists and emotional beings. On an Interdisciplinary basis, we enforce ourselves to follow a structured method to achieve intimacy and honesty in a society where men are generally encouraged to repress their emotions. We aim towards a result that can inspire us and others to free themselves from the burden of emotional repression. Our goal is to create a work that will bring new solutions to connect various art disciplines, to separate us from the current pre-built genre system and to create something which will not be bound by social limits, making it possible for us to go beyond our usual line of work. With this process, we are not just trying to obtain a result that could be attractive or pleasing for the audience but also to consider territories that are not comfortable in modern society and to explore and express those extremes. Neither are we aiming to find novelty in the artistic society as an objective itself, but try to create a work that is fully committed to art, since we believe that this is the only way to make innovation possible.