Fat Cat Session: EXPERIMENTAL JAM – 12th Edition

Form for registrations:

https://forms.gle/FGx9gksZB6qPuEUBA

A PERFORMATIVE JAM SESSION CROSSING MOVEMENT, SOUND AND VISUAL
ARTS
The Experimental Jam project is a series of research sessions on Interdisciplinary
Collaborative Improvisational Performance Practices.
For 3 hours, a performance is created in the moment by artists that haven’t worked together
on it beforehand. The session starts with the collective set up of the equipment and materials
that will be used, followed by an introduction to proposals and agreements for non-stop
collective improvisation. The registrations are open to professional and non-professional
artists from performance-based backgrounds such as music, dance and visual arts.
MASKS & INTIMACY
This time, together with the artist Maximilian Gutmair, our Performative Jam will explore the
theme of Masks & Intimacy:
Within the protection of a mask, we can let go of familiar roles and reveal parts of ourselves
we might otherwise hesitate to show. Paradoxically, hiding the face can create a space for
greater openness – and with it, a different kind of intimacy.
Intimacy is understood here not as physical closeness, but as a space of trust, presence,
and connection – a space for transformation, play, vulnerability, and unexpected encounters,
always grounded in mutual consent and respect for one another’s boundaries.
What if a mask doesn’t separate us, but allows us to come closer?
You are invited to step into another being, another character, or another quality through the
mask. Let creatures, fantasies, hidden aspects, or unknown facets of yourself come alive.
What wants to be expressed through you? What has been quietly waiting to be seen?
A small selection of handmade masks will be available for everyone to explore, and
you are warmly invited to bring your own if you wish.
Let’s create an intimate masquerade together.
The public is welcome to watch and can enter and leave the space at any time.
No registration needed for the audience.
For further questions: experimental.jam.munich@gmail.com
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Salomé Rodrigues is a multidisciplinary performer, choreographer and curator born in Porto
in 1996, based in Munich since 2024. She works with dance, theater, voice and performance
art and has been working between Portugal and Germany, creating and performing in
collaboration with different choreographers and visual artists, in a variety of settings such as
theaters, galleries, public space and open air festivals.
In 2024 she founded Experimental Munich, a platform focused on interdisciplinary
improvisational collaborative performance, curating events that provoque the crossing of
dance, sound and visual arts. In 2025 she became a member of the Turtle Magazine
Collective, curating and creating works that cross literature with performance. Salomé tends
to enjoy creating performances in intimate settings, that include interaction with the public
and strong performative states, taking the audience on a journey and going through an
experience rather than just having it playing the role of the spectator. Being in community
and working in a collaborative environment are her main interests and are fundamental for
her inspiration and practice.
GUEST ARTIST
Maximilian Gutmair (he/him) is an interdisciplinary artist working primarily in ceramics,
drawing, and performance. In his artistic practice, Gutmair creates a narrative cosmos that
shifts between abstraction and figuration. An essential element of his often installation-based
work is the creation of immersive atmospheres that engage multiple senses and lead visitors
into a feeling of timelessness. Guided by intuition and a precise attention to detail, his works
explore transformation, queerness, sexuality, nature, emotion, and spirituality.
Gutmair was born in Bamberg and raised in Isny im Allgäu, in southern Germany, where he
grew up surrounded by nature and plants in his family’s nursery. Seeking greater freedom
and a vibrant queer community, he moved to Munich, which has been his home for over a
decade. After completing his training as a floral designer in 2016, Gutmair began studying
Fine Arts at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich, where he graduated with a
diploma as Meisterschüler in February 2026. A formative Erasmus year at the Accademia di
Belle Arti in Rome further enriched his sculptural and material practice.
Gutmair is a member of Queerraum, a Munich-based queer artist collective. His works have
been presented in solo and group exhibitions in Munich, Marseille, and Panama.
FACILITATORS
Hermes Corp (a.k.a. Fotis Tsiroukis) is an interdisciplinary nomad and explorer of the
cultural forefront. Life led Hermes to cross between heterogenous worlds; from local scenes,
to working in decentralized organizations. Early on, Hermes explored the modality of sound;
music performance, composition, digital generation and auditory research, while more
recently, Hermes has turned to textual media. This includes digital poetry, speculative fiction
and a Doctoral Dissertation in Philosophy of Science and Technology. Nowadays, Hermes
mixes cross-form performance, improvisation and collective emergence, aiming at the
transfiguration of experience.
Charlotte Kahler (1989) is a choreographer, dancer, dance therapist, and abstract painter.
Born in Munich and raised between Germany and the USA, she is interested in
cross-cultural contact and interdisciplinary exchange between artists. Her work in dance
therapy has shifted her aesthetics to favor authentic expression and practicing acceptance.
A recurring theme throughout all her works is the subject of „space“ as an integral part of the
art making process. A lifelong student, she is currently training Kung Fu and expanding her
spiritual practice further through Tai Chi and intuitive moving meditations.