Play On Ground
A Playful, Emotional, and Immersive Take On Classical Music
In her bachelor thesis project Play On Ground, Maritza Lapeira Neyra reimagines classical music for a younger generation—free from academic rigidity and grounded instead in emotion, play, and experience. At the heart of her work is a desire to make classical music feel alive again: tangible, dynamic, and relevant to today’s audiences.
Play On Ground takes the form of an experimental magazine that blends analog and digital media with multisensory elements to create immersive, interactive encounters with music. Rather than positioning classical music as something to be studied from a distance, Maritza invites readers—and listeners—into a living, evolving space of discovery and connection.
The magazine’s first issue, titled der frühling (spring), embraces themes of renewal, youth, and transformation. It marks the beginning of a creative journey that parallels the music itself: seasonal, emotional, and always in motion. Drawing inspiration from Romanticism, nature, and the act of wandering, the project opens new paths for engaging with a centuries-old art form in ways that feel fresh and deeply personal.
Like the musicians it features, Play On Ground is part of a new wave shaping the future of classical music—curious, collaborative, and unafraid to challenge tradition. Through this work, Maritza Lapeira Neyra offers more than just a publication: she builds a space where classical music can grow freely, inside our gardens, our ears, and our everyday lives.
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Play On Ground
Bachelor Thesis WS 2024/25, Hochschule Pforzheim DESIGN PF Fakultät für Gestaltung
Publisher &Design: Maritza Lapeira Neyra
Volume: 132 Pages
Format: 29 cm × 14 cmPrint and Binding: Optiplan GmbH daten&druck
Workmanship: Softcoverbinding
Paper Inside: (29 Sheet): Nautilus 20g/m280; (37 Sheet): Novatech 170g/m2
Typeface used: 205tf Exposure, ABC Dinamo Diatype Rounded Medium & Italic, Llineto Bradford Medium & Italic
