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If you have tips for nice places to play or if you’ d like to invite us, just get in touch with us via steffi@beisspony.com …

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beißpony SHOWS in 2021 ***

KEEP IN TOUCH, we’ll keep you updated about upcoming shows! In case you are interested in a concert or sound performance, just drop us a message via steffi@beisspony.com

20. till 30. August: beißpony sound interventions in public space (off- and online) within the international art exchange FINDE, Antonie-Leins-Künstler*innenhaus & Projekt Zukunft, Horb am Neckar, Germany

10. May: “Lawnmower in E-Minor”, beißpony film festival premiere at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany (honored with a special jury laudation)

28. February: Alligator Gozaimasu Special hosted by Orange ‘Ear, an online symposium with music and poetry by beißpony and friends from the Alligator Gozaimasu collective – Augsburg (Germany), Bandung (Indonesia), Berlin (Germany), Horb am Neckar (Germany), Istanbul (Turkey), Munich (Germany), Oxford (UK), Sapporo (Japan), Tokio (Japan)

18. February: “Lawnmower in E-Minor”, beißpony music film premiere within “Krawalle & Liebe” hosted by Kersty and Sandra Grether at Literaturform at the Brecht-Haus, Berlin, Germany

part beißpony + part friends in 2021***

31. July: A DUET OF AMPLIFIED SEWING MACHINES (Lisa Simpson aka Agente Costura, Stephanie Müller) in collaboration with Klaus Erika Dietl, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin, Germany

12. June: “Schmierwurst + Reichweite. Die Erbschaft einer Eckbank” (Grease Sausage + Outreach. The Inheritance of a Corner Bench) is a performative installation by MEDIENDIENST LEISTUNGSHOELLE (Klaus Erika Dietl & Stephanie Müller) within the exhibition “Paradise Lost #Gender Shift”, Galerie der Künstler*innen, Munich, Germany

beißpony SHOWS in 2020 ***

24. April: beißpony concert within the symposium “Stage & Performance”, Buchenried, Germany (postponed due to the pandemic situation)

23. January: beißpony concert during the Bordeaux Rock Festival, VOID club, Bordeaux, France

22. till 26. January: beißpony music and art exchange with the local community in Bordeaux, France

part beißpony + part friends in 2020 ***

19. March: SCHÖNE AUSSICHTEN, a sonic, cineastic room installation by MEDIENDIENST LEISTUNGSHÖLLE (Klaus Erika Dietl and Stephanie Müller) hosting performances, mini-concerts, Galerie 5020, Salzburg, Austria >> within the media art festival DIGITAL SPRING

10. January: SPEEDING TICKETS – NON-STOP, a musical sewing performance by SEWICIDE (beißpony’s rhythm section and art heartbeat) in parallel to the film screening OUR MOUTH: THE ULTIMATE PRISON (Das Letzte Loch ist der Mund – written and directed by Klaus Erika Dietl), Offkino, Bielefeld, Germany

2. till 4. January : FREQUENZGARAGE, sound lovers are heartily invited to experiment together in the midst of SEWICIDE’ s DIY laboratory, Antonie-Leins-Künstlerinnenhaus, Horb am Neckar, Germany >> if you’d like to be part of it, feel free to get in touch via mail steffi@beisspony.com >> 2., 3. and 4. January >> 6 till 10 pm >> free entry

beißpony SHOWS in 2019 ***

13. October: beißpony concert, Nähcafé Edeltraud, Würzburg, Germany * We will start at 6pm

12. October: beißpony concert in the midst of the exhibition “Lights, Camera, Action, You’re On!”, hosted by YARA e.V., MUCCA, Munich, Germany * We will start at 8.15 pm * Feel free to come earlier to see the exhibition

15. September: beißpony concert, Festival für selbstgebaute Musik, ZK/U, Berlin, Germany

part beißpony + part friends in 2019 ***

19. till 22. December : FREQUENZGARAGE, sound lovers are heartily invited to experiment together in the midst of SEWICIDE’ s DIY laboratory, MEDIENDIENST LEISTUNGSHÖLLE, Munich, Germany >> if you’d like to be part of it, feel free to get in touch via mail * steffi@beisspony.com (19. December >> 7 till 11 pm // 21. December >> 1 till 4 pm // 22. December >> 1 till 4 pm >> free entry)

14. December: SEWICIDE (beißpony’s rhythm section & art heartbeat) in collaboration with Klaus Erika Dietl and Coco Mattner aka Romy Hood – Bermuda Boutique, Zurich, Germany

