Although Henri Dutilleux was a contemporary and colleague of the avant-garde composer Pierre Boulez, his musical language was always too dogmatic for him. Instead, Dutilleux loved the musical "fragrance" and richness of sound that connected him with his great compatriot Debussy. With his Second Symphony, Dutilleux wrote a work in 1959 that is a distant link to the music of the 18th century. [...]
"I am delighted whenever I hear a new work of yours and take a greater interest in it than in my own. In short, I honor and love you," Ludwig van Beethoven once wrote to Luigi Cherubini. His admiration for his fellow composer went so far that he even wished for Cherubini's Requiem to be played at his own funeral [...].
photo credit @ICKHEO Master craftsmanship on stage? It sounds strange and fascinating at the same time: While a ceramist and a knot artist perform their work on stage, a magical dance symbolizing their craft is presented in the background - a rare opportunity to experience traditional Korean crafts and dance on stage. Thinking Hands: Dance of [...]
The Theater of Imagination transfers the performance into the minds of the audience: the description of the events is projected onto a screen. The imagined stage action - famous, real productions - is as exciting or boring as our imagination. Attention! The management of the Theater der Phantasie accepts no responsibility for the imaginary obscenities, violent scenes and [...]
Tatiana Chizhikova uses solid and condensed choreographic forms for her works, while their emotional content is rather complex and highly charged. In her new solo performance, she works with a simple found object, a stick. She uses it to unfold a detailed movement research on the subject of rootedness, grounding or staggering and displacement. Tatiana Chizhikova: "I have a dry stick [...]
A broad spectrum of musical deconstructions of classical formal models can be heard in this duo recital: Stravinsky's Divertissement (1934) is based on the music to his ballet Le Baiser de la fée, which in turn was inspired by Tchaikovsky's great ballet music. The composer Leonid Desyatnikov, who was born in Kharkiv and lives in Israel, dissects the last song in wie der alte Leiermann... (1997) [...]
This is a performance with two dance pieces that wander around in a non-staged environment. The two choreographers and dancers, Tatyana Chizhikova and Yulia Arsen, detach their creations from their original stage versions, relying on