Final lineup for the First Hybrid Edition of MUTEK MX + JP

Together with MUTEK JP, we announce the complete program of what will be our union as a hybrid festival from December 9 to 13, 2020. Both creative cities connect from the virtual platform of our network.

Focusing on a different approach with artists, the program explores new virtual dynamics to overcome the current physical disconnection. Through the convergence of artistic communities of Japan and Mexico, we will exhibit more than 35 performances in 3 different rooms within the platform, an interactive gallery with 20 pieces of virtual reality, artificial intelligence, audio and video. In addition to a listening room with continuous selections from the archives of the MUTEK network.

The Mexican-Japanese core can be enjoyed through the MUTEK Connect series that provides space for collaborations with the other Festival cities and our international partners: Insomnia Festival and Ekko Festival from Norway, and B39/PRECTXE from South Korea.

The live program will be broadcasted on the virtual platform from Wednesday 9 to Sunday 13 December 2020. Each performance will premiere in its respective time zone and will then be played according to the time zones of the 5 continents.

In order to develop sustainable models interested in renewing the appreciation and valuation of creative practice to benefit local artistic communities, as well as our extended networks of technicians, consultants, and cultural organizations, we are requesting a contribution of $10 USD to access the full Festival experience. Those curious to take a look at the virtual platform beforehand will be able to dive into the archive of MUTEK Montreal Edition 21, which will remain available for free until the beginning of December at virtual.mutek.org

The central program of the activities of the virtual festival revolves around the union of these 2 artistic communities located in CDMX and Tokyo. From Wednesday, December 9 to Sunday, December 13, we will bring together 23 presentations with the best of both cities for a virtual party of audiovisuals, musical explorations and technological experiments:

傀儡神楽 ALTER the android KAGURA ^JP / AMNL PRNT & Valeria Vicente ^MX / CNDSD & Iván Abreu ^MX / Corey Fuller + Break Ensemble x Synichi Yamamoto ^US+JP / Daito Manabe ^JP / Edgar Mondragón & Erik López ^MX / Eiichi Sawado & Akiko Nakayama ^JP / Eiko Ishibashi & Jim O’Rourke ^JP+US / Isaac Soto & Federico Torres ^MX / Jiony & Sabme ^MX / Kafuka & Kezzardrix ^JP / Kyoka & Shohei Fujimoto ^JP / Le Fantom Onde ^MX / Mabe Fratti & Milena Pafundi ^GT+MX/AR / machìna ^KR/JP / Maika Loubté ^JP / Neutral (Fumitake Tamura & AOKI Takamasa) ^JP / Nohbords & AA ^MX / Open Reel Ensemble ^JP / Pepe Mogt ^MX / Wasted Fates & Future Forward ^MX / Yuri Urano & Manami Sakamoto ^JP

The second point of convergence is the virtual gallery, a large and innovative exhibition of local and international artists, former MUTEK collaborators, as well as new talents for a digital art exhibition that critically reimagines our future in a post-pandemic world. Get ready for an exploration of pieces that use virtual reality, artificial intelligence, interactivity and sound as immersive media:

Ainslee Alem Robson ^US+JP / Akiko Yamashita ^JP / Alba G. Corral ^ES / Alex Czetwertynski ^US / Andy Martin ^MX / Elizabeth Ros ^RU / Florence To ^UK / Jorge Suaret ^MX / Kaoru Tanaka ^JP / Lucas Gutierrez & Robert Lippok ^AR/DE / Marianela Fuentes ^MX / Omodaka ^JP / Sabrina Ratté ^CA/QC / Taras Mashtalir ^RU / Transgresorcorruptor & Ken-ichi Kawamura ^MX/JP / Takuma Nakata ^JP / THINK AND SENSE & Intercity-Express ^JP / VAA ^MX / Xochipeople ^RU/MX

And the programming is complemented by another installment of MUTEK Connect, a new opportunity to develop, experiment and consolidate a new model of digital interconnectivity based on the creative relationships between Tokyo, the other global branches of MUTEK and our international collaborators at Insomnia Festival and

Ekko Festival in Norway, besides the B39 arts center and its associated festival PRECTXE in South Korea. Thanks to these fruitful alliances, the Connect series obtains an artistic value that, without a doubt, matches the creative delicacy of the central Mexican Japanese program:

Balago ^ES / Elina Waage Mikalsen & Ingrid Kristensen Bjørnaali ^NO / hm505 & VJ mentalny jeż ^US+PL / Lars Horntveth & The BIT20 Ensemble ^NO / Moonshine ^CD/QC+CA/QC / Murcof & Sergi Palau ^MX/ES / Nelly-Eve Rajotte ^CA/QC / Porto Porto! ^CA/QC / Qoa & Joaquina S. ^AR / Super Heavy Metal ^NO / Tacobitch ^NO / Tarta Relena ^ES