Listening to the city: soundwalks, radio art and field recording
From R. Murray Schafer and Hildegard Westerkamp to radio art and field recording, with a step by step method for leading a soundwalk in your own streets.
Writer
Katrin Dahlmann
Katrin writes from Essen about festivals, night culture and travel, with a recorder in her bag for the sound of places. The Ruhr taught her that a coal mine can become a stage and that every city sounds different after dark.
Notes by Katrin
Planning a festival in public space: permits, crowds and neighbours
A practical guide to planning a festival in a square, street or park: permits, crowd safety, noise and neighbours, toilets and water, access, and a timeline.
From pithead to stage: a cultural itinerary across the Ruhr
Zollverein, the Gasometer Oberhausen, Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord and the Ruhrtriennale: a practical three-day route through the Ruhr's industrial culture.