On the third and final day of the Heroines of Sound Festival, magnificent percussionist Robyn Schulkowsky underpins the festival's focus on percussive sound research. Her new piece “crooked river(s)”, was inspired by her journey to Japan, and explores through states of flow unconventional temporal-rhythmic dimensions.

Berlin soloist ensemble and singer collective PHØNIX16 then presents the world premiere of “Maŝinika Deliro”. In this extraordinary mixed-media performance, Mexican composer Marisol Jiménez uses cybernetic voices to transform the human body and investigate patriarchal structures. In a new version of the scenic concert “18 WEST – Songs for the Downfall”, composer, performance artist and this year's guest curator Julia Mihály completes this year’s festival focus in tandem with percussionists Teresa Riemann and Laura Robles. Tatiana Heuman and Florencia Curci perform a percussion set that broadens horizons with voice and radio and electronic instruments from India, exploring the sonic resonance of each beat. Zavoloka's audiovisual performance marks the programme’s finale, weaving sound synthesis and electronics together with Ukrainian folk songs into abstract psychoactive spheres.

Panel III: „Körper – Stimme – Image. Stimmperformance zwischen Selbstinszenierung und Fremdbestimmung“
The voice transforms the human body into an instrument itself; in electronic music, the human body becomes a sound generator that vibrates the vocal cords in extreme situations and musical spaces. The electronic component occupies the position of the external stranger that determines how voice and body interact. Electronic sound synthesis and musical performance are important dimensions of every combination of voice and electro. The panel touches upon the most recent developments in this traditional musical genre in conversation with composers and performers.

Panel IV: „Akustische Poesie und Musik"
Acoustic poetry is still largely considered to be a purely literary genre. However, musical and performative strategies that draw attention to vocal sound(s) and performance are at least as central as language. Acoustic poetry thus combines literary, musical and performative moments; the body and voice become instruments and mediums of speech that are at times indistinguishable from singing. Acoustic poetry is thus an artistic movement whose locus may be found between literature, music and performance art. Additionally, this is a movement that has a long tradition of playing with gender roles and identities. This panel takes a closer look at these different aspects of acoustic poetry.