PROJECT AGORA 2025

Experience the fourth edition of PROJECT AGORA!
An innovative post-genre music festival that defies stylistic and cultural boundaries.
This year's edition will take place from 02-04 May 2025 at Sudhaus, Gannet and Gare du Nord.

Experience the fourth edition of PROJECT AGORA!
An innovative music festival that transcends stylistic and cultural boundaries.
This year's edition will take place from May 02-04, 2025 at Sudhaus, Gannet and Gare du Nord.

***FRIDAY, 02 MAY 2025 - SUDHAUS***
20:00 Alexia Thomas
20:45 Arthur Hnatek X Barker
22:15 iuri X Pistache

***SAMSTAG, 03. MAY 2025 - GANNET
20:30 Polarbaeren X La Nefera
22:00 Biandapid X Stefanie Knorr
23:30 Afterparty : Ananda Jade

***SUNDAY, 04 MAY 2025 - GARE DU NORD***
18:00 Nadav Erlich Septet X Güldeste Mamaç
19:45 Sadio Cissokho X Martina Berther

Polar bears

The Polarbaeren are four young musicians on a mission to break the conventions of what New Jazz should or shouldn't be. With an electroacoustic setup and genre-defying compositions, they engage with contemporary issues of their generation, creating music they describe as "climate jazz."

Polarbaeren are four young musicians who set out to shatter the conventions of what new jazz should and shouldn't do. With an electro-acoustic setup and genre-free compositions, Polarbaeren deal with current issues of our generation and make music that they themselves describe as "climate jazz".

La Nefera

La Nefera stands for an original lineup, empowering lyrics, and a distinctive aesthetic. Her stage name, inspired by the powerful Nefertiti, symbolizes the strength she effortlessly radiates in her performances. Drawing from her rich cultural background, La Nefera skillfully blends Latin American influences with hip-hop, crossover, and electronic elements in her music.

La Nefera stands for an original line-up, empowering lyrics and an unmistakable aesthetic. Her stage name, inspired by the mighty Nefertiti, symbolizes the power she effortlessly unleashes during her performances. In her music, La Nefera draws on her cultural richness and skillfully combines Latin American influences, hip-hop, crossover and electronic elements.

Biandapid

Biandapid stands for dark, rough, and yet fragile electronic music that is celebrated live on dance floors around the world. The Bern-based trio, consisting of Kenny Niggli (Keys, Vocals), Fabian Hänni (Drums, Electronics), and Daniel Somaroo (Bass, Vocals), blends the aesthetics of techno and EDM with the spontaneity and creativity of the moment. Their live performances are characterized by atmospheric soundscapes that evolve into harshly epic rave beats, sending the audience into ecstasy or dissolving into nothingness.

Biandapid stands for dark, raw and fragile electronic music that is celebrated live on dance floors around the world. The Bernese trio, consisting of Kenny Niggli (keys, vocals), Fabian Hänni (drums, electronics) and Daniel Somaroo (bass, vocals), combines the aesthetics of techno and EDM with the spontaneity and creativity of the moment. Their live performances are characterized by atmospheric soundscapes that flow into ugly-epic rave beats, send the audience into ecstasy or dissolve into nothingness.

Stefanie Knorr

The German soprano Stefanie Knorr initially studied school music and mathematics as a teacher in Freiburg im Breisgau. She studied singing with Marcel Boone at the Basel University of Music. She has won several prizes at international competitions, including a prize at the Migros-Kulturprozent singing competition in Zurich. While still a student, Stefanie Knorr made her debut at Theater Basel in a children's opera in 2016. She subsequently appeared there as Bubikopf in "Der Kaiser von Atlantis" by Viktor Ullmann and as Älteste Meerschwester in "Andersens Erzählungen" by Jherek Bischoff (director: Philipp Stölzl). In the 2020/21 season, the soprano was a member of the OperAvenir opera studio at Theater Basel. In the 2021/22 season, she sang the role of Papagena in Mozart's "Magic Flute" (director: Simon McBurney) and Minerva in "Il ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria" by Monteverdi. Guest engagements have taken her to the Semperoper Dresden, the Theater Chemnitz and the Lucerne Theatre. Contemporary chamber music is another focus of the soprano's activities. In 2023, she sang at the ISCM World New Music Days in Cape Town (South Africa).