Fluxus Tree

FLUXUS TREE is a project that places at its core the legacy of the Fluxus movement, one of the most radical and influential avant-gardes of the twentieth century, capable of transforming the musical act into gesture, relationship, everyday action, and expanded listening. Fluxus redefines the role of the performer, the very idea of the score, and the boundary between art and life, proposing an open, playful, and deeply democratic approach to music-making. The project engages with this heritage through scores that emerge directly from Fluxus experience — such as the performative actions of Yoko Ono, the sound events of Giuseppe Chiari (on the occasion of the centenary of his birth), and the graphic signs of Toshi Ichiyanagi — as well as through works by artists who shared Fluxus’ spirit, practices, and visions, such as John Cage. What emerges is a map of connections, resonances, and reciprocal influences that reveals the vitality of an aesthetic idea still capable today of shaping contemporary musical thought.

The concert takes shape as an improvisational journey through open instructions, graphic notations, and sonic actions. Alongside sound, the performative space itself becomes a parameter of the performance: the relationship between musicians and space, as well as between performers and audience, is continuously redefined, dissolving the conventional separation between those who listen and those who act.

Program
Giuseppe Chiari – Suonare la stanza, for two performers (1968)
Giuseppe Chiari – Quel che volete, for multiple instruments (1964)
Toshi Ichiyanagi – Sapporo, for ensemble (1962)
Yoko Ono – Wood Piece, community version (1963)
John Cage – Variations VI, for ensemble (1966)