Sonic Acts Academy is a three-day festival of innovative audio-visual and performative art and critical thinking, motivated by changes in the ecological, political, technological and social landscape. From 21–23 February 2020 in Amsterdam, the Academy transforms partnering institutions – Paradiso, De Brakke Grond, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and OT301 – into a thought-provoking space for new developments in artistic research. Three richly programmed evenings of live cinema, experimental concerts and progressive club nights accompany a conference featuring cutting-edge artistic voices from around the world.

As a condensed rendition of its bigger sister Sonic Acts Festival, the Academy is interested in artistic reflections on the impact of planetary transformations caused by humans. Informed by the climate crisis and thoughts on potential futures, the Academy invites visitors to discuss, listen, watch and share experiences with over 50 of the most exciting contemporary artists and thinkers working today.

Festival passes are available for €70.
Day passes and programme tickets are also on sale.
Tickets: 2020.sonicacts.com/tickets

The Academy 2020 artists and thinkers are:

> Ale Hop
> Aliyah Hussain + Anna Bunting-Branch
> Anja Kanngieser
> Anthea Caddy
> Arie Altena + Katía Truijen
> AYA
> Ben Russell
> bod [包家巷] + Schwestern Sisters (SwS)
> Bookworms
> Cõvco
> Daniel Mann + Eitan Efrat
> DEBBY FRIDAY
> Dehlia Hannah
> DESIGN EARTH: Rania Ghosn
> DJ Serene
> djb
> Duncan Speakman
> Elaine Gan
> Elvin Brandhi
> Ex Continent
> Felicity Mangan
> Go Me + Ity
> Hatechild.
> Holly Herndon
> Hugo Esquinca
> Jonáš Gruska
> Kali Malone
> Karl Klomp + Heleen Blanken
> KJDENNNM
> Lag OS
> LOKA
> Lone Taxidermist (Natalie Sharp)
> Lukáš Likavčan
> MÆKUR: Anton Kats + Eva Rowson + Maia Urstad
> Maika Garnica
> Malibu
> Marja Ahti
> Marjolijn Dijkman
> Meuko! Meuko!
> Nabil Ahmed
> Nadim Samman
> No Bra
> Philip Vermeulen
> Roly Porter + MFO
> Rosa Pistola
> RUI HO
> S280F / 011668 / vvxxii
> Sadaf
> SHYBOI
> SITOI
> Speaker Music (DeForrest Brown, Jr.)
> T. J. Demos
> Tadleeh
> Terike Haapoja
> Underground Division: Helen Pritchard + Jara Rocha
> Via App
> Vincent Meessen
> Zohar

www.sonicacts.com