Origins
The formative inspiration for the ensemble was composer Karlheinz Stockhausen's method of composition that he called intuitive music. During the time of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), the ensemble performed officially tabooed and "useless" areas of musical expression. The group's activities began in an unlawful gallery in Erfurt, continued in numerous churches, and even in the Palace of the Republic in Berlin. Beginning in 1987 a series of synesthetic projects based on Bauhaus traditions were realized. Prior to the political change in 1989 EFIM had given several hundred concerts; since then the ensemble has performed in more than twenty-five countries in America, Europe and Asia.
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