8. December: SEWICIDE (beißpony’s rhythm section & art heartbeat) – private sound art happening, Munich, Germany (if you interested to be part of it, feel free to drop a message via email)

16. November: SEWICIDE (beißpony’s rhythm section & art heartbeat) in collaboration with Klaus Erika Dietl – concert during the OPEN STUDIOS 2019 at the PLATFORM – rooms for contemporary art, Munich, Germany

10. October: SEWICIDE (beißpony’s rhythm section & art heartbeat) in collaboration with Elisabeth Anna Maria Kaiser – premiere of the sound performance JABOROSA, Botanical Garden, Munich, Germany

26. September: SEWICIDE (beißpony’s rhythm section & art heartbeat), solo show at the International Women’s Theatre Festival, Frankfurt a. Main,Germany

4. June: MEDIENDIENST LEISTUNGSHÖLLE (beißpony’s rhythm section & art heartbeat + Klaus Erika Dietl) presents “Beihilfe zum Bankrott” + mixed media performance, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany

2. June: OK DECAY (beißpony’s rythm section & art heartbeat + Moni Kliche * Queerthing + Klaus Erika Dietl * Mediendienst Leistungshölle), Z Common Ground, Munich, Germany

27. May: A DUET OF AMPLIFIED SEWING MACHINES, Labor Sonor, Berlin, Germany

18. May: MEDIENDIENST LEISTUNGSHÖLLE (beißpony’s art heartbeat + friends) presents SOUND KOMBÜSE * public composing and recording laboratory * within the festival “Manic Street Parade”, Alte Utting, Munich, Germany

27. April: A DUET OF AMPLIFIED SEWING MACHINES feat. Romy Hood & Klaus Erika Dietl (Mediendienst Leistungshölle), Kraftwerk, Zurich, Swizzerland

25. April: A DUET OF AMPLIFIED SEWING MACHINES feat. Romy Hood & Klaus Erika Dietl (Mediendienst Leistungshölle), Schauspielhaus Schiffbau, Zurich, Swizzerland

12. March: SEWICIDE (beißpony’s rhythm section & art heartbeat) supports BUKE & GASE (Brooklyn, New York/ USA), Musikverein in der Kantine, Nürnberg, Germany

beißpony SHOWS in 2018 ***

21. October: beißpony concert & public recording session, Walpurgis Theatre, Antwerp (Mortsel), Belgium

19. October: beißpony concert and film screening, OFF KINO, Bielefeld, Germany

3. – 7. July: series of beißpony sound performances, within the BE FESTIVAL, The REP theatre, Birmingham, UK

8. June: beißpony concert, within the queerfeminist festival and symposium “The Next Step” (Der nächste Schritt >> Frauenstudien e.V.) , Seidl Villa, Munich, Germany

part beißpony + part friends in 2018 ***

22. November: SEWICIDE (beißpony’s rhythm section & art heartbeat) – opening performance in collaboration with Klaus Erika Dietl (Mediendienst Leistungshölle/ www.hoelle.media) – within the conference “Das Unarchivierbare Archivieren” hosted by the documenta Archive, Kassel, Germany

4. November: OK DECAY (beißpony’s art heartbeat + Gülcan Turna + Moni Kliche) – sound performance within the exhibition “Die Freiheit erhebt ihr Haupt”, Rathausgalerie, Munich, Germany

30. May: SEWICIDE – sound performance & video screening by Klaus Erika Dietl (Mediendienst Leistungshölle/ www.hoelle.media) – within the event “This Is Not A Synthesizer” hosted by Émilie Gendron (Munich Again), Import Export, Munich, Germany

24. May: SEWICIDE – sound performance & video screening by Klaus Erika Dietl (Mediendienst Leistungshölle/ www.hoelle.media) – within the conference “Time To Perform! Let’s Smash Patriarchy” hosted by the University of Cologne, AZ Köln, Germany

7. May: A DUET OF AMPLIFIED SEWING MACHINES (beißpony’s art heartbeat + Agente Costura) – Zukunftsvisionen, Görlitz, Germany

5. May: A DUET OF AMPLIFIED SEWING MACHINES – F*estival – Feiern statt Fürchten, Dresden, Germany

21. April: A DUET OF AMPLIFIED SEWING MACHINES & Maike Rosa Vogel & Mascha Alechina (PUSSY RIOT) – Festival “Ich brauche eine Genie” hosted by Doctorella, Berghain Kantine, Berlin, Germany

