Troubèr,Telepæsants’ continued investigation into telepresence, reimagines the medieval “trouvère” — the wandering musician who sought connection through song — as a metaphor for two contemporary performers navigating distance, digital fragmentation, and the search for presence within a networked world. This live performance unfolds between two performers in separate locations: one in Montréal, Canada, one in Singapore, twelve timezones apart. They attempt to “find” each other in real-time through sound, gesture, movement, and shared space. Michał operates a customized portable video game console. Dirk, on the other hand, uses his handcrafted FryProne, a unique digital musical instrument. The audience observes this dialogue through live video projection and spatial audio. Sound is not just heard - it is felt. Timbre, pitch and dynamics are reflected in the visual elements, they manipulate spatial motion and amorphic visual forms.The displaced performers connect through the virtual world that combines multiple live camera feeds, composed into 32:9 projected space, which continues Telepæsants’ explorations of virtual representation and broadcast production of distributed live performance. Troubèr is not about transmitting music — it is about emergence . It unveils how distance can be a source of creativity, not just separation. In a world of digital noise, the work reminds us that connection begins with gesture, silence, and the quiet act of listening, not data and fast-paced imagery.

This piece is both a performance and a living laboratory — where music, presence, and human interaction are continuously redefined in a virtual world. We invite the audience not to watch, but to listen - to feel the search, the uncertainty, and the quiet beauty of finding each other across distance.

221 November 2025

PIKSEL festival, Bergen, Norway