a presentation of my ongoing research shared at Dancecult conference on the 16.09.2021: #CoVideoWatching: sharing the pandemic experiences in comments under YouTube music videos Abstract Belarus didn’t introduce Covid-lockdowns, the president was long denying that the disease existed and our society’s health depended mostly on our own responsibility. In spring 2020 I was self-quarantined at a colleague’s flat [...]

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In this audio-paper you’ll hear how the Belarusian protesters and the state were fighting for the space with voices, noises and music. The field recordings made at demonstrations, DIY concerts, poetry readings, theater performances and other sites of sonic and cultural resistance to the dictatorship are the starting points for a discussion on the multifaceted [...]

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since the beginning of the 2020 election campaign in Belarus: 14,000+ detained 90+ political prisoners 450+ documented cases of torture 1,800+ allegations of violence used during the detention 6 killed and some still missing 200+ injured, including children 800+ in exile, some forcibly expelled from the country 250+ criminal cases against activists, observers, protesters, etc. 0 investigations of violence against peaceful protesters hundreds harassed and [...]

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NONCOMPLIANCE – BELARUS, CULTURE & ACTIVISM Where does the current strength of civic unrest come from, and can art be of any help in the fight against the regime? Moderated by Kaja Puto, a journalist specializing in Eastern and Central Europe, this discussion will include Polish-Belarusian visual artist Jana Shostak, and experimental musician and lecturer Pavel [...]

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Jellybean + Poison / Remedy by Pinch & Pavel Ambiont A digital reissue of a limited-edition 123 released in September 2010 - http://discogs.com/Pinch-2-Pavel-Ambiont-Jellybean-Poison-Remedy/release/2439939 This collaboration was initiated and supported by Unsound Festival and a number of European cultural institutions. Poison / Remedy was produced in Minsk, Belarus in September 2008 and Jellybean in Bristol, UK in February 2009. Poison [...]

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Between Predators and Parasites by Nieviadomy Artyst its hard to stay human between predators and parasites ive started preparing this EP in march - and set the release date for the presidential elections. but spring and summer were hard - with illness, self-isolation, separation, moving between homes, work/nowork - and then this stressful *election* campaign. so not [...]

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Pavel Ambiont - 'Make Utopia Great Again' EP - 2020, Force Carriers

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Pavel Ambiont - 'Let Dystopia Fade In Rain'

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These days the people of Belarus are worried about our countrys destiny. On the 8th of December the Belarusian and Russian presidents are going to sign some agreement on a deeper integration of our countries. The details are mostly unknown - they were not discussed neither with the people nor with the parliament. We only [...]

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