6. April: OK DECAY (beißpony’s art heartbeat + Gülcan Turna + Moni Kliche) – Get Rid!, Sunny Red, Munich, Germany

26. January: SEWICIDE – secret solo sewing noise performance by beißpony’s rhythm section, Munich, Germany

18. January: OK DECAY feat. Lisa Simpson aka Agente Costura, within BRANDSTIFTER’s experimental birthday trash set – WATT, Berlin, Germany

PAST * beißpony SHOWS in 2017 ***

14. November: beißpony + Ester Poly (Ikarus Records) concert, within the queerfeminist project “Daneben”, Kafe Marat, Munich

7. June: beißpony concert, MARK, Salzburg, Austria, 8.30 pm +++ Let’s do it together >> beißpony likes to share some knowledge >> critical crafting & creative writing workshop at the MAK, 3pm – 5.30 pm >> concert & workshop description on MARK’s website

2o. January: beißpony concert within the art project “Textile Wasteland” to “Christal Graceland”, curated by frfr international, Reseda Offspace, Zurich, Swizzerland

PAST * part beißpony + part friends in 2017 ***

16. December: OK DECAY (beißpony’s art heartbeat + Gülcan Turna + Moni Kliche) within the art project TAXI SALON – Import Export, Munich, Germany

11.December: SEWICIDE – solo sewing noise performance by beißpony’s rhythm section + Milenko Lazic – Upvalue Boutique / Rescue Station, Zurich, Swizzerland, Germany

02.December: Gülcan Turna (OK DECAY) + beißpony’s rhythm section + Matthias Stadler (TAMTAM) + Stefan Vogelsinger (Setzkasten, VIENNA), after show for the film screening DAS LETZTE LOCH IST DER MUND – Café Holler, Deggendorf, Germany

23. November: SEWICIDE – solo sewing noise performance by beißpony’s rhythm section, within the exhibition LOST IN ITALY – Interim, Munich, Germany

11. November: A DUET OF AMPLIFIED SEWING MACHINES (beißpony’s art heartbeat + Agente Costura) – Galerie Manfred, Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm, Germany

03. November: A DUET OF AMPLIFIED SEWING MACHINES (beißpony’s art heartbeat + Agente Costura) + DOCTORELLA – OPERATION TON FESTIVAL, Hamburg, Germany

24. September: beißpony’s art heartbeat + Klaus Erich Dietl – sound and art performance within the Alternative Village Fete, Bullring Markets, Birmingham, UK

11. September: A DUET OF AMPLIFIED SEWING MACHINES (beißpony’s art heartbeat + Agente Costura) + Şevket Akıncı (guitars) + Defne Sandalcı (texts, vocals) + Klaus Erich Dietl (visuals) + Kaya Hacaloğlu (visuals) – Schneidertempel Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

11. August: OK DECAY (beißpony’s art heartbeat + Gülcan Turna + Moni Kliche) + The Kominas (USA) + MOOR MOTHER (USA) – K4, Musikverein Nuremberg

27. May: SEWICIDE – solo sewing noise performance by beißpony’s rhythm section, within the MILLA WALKY TALKY, Milla Club, Munich

06. till 17. April: A DUET OF AMPLIFIED SEWING MACHINES (beißpony’s art heartbeat + Agente Costura) on tour in Indonesia – Jakarta, Bandung, Cirebon, Semarang, Yogjakarta (invited by the GOETHE INSTITUT)

PAST * part beißpony + part friends in 2016 ***

25. November: SEWICIDE – solo sewing noise performance by beißpony’s rhythm section, within Lea Becker’s and Rodolfo Silveira’s documentary film presentation TRUE STORIES, Atelierhaus in der Bavariastr. 6a, Munich

17. November: A Duet of Amplified Sewing Machines – Lisa Simpson aka Agente Costura (São Paulo, Berlin) + beißpony’s rhythm section supported by Tina Griffith (Berlin, Lublijana), Nemona (temorary off space), Berlin-Neukölln

4. November: A Duet of Amplified Sewing Machines – Lisa Simpson aka Agente Costura (São Paulo, Berlin) + beißpony’s rhythm section, GlogauAir, Berlin-Kreuzberg

22. October: A Duet of Amplified Sewing Machines – Lisa Simpson aka Agente Costura (São Paulo, Berlin) + beißpony’s rhythm section, Living Room Session, Ulm

15. + 16. October: SEWICIDE – solo sewing noise performance by beißpony’s rhythm section, Kunstort Eleven Artspace, Börstingen

23. September: ALLIGATOR GOZAIMASU party with an explosive live sewing noise set featuring Lisa Simpson aka Agente Costura (São Paulo, Berlin), Angela Muñoz (Madrid, Berlin), La Bernadette (Vienna) and beißpony’s rhythm section, Loophole, Berlin-Neukölln

22. September: A Duet of Amplified Sewing Machines live recording session – Lisa Simpson aka Agente Costura (São Paulo, Berlin) + beißpony’s rhythm section supported by La Bernadette (Vienna), Orange ‘Ear, Berlin-Friedrichshain

16.-20. September: ALLIGATOR GOZAIMASU at the media art festival SCHMIEDE, Hallein (Salzburg)

15. September: ALLIGATOR GOZAIMASU record release party with the Institut für Leistungsabfall und Kontemplation (Munich), Rohbart Ratford (Munich), OK DECAY (Moni Kliche | Queerthing, Munich // Gülcan Turna | Eskişehir, Munich // Tina Griffith | Ljubljana, Berlin // beißpony’s rhythm section), Colin Djukic aka Zork Free Arts Lab (Munich), Import Export, Munich

28. August: HEUTE.MORGEN.LÄRM festival with Rohbart Ratford (Munich), Hisako Inoue (Tokyo), Otaco (Sapporo), Cup&Saucers (Sapporo), King Teledubby (Munich), Colin Djukic aka Zork Free Arts Lab (Munich), Mikio Saito (Sapporo), ReguRegu (Sapporo), Klaus Erich Dietl (Munich) and Aoi Swimming (Tokyo) supported by beißpony’s rhythm section, Köşk, Munich

27. August: ALLIGATOR GOZAIMASU special with CUP&SAUCERS (Sapporo), OTACO (Sapporo) and AOI SWIMMING (Tokyo) supported by beißpony’s rhythm section, K4, Nürnberg

18. August: ALLIGATOR GOZAIMASU special with Aoi Swimming and beißpony’s rhythm section, art and sound festival TA LÄRM!, Chemnitz

09. August: AOI SWIMMING (Tokyo) supported by beißpony’s rhythm section and Moni Kliche, QUEERTHING, Glockenbachwerkstatt, Munich

PAST * beißpony SHOWS in 2016 ***

12. May: Jeffrey Lewis supported by beißpony, Kafe Kult, Munich

11. May: beißpony music performance within Stephanie Mueller’s solo exhibition KONTROLLE IST BESSER – IF YOU DISAGREE, JUST ASK, Kunstraum Sigismundkapelle, Regensburg

18. March: SXSW festival, Austin, Texas, South Congress Bridge, 7pm

16. March: SXSW festival, Austin, Texas, Voodoo Doughnuts, 10pm

16. March: THE UGLYFEST, Austin, Texas, Cherrywood Coffeehouse, 12.35 pm

11. March: MKK (Museum for Concrete Art), Ingolstadt, Germany

PAST beißpony SHOWS in 2015 ***

17. Oct.: Lange Nacht der Museen, Galerie Bezirk Oberbayern, Munich

16. Oct.: Digital Analog Festival, Gasteig, Munich

14. Oct.: RVIVR supported by beißpony, Kafe Kult, Munich

7. Oct.: Autonomes Zentrum, Cologne

15. July: Kulturstrand, Munich

14. July: Award Ceremony >> Music Prize for beißpony awarded by the cultural department of Munich, Einstein Kulturzentrum, Munich >> more information

2. May: Kaffeewerk, Passau

30. April: Café Holler, Deggendorf

24. April: Sonytagartony + beißpony, Fundraising Concert for Candelilla, Milla, München

22. April: Lecture, Concert & Performance - with live reading by Wolfgang Müller (Die Tödliche Doris) + music performance by beißpony - ANTJE ØKLESUND, Berlin

19. April: Hebebühne, Wuppertal

18. April: Music Performance at the International FrauenFilmFestival (IFFF), Kunstverein Dortmund

21. March – Signalraum, München – festival for experimental music and performance art

12. Feb. 2015 – Making Art. Making Media.Making Change! – exhibition opening – Kunstquartier – Mozarteum/Universtität Salzburg

10. Jan. 2015 – Soliparty >> women’s shelter Yach`Il Antzetic in Chiapas (Mexico) – Oetinger Villa – Darmstadt

PAST * part beißpony + part friends in 2015 ***

28. Nov.: Lisa Simpson aka Agente Costura (with beißpony’s drummer Rag*Treasure), Kontaktfestival, Bamberg

27. Nov.: Lisa Simpson aka Agente Costura (with beißpony’s drummer Rag*Treasure), Voelkerkundemuseum, Munich

31. Oct.: Lisa Simpson aka Agente Costura + Klaus Erich Dietl (with beißpony’s drummer Rag*Treasure), Kabutze, Greifswald

27. Sept.: Lisa Simpson aka Agente Costura (with beißpony’s drummer Rag*Treasure)

>> a duet of singing sewing machines, Strassenbahnmuseum, Chemnitz

20. Sept.: Lisa Simpson aka Agente Costura , Aoi Swimming (with beißpony’s drummer Rag*Treasure), Noiseberg, Berlin

19. Sept.: Lisa Simpson aka Agente Costura , SchnickSchnack, Aoi Swimming (with beißpony’s drummer Rag*Treasure), LaBettoLab, Berlin

18. Sept.: Aoi Swimming from Japan (with beißpony’s drummer Rag*Treasure), music performance, Seidlvilla, Munich

16. + 17. Sept.: Aoi Swimming from Japan (with beißpony’s drummer Rag*Treasure)

>> Public Recording “ME, MYSELF & EYE”, Import Export, Munich

21. July – 6. Sept.: Scholarship for the beißpony artwork team

**>> Public Recording (with beißpony’s drummer Rag*Treasure) in Lviv, Ukraine**

6. – 20. May: Scholarship for the beißpony artwork team

**>> Public Recording (with beißpony’s drummer Rag*Treasure) in Sapporo, Japan**

**21. April: Sewing Machine Noise by Agente Costura and Rag*Treasure (beißpony’s drummer), LaBettoLab, Berlin**

22. Feb.: Sewing Machine Noise by Agente Costura and Rag*Treasure (beißpony’s drummer), Kafe Kult, Munich

PAST * beißpony SHOWS in 2014

11. Oct. 2014 – Zündfunk Netzkongress – Volkstheater – München

04. Oct. 2014 – Jim Avignon’s exhibition opening – Neurotitan – Berlin

03. Oct. 2014 – Endzeit Festival – Nürnberg

25. – 28. Sept. 2014 – FENIKS Festival – Antwerpen/ Mortsel (BE)

09. Aug. 2014 – Lichtungen Festival – Kulturtransistor – Kail

08. Aug. 2014 – Lichtungen Festival – Kulturausbesserungswerk – Leverkusen

27. July. 2014 – f.LOWRES festival - Kunstpavillion im Alten Botanischen Garten – München (early show: 17 pm)

26. July. 2014 – Puch Festival – Jetzendorf

10. July. 2014 – Kleiderkreisel vs. Berlin Fashion Week – Berlin

01. June. 2014 – Kontaktfestival – Bamberg

31. May. 2014 – Kammerspiele, Kleines Theater – Landshut

30. May. 2014 – Café Transfer – Erlangen

29. May. 2014 – Café Holler – Deggendorf

28. May. 2014 – KaffeWerk – Passau >> concert review by kleinstadtgross

04. Feb. 2014 – Favoritbar - München

30. Jan. 2014 – Villa Merkel – Esslingen

A Big Thank You to the Artists’ international development fund for supporting our residency at FENIKS in September!

PAST SHOWS in 2013

26. Nov. 2013 – AU – Wien/AT

28. Nov. 2013 – Kafe Kult w/ Lovers – München/DE

30. Nov. 2013 – Halle 14 w/ Orchestra of Spheres, Xenia Rubinos – Karlsruhe/DE

03. Dec. 2013 – K4 w/ Xenia Rubinos – Nürnberg/DE >> concert review Reflex Magazin

04. Dec. 2013 - Louisen Kombi Naht – Dresden

05. Dec. 2013 – Urban Spree w/ Jan Colourful – Berlin/DE

06. Dec. 2013 – Alpha Nova & Galerie Futura – beißpony public recording Performance – Berlin/DE

07. Dec. 2013 – Urlaub – Bremen/DE

08. Dec. 2013 – SpecOps – Münster/DE

09. Dec. 2013 – Wohnzimmerkonzert tba – Burscheid/DE

10. Dec. 2013 – BLA – Bonn/DE

11. Dec. 2013 – Feierabend – Kunstakademie Stuttgart/DE

13. Dec. 2013 – Studio Performance, Zündfunk, Bayerischer Rundfunk – München/DE

14. Dec. 2013 – Surprise Concert, tba at the beginning of December

20. Dec. 2013 – Cairo w/ Hildegard von Binge Drinking – Würzburg/DE

21. Dec. 2013 – Noch besser leben – Leipzig/DE

22. Dec 2013 – Hinterhofmatinee 14 Uhr im Basar der Träume >> Halle a.d. Saale/DE