SET and CTM continue a collaboration that started in 2016, when support from The Goethe-Institute enabled the two partners to commission Sacred Horror in Design, a pioneering collaboration between Tehran-based artist Sote, and Berlin-based artist and Thom Yorke/Nicolas Jaar collaborator Tarik Barri, which subsequently led to the first showcase of Iranian electronic music at CTM 2017 in Berlin. 

In July 2018, the two partners continued this collaboration at the 4th edition of SET, Tehran’s annual experimental music festival, which was dedicated entirely to artistic dialogue with Berlin. Entitled SET X CTM, the 5-day festival took place 26-30 July 2018 in Tehran and saw the two festivals intensify their efforts to foster cultural dialogue and to strengthen the growing network between the two cities. Co-funded by The Goethe-Institut’s International Coproduction Fund, the festival will saw the premiere of two new commissions that brought artists together from both cities. 

SET X CTM 2019

SET X CTM's special commissions will make their Berlin debuts at CTM 2019. 9T Antiope and Rainer Kohlberger present the Berlin debut of their collaboration Nocebo. Following from his collaborative performance at SET X CTM in Tehran with Rabih Beaini, Pouja Pour-Amin brings his ensemble (featuring Deniz Tafaghody and Daniele De Santis) to this year’s festival. Sote graces Berghain with a special live hardcore set, and Temp-Illusion join the Bassiani x CTM opening club night. 

The SET artists appear thanks to support from the Goethe-Institut International Coproduction Fund.