CONVERSAS COM ARTISTAS | SHIVA FESHAREKI

In 2024, we invited artists who pass through Theatro Circo to talk to us about their work, their creative processes and the importance of their activity for us, the public, and for us, the institution. In this first conversation, we welcome artist and composer Shiva Feshareki. 

Shiva Feshareki (1987) is a British-Iranian composer, artist and turntablist, described as ‘the most avant-garde expression of turntablism’ and as ‘one of the most astonishing performances of musical alchemy of the last decade’ (BBC Radio 3). In the last decade, she has been a pioneer at the forefront of the contemporary classical and electronic music scene.

Born in London, Shiva holds a Doctorate of Music in composition from the Royal College of Music (2017) and is the winner of the BBC Young Composer’s Award (2004), the Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize (2009) and the Ivor Novello Award for Innovation (2017). She was a visiting researcher at the University of Oxford in the Electronic Music Practice Research (EMPRes) group, funded by the Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH), researching and presenting state-of-the-art spatial and ambisonic electronic composition.

Her inventive approach has sparked a revolution in spatial performance and composition, paving the way for a new wave of immersive artists and productions and bringing together diverse audiences in a cross-pollination that has changed the landscape of the industry.