At the heart of the Razsrediščenja cycle in 2026 will be two standout acts: a fresh duo consisting of Ana Kravanja (Slovenia) and Martin Küchen (Sweden), and the international quartet Tepih, made up of Samo Kutin and Tomaž Grom (Slovenia), and Jonas Kocher and Gaudenz Badrutt (Switzerland).
With its distinctive collective dynamic, subtle layering of sound, and exploratory approach, Tepih contributes to the expansion of the field of improvised and electroacoustic music. The duo of Ana and Martin is marked by intuitive, multi-genre improvisation. Together, these projects represent a continuation of the successful interweaving of Slovenian and international knowledge and artistic experience.
Non-idiomatic improvisation, research, experimentation, the development of a personal musical language, and radical openness to sound form the foundation of the artistic approach of the participating musicians and of the Razsrediščenja cycle as a whole. The programme promotes the decentralization of musical activity, directing it toward smaller local communities. The project advocates for the international circulation of artists within Europe, while paying special attention to issues of economic, social, and environmental sustainability. It establishes a model of mobility that is fair, inclusive, environmentally moderate, and sustainable in the long term for all involved stakeholder.
Partners: Zavod Jazz Cerkno, Concert Cycle Defonija, Društvo HUDO, Društvo ŠIK, KUD Zvočni izviri, DobiaLab (IT), Cargo (HR), Zavod Daljnogled Šoštanj, KID Kibla, Non-Aligned Music, Zavod Zlitina, Zavod Sploh.
In 2026–2027, the Razsrediščenja cycle is part of the VIZIJA platform, supported by the Ministry of Public Administration of the Republic of Slovenia.
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In 2024 and 2025, the Razsrediščenja cycle was woven into the wider Better Live project, which was successful in the Creative Europe call for projects.
Better Live is an international project that will run until August 2026 and is committed to the sustainable circulation of musicians in Europe. It envisages the circulation and encourages the employability of European musicians in a sustainable way, i.e. by taking into account economic, social and environmental aspects. It addresses the challenges that the current crisis (post-covid era, war in Ukraine) has revealed and exacerbated. These are challenges that, if not addressed decisively, urgently and holistically, will ultimately threaten the diversity, quality and integrity of the entire European music scene. The current revival is a unique opportunity to lay solid foundations for a more fair, diverse and green music industry.
11 partners from different European countries participate in the project. Each of them should establish a network of local partners in their region to organize tours of invited foreign and local musicians. Who to invite and how to organize events is left to the regional networks, which decide for themselves. However, since the project addresses environmental, social and economic issues, this circulation will take place in the form of small concerts in connection with local communities and will be fairly paid. This means, for example, that the performer does not fly in just for one big festival event, but we enable him or her a tour of several smaller concerts, maybe a residency, workshops, recording and networking with local musical actresses and actors, even in the long term.In order to realize this goal, we have networked with several partners at the local/regional level who organize diverse musical events. The plan is to carry out a total of 30 or more activities in 2024 and 2025, within the framework of two tours in each year.
