SET X CTM

Network Project

SET and CTM first began collaborating 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. This 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.

For CTM's 2019 edition, SET X CTM's special commissions made their Berlin debuts. 9T Antiope and Rainer Kohlberger presented the Berlin debut of their collaboration Nocebo. Following from his collaborative performance at SET X CTM in Tehran with Rabih Beaini, Pouja Pour-Amin brought his ensemble (featuring Deniz Tafaghody and Daniele De Santis) to the festival. Sote graced Berghain with a special live hardcore set, and Temp-Illusion joined the Bassiani x CTM opening club night.

9T Antiope and Rainer Kohlberger, "Nocebo" @ CTM 2019. Photo by Udo Siegfriedt.
Pouja Pour-Amin Ensemble and Rabih Beaini @ CTM 2019. Photo by Udo Siegfriedt.
Azadi Tower @ SET X CTM 2018. Photo by Malthe Ivarsson.
Rojin Sharafi @ SET X CTM 2018. Photo by Malthe Ivarsson.

Related Events

Bassiani x CTM Opening Club Night

Berghain, Fri 25.01.2019, 23:00

HVL, Machine Woman, Temp-Illusion, Buttechno, Anastasia Kristensen, Zitto b2b Kancheli b2b Ndrx

As If We Existed

HAU2, Tue 29.01.2019, 19:00

9T Antiope & Rainer Kohlberger, Stefan Fraunberger

As If We Could Share

HAU1, Thu 31.01.2019, 19:00

Khyam Allami, Rabih Beaini & Pouja Pour-Amin Ensemble

As If We Had Power

Berghain, Fri 01.02.2019, 22:00

Opium Hum, Gabber Modus Operandi, MCZO & Duke, Sote, Casual Gabberz, Putas Vampiras, Sentimental Rave, DJ AZF

SET X CTM DAY 1

Various venues, Tehran, Thu 26.07.2018, 20:00

Performances by mHZ, Umchunga, Sote + Tarik Barri, Workshop by Rainer Kohlberger

SET X CTM DAY 2

Various venues, Tehran, Fri 27.07.2018, 20:00

Performances by Temp-Illusion + Amir B. Ash, 9T Antiope + Rainer Kohlberger, Monolake live, Workshop by Tarik Barri

SET X CTM DAY 3

Various venues, Tehran, Sat 28.07.2018, 20:00

Performances by Rojin Sharafi, Rabih Beaini + Pouya Pour-Amin, Workshop by Robert Henke

SET X CTM DAY 4

Various venues, Tehran, Sun 29.07.2018, 20:00

Workshop by Rabih Beaini

SET X CTM DAY 5

Various venues, Tehran, Mon 30.07.2018, 20:00

SET X CTM Panel with 9T Antiope, Rainer Kohlberger, Shanin Entezami, Jan Rohlf

CTM x SET Festival

HAU1, Wed 01.02.2017, 19:00

9T Antiope, Siavash Amini, Sote with Tarik Barri, Arash Bolouri and Behrouz Pashaei