Elyakim, Dganit-Enso

is a composer and artist. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees (with honours) in music and philosophy, composition, and electronic music from the University of Haifa and the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. 

Her works depict various aspects of the human and digital paradigm, through continuous experimentations in many different fields, such as algorithmic compositions, soundscapes that consist of automated processes, fixed media with and without live performers, compositions and guided improvisations that incorporate real-time electronics, performance art, and net-art. Her output includes chamber, vocal, and electroacoustic compositions, as well as music for theatre, dance, new media, and video. In 2016, she released her debut album Failing Better (Aural Terrains), which was praised in various magazines, including The Wire and His Voice. In 2011, Elyakim was awarded the Israeli Prime Minister’s Prize in composition. Her music has been featured at the Gaudeamus Festival (Netherlands), Tel Aviv Museum of Arts, Ars Electronica (Linz), and other venues across the globe. 

Selected works: Duda for keyboard, percussion and tape (1998), Powderfor piano and tape (2000), Appropriate Judaism for tape (2003), Old Skool for tape (2005), Lewdness for tape (2005), Blond for tape (2006), Lentils for piano, percussion, viola, tape, narrator and electronics (2006), One On 1.1 for bass clarinet and electronics (2007), On Zimri and Pinchas for piano, cello, clarinet, violin, narrator and electronics (2007), Implosion for cello, electronics and video (2009), Laws of Reflection, internet operetta for viola, electric guitar, electronics, interative musical devices and text (2010), 4_L_is, guided improvisation for piano, winds (two or more), strings (two or more), percussion and electronics (2011), Jonnah for piano, flute and tape (2013), I Can Walk for piano, double bass and electronics (2014), Failing Better for piano four hands and narrator (2015), Cod++(e, a).choose for mechanical piano, sample and electronics (2015), Abavidan for piano and narrator (2015), Crack–ck–cks in walls of silence for flute, violin, viola, cello, piano, tape and performer (2016), 2 Le Hands, 10 Thumbs for piano and electronics (2016), One on 1.1 for percussion, guided improvisation for percussion and electronics (2016), Belle Canto for three performers and electronics (2016), A Deliberately Anesthetic Composition For Ensemble for piano, flute, viola, percussion, narrator and electronics (2017), Dismantledfor dismantled piano keyboard, performer and electronics (2017), The Sea at You Cannot See, radio work (2018); internet music in collaboration with Turing Dames (Dganit Elyakim, Eran Hadas and Batt–Gitl): It’s Gone (2011), Maybe Attending (2011), Lizetush (2012), WikiLand (2014); music for films, stage and dance works: Still Winter (2008), Shlulit (2009), Keresh (2011), Memento Fluidos (2014), iWoman(2014), The Lost Paradise (2014), The So German, (2014), Hysteria Shows (2016), Shvil Israel (2018).