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Christopher Salvito
April 19, 2024

Many Days Around the World with Passepartout Duo

Christopher Salvito
April 19, 2024

By now we've traveled to, and performed or had musical projects in, 54-ish countries.

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Christopher Salvito
April 1, 2024

Chengdu: The Last Customer

Christopher Salvito
April 1, 2024

In March 2024, we stayed in Chengdu for one month for a residency at NY20+.

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Christopher Salvito
March 1, 2024

Another Japan, a Different Rhythm

Christopher Salvito
March 1, 2024

In January 2024, we traveled to Niigata, Japan for a residency at YUI Port - we visited Sado Island too.

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Christopher Salvito
January 25, 2024

Russian Salads for a Georgian Christmas

Christopher Salvito
January 25, 2024

In December 2023, we visited Tbilisi, Georgia for a second time for a residency at Ikalto Micro Art Residence.

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Christopher Salvito
July 1, 2023

India & Nepal: At the Confluence of Many Cultures

Christopher Salvito
July 1, 2023

In June 2023 we traveled to India and Nepal for two artist residencies.

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Christopher Salvito
June 1, 2023

Vietnam: a Country That Looks Like the Sound of its Language?

Christopher Salvito
June 1, 2023

In May 2023, we travelled to Vietnam for a tour from South to North with eight concerts.

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Christopher Salvito
May 26, 2023

Japan: the Commuting Life

Christopher Salvito
May 26, 2023

In May 2023 we had a fantastic tour of Japan that took us through Tokyo, Yokohama, Kanuma, Fujimi, Kamakura, Yugawara, Matsumoto, Nagoya, Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, and Tokushima.

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Christopher Salvito
March 14, 2023

Morocco: Not a User Manual

Christopher Salvito
March 14, 2023

In February and March 2023, we were in residence in Fez, Morocco for the Nawat Fes program, organized by the American Language Center.

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Christopher Salvito
January 8, 2023

Mexico: “The Promised Land of Abstract Art”

Christopher Salvito
January 8, 2023

After spending some months around South America, we made our way to Mexico for a month-long trip around the country to perform and do small artistic projects.

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Christopher Salvito
January 1, 2023

Chile, Argentina & Uruguay: Winter in Summer

Christopher Salvito
January 1, 2023

In May and June 2022, we travelled from North to South in Chile by bus, passing through Argentina on the way. There were many concerts and collaborations, and impromptu visits to the deserts, plateaus, and mountains.

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Christopher Salvito
May 30, 2022

Colombia & Peru: Siempre Tocando

Christopher Salvito
May 30, 2022

In April 2022, we had the chance to explore Medellín, Bogotá, Lima, Paracas, Chachapoyas, Cusco, and Arequipa, performing concerts and collaborating with local musicians as part of our tour in South America.

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Passepartout Duo
April 1, 2022

The United States: Rogers Art Loft & the Watermill Center

Passepartout Duo
April 1, 2022

In January 2022, we arrived in the US for the first time in about three years. We spent three months in the country for two artist residencies, Rogers Art Loft and The Watermill Center, that were both productive and enjoyable, and more than replenished our collective quotas of US culture and dramatic western landscapes.

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Christopher Salvito
January 26, 2022

Czech Republic: Underground Scenes and the Automatic Mills

Christopher Salvito
January 26, 2022

In December, we made our way to the Czech Republic for the first time. It was a packed month with concerts in Prague, Brno, Ostrava, and Pardubice.

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Christopher Salvito
December 7, 2021

Tunisia: New Music on the Edge of the Medina

Christopher Salvito
December 7, 2021

Our trip to Tunisia in November 2021 was our first time leaving Europe since we came back from China in July 2020. Even if we spent the entire year traveling to different countries for concerts and residencies, there was something particularly exciting about this trip, and it truly lived up to expectations in introducing us to a completely different cultural landscape.

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Christopher Salvito
November 4, 2021

Ireland: Art and the Inagh Valley

Christopher Salvito
November 4, 2021

In October 2021, we stayed for one month in rural Connemara, as part of the Interface Inagh residency. It was a fantastic change to be in touch with a quieter, slower, and more rainy place all while exploring our own musical projects.

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Christopher Salvito
September 6, 2021

Portugal: Taking Daylighting into the Sun

Christopher Salvito
September 6, 2021

August 2021 brought Passepartout Duo to Portugal. While in residence at De Liceiras 18, we played six concerts throughout the country in Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, and Valbom. It was a fantastic introduction to a country with an exceptional music scene filled with passionate artists and musicians of every kind.

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Christopher Salvito
July 25, 2021

Iceland and the Faroe Islands: Sheep Music

Christopher Salvito
July 25, 2021

June and July 2021 brought us back to Iceland and the Faroe Islands to work with two local composers, performing together to make music for sheep and people in unconventional venues.

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Christopher Salvito
June 14, 2021

Barcelona: New Experiments at Espronceda

Christopher Salvito
June 14, 2021

From mid-May to mid-June 2021, we had the chance to live and work in Barcelona through a program at the Espronceda Institute of Art & Culture called IMMENSIVA.

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Christopher Salvito
March 28, 2021

Lower Austria: Living in the Wachau Valley

Christopher Salvito
March 28, 2021

The New Year brought us to Austria, living and working in an artist in residence program called AIR Niederösterreich from January through March. Our stay was characterized by working with a vintage Buchla synthesizer, filming at the Kunsthalle Krems, and taking long bike rides along the Danube.

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Christopher Salvito
January 3, 2021

From Hong Kong to Italy: Six Months of "Slow Music"

Christopher Salvito
January 3, 2021

With the turning of the new year, we wanted to create a small reflection on these past six months that took us from July 2020 to today. Alongside so many others, our plans for 2020 were completely uprooted, replaced with improvised solutions that were nonetheless full of music, people, and travel.

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