With his new work Social Dances, Austrian composer Rudolf Wakolbinger invites the audience to not only into a sound-space installation, but also into his very own personal universe, as the wallpaper-like facsimiles of the album’s score, writings and work diaries on the walls depict
the work and thought processes that simply led to the result: the album that can also be listened to in the room (Social Dances).
It brings together a selection of Wakolbinger’s compositions created between 2015 and 2019, which reflect the social events and trends of this period. Among other things, he integrates original sound recordings from the civil war in Syria and explores topics such as digitalisation, the MeToo debate, political abuse of power and life in megacities. The fact that the world is currently upside down is also made clear by the album cover, which shows an upside-down map of the world and is staged in the space. Appropriately, the album is also available for purchase.

Rudolf Wakolbinger started composing in his early youth as an autodidact. He completed his education at a technical college and first played in various bands. He then went on to study composition in Vienna. Wakolbinger worked intensively on the transfer of scientific data into musical compositions. His composition and sound installation Expansion of  the Universe has been exhibited internationally and won critical acclaim from audiences and the media.

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