KAREN JUHL + SOPHIA SAGARADZE
1/2/2025
Doors: 19:00 // Entrance: 120 DKK
Beat fragments merge with MIDI harp improvisations in a complex and moving performance this evening at turkis. Karen Juhl is a prominent name on the Danish experimental scene, and we are thrilled to welcome her back to our stage once again!
During the same evening, Sophia Sagaradze will create a powerful and evocative fusion as she combines live experimental electronic music with influences from Georgian church chants and folk traditions.
PROGRAM
➤ Doors open: 19:00
➤ Sophia Sagaradze: 20:00
➤ Karen Juhl: 21:00
KAREN JUHL
With just a few releases, Karen Juhl has established herself as a distinctive voice in Danish music. Inspired by artists like Laurie Anderson, Solange, and M.I.A., Juhl’s work flows between art forms, created with equal parts love for experimental composition and pop songs.
Most recently, she released her debut album and book, Mother Tongue. The album is a sonic hybrid of R’n’B, rap, experimental composition, and folklore, taking listeners on a poetic, dissonant journey. The book, made in collaboration with graphic designer Paw Poulsen, combines the album’s lyrics with digital collages of internet images and handwritten notes. Through sound, text, and imagery, childhood scenes and digital realms intertwine, forming a fragmented yet meditative reflection on vulnerability in a hyper-globalized world.
Live, Juhl blends club culture with chamber music. Two musicians face each other on stage, creating moments of both intensity and deep focus. Beat fragments merge with MIDI harp improvisations in a complex and emotionally charged performance, most recently showcased at The Yard Theatre in London. Additionally, in the spring, she premiered the choral performance piece PARADE at the Glyptoteket museum.
Listen to Karen Juhl: https://karenjuhl.bandcamp.com/album/mother-tongue
Foto: Fryd Frydendahl
SOPHIA SAGARADZE
Sophia Sagaradze is a Georgian sound artist, composer, and performer based in Denmark. Her work usually blends multichannel electronics, sound spatialization, and interactive audio-visual installations to explore the boundaries between external and internal experiences of space. She holds a master’s degree in electronic composition (DIEM) and has received the Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen Foundation’s Talent Award in 2022. In this performance, Sophia will combine live experimental electronic music with influences from Georgian church chants and folk traditions, creating a powerful and evocative fusion.
