ABOUT US
Drawing from a carefully selected palette of electro-acoustic textures and shapeshifting rhythms, Passepartout Duo’s work investigates the way in which we listen to and connect with sound. Reassessing the tools they use to create their music, the group is continually developing a specialized and evolving ecosystem of handmade musical instruments that have ranged from analog electronic circuits and conventional percussion, to room-size textile installations and found objects.
Looking for ways of sustaining an independent musical career and shaping an international network of artists and musicians, the group has been on a nearly continuous world tour ever since they began collaborating in 2015, and their experiences traveling have heavily influenced their unconventional creative process. A recent visit to Japan resulted in a unique collaboration with the duo Inoyama Land, which was subsequently released as Radio Yugawara (2024) by the label imprints of Tonal Union and Inpartmaint.
Their from-scratch approach has materialized itself in a series of independent discographic releases as well: their Circo Pobre (2022) and Daylighting (2021) are both LPs exploring different ways of approaching sound synthesis and electronic musical interfaces, respectively realized through electromagnetism and textile fibers. Their 2020 LP, Vis-à-Vis, features compositions written for a portable wood and metal instrumentation that accompanied the duo during a month-long train journey across Central Asia.
Seeking to make their instrument creations available for use by a wider audience, their invention called the Chromaplane was also launched as a product in collaboration with Berlin-based synthesizer manufacturer KOMA Elektronik in 2024.
Passepartout Duo has been the recipient of dozens of artist residency opportunities around the world including The Watermill Center (US), the Swatch Art Peace Hotel (CN), the Rogers Art Loft (US), and the Embassy of Foreign Artists (CH). Their multidisciplinary approach has also led them to exhibit both their own creations and their collaborations with fellow artists at venues such as Casino Luxembourg (LU), the Nakanojo Biennale (JP), Aarhus Artspace (DK), and Fanrong Museum (CN).
The duo was selected for SHAPE+ Platform’s roster of artists 2022-2023.
Passepartout Duo is formed by pianist Nicoletta Favari (IT) and percussionist Christopher Salvito (US/IT).
Contact Us
Nicoletta Favari & Christopher Salvito
T +39 379 140 9157
passepartoutduo@gmail.com
Exhibitions
Gyeonggi Ceramic Biennale (kr)
Salt Beyoğlu (tr)
USF Verftet (no)
WIP Festival (cy)
Begehungen Festival (de)
Experimance Festival (de)
KCCC (lt)
Snartespace (cn)
Narva Art Residency (ee)
Casino Luxembourg (lu)
Movement Exposed Gallery (nl)
Livraria Térmita (pt)
Aarhus Artspace (dk)
Fanrong Museum (cn)
The Nakanojo Biennale 2021 (jp)
XuHui Art Museum (cn)
Spazio PierA (it)
Xinqiao Art Complex (cn)
CAA – Inter-World-View (cn)
VO Museum – chóng zhòng (cn)
The Nakanojo Biennale 2019 (jp)
The Factory – Hótel Djúpavík (is)
Support
Culture Moves Europe
The US Consulate Hong Kong & Macau
The Asia-Europe Foundation
Movin'up Spettacolo
Nordisk Kulturfond
Nordic Culture Point
The Danish Arts Foundation
Help Musicians UK
Kirsten Scott Memorial Trust
The Hope Scott Trust
Nicholas Boas Trust
The Peabody Institute
The Deablitz Fund
The Banff Centre
Residencies
Treasure Hill Artist Village (tw)
Gate 27 (tr)
Bemis Center (us)
Art Basis (am)
Trafo Art Gallery / tekhnē (pl)
NY20+ (cn)
GMEA (fr)
YUI-PORT (jp)
Ikalto Micro Art Residence (ge)
Footnote Centre (rs)
Cyens Thinker Makerspace (cy)
Scoala de-Acasa Hundorf (ro)
Kaalo.101 (np)
Chander Haat (in)
Paradise AiR (jp)
Elektronmusikstudion EMS (se)
Nawat Fes (ma)
Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder (no)
Studio éole (fr)
Sala 752 (pl)
EKWC (nl)
Casa Ocea (mx)
Ensayo Abierto (uy)
El Paradero Cultural (pe)
The Watermill Center (us)
Rogers Art Loft (us)
OFFCity AiR (cz)
Dar Meso (tn)
Interface Inagh (ie)
De Liceiras 18 (pt)
Cel del Nord - Virtual (es)
Immensiva VR/AI Residence (es)
AIR Niederösterreich (at)
ICCI Shanghai Jiao Tong University (cn)
The Swatch Art Peace Hotel (cn)
Embassy of Foreign Artists (ch)
Dimensions Art Center (cn)
Semi-Underground Space (cn)
The Studios of Key West (us)
Leveld Kunstnartun (no)
De Grote Post (be)
RaumArs AiR (fi)
AiR Kunstnerhuset Messen (no)
Serde Residency (lv)
Kunstort ELEVEN Residency (de)
Kammari Residency (cy)
Fiskars AiR (fi)
Eckerö Post & Tullhus (fi)
Bau 4, Schärholzbau (ch)
Listhús Artspace (is)
Avaloch Farm (us)
Hill & Hollow Music (us)
La Casa del Herrero (es)
Dar Slimane (ma)
The Hill House (us)
The Banff Centre (ca)
Collaborators
Florent Meng Lechevallier (film / visual art)
Marta Forsberg & Andreas Dzialocha (music)
Cristian Boffelli (print-making)
Tori Lawrence + Co. (film / dance)
Casey Wang / 王帅 (visual art)
Akiko Nakayama (live painting)
JNBY (fashion)
Hiromi Hoshino (print-making)
Jia Jing / 贾靖 (visual art)
Mari Aspola (print-making)
Yannis Zhang & Yumo Wu (visual art)
Jacob Storer (dance)
Anna Van Riel (animation)
Educational Events
The Szczecin Art Academy (pl)
Pharos Arts Foundation (cy)
Osaka University (jp)
American Language Center (ma)
University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna (at)
Universidad Austral de Chile (cl)
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (ar)
Universidad de La Serena (cl)
Universidad Católica San Pablo (pe)
Institut Supérieur de Musique de Tunis (tn)
Kazakh National Conservatory (kz)
Mahidol University (th)
Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music (th)
Three Shadows Art Centre (cn)
Silpakorn University (th)
School of the Arts Singapore (sg)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (my)
YST Conservatory of Music (sg)
Hong Kong Baptist University (hk)
The University of Miami (us)
Vanderbilt University (us)
ACES Education Center for the Arts (us)