One of the world’s largest celebrations of visual sonic art, Cryptic’s renowned biennial will showcase a groundbreaking international programme.
Produced by Glasgow-based Cryptic, the festival will feature 200 events, installations, screenings and talks by over 85 artists from 10 countries at venues across Glasgow and beyond from March 10-20, all free to attend.
Sonica 2022 will shine a spotlight on contemporary French artists as well as welcoming artists and performers from Australia, Spain, Canada, Myanmar, Switzerland, and more, alongside the best in established and emerging Scottish talent.
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Cathie Boyd, Cryptic’s Artistic Director, said: "This year, Sonica celebrates its tenth anniversary, having presented 330 artists at 980 events to audiences of more than 180,000.
"Now more than ever, audiences are looking to have all their senses ravished and Cryptic couldn’t be more excited to be one of the first big festivals happening in Scotland in 2022, welcoming people back through the doors of 11 venues across Glasgow and beyond."
Live highlights include composer and musician Alex Smoke live in Paisley Abbey, Gavin Bryars conducting the RSNO with live visuals from Alba G. Corral, Roly Porter and MFO collaborating with celebrated Gaelic singer Anne Martin and Argentina’s Jorge Crow exploring the legacy of the cassette tape in Kinemancia.
Meanwhile the free installations include Sing the Gloaming, a series of sound sculptures in the beautiful Hidden Gardens, featuring some of Scotland’s most renowned vocalists, including Aidan Moffat, Emily Scott and Hanna Tuuliki; an invitation to explore an interactive digital garden in Maotik’s Bloom and Mellon Charles’s January King.
Sonica’s Next Gen will also showcase the best young audiovisual artists under 25, including Samm Anga, Emily Brooks-Millar and Harry Gorski-Brown utilising everything from space race-inspired animation to Nigerian storytelling traditions.
Tickets to live events are now on sale via www.sonica-a.co.uk.
All installations are free and non-ticketed while all performances, workshops and talks are ticketed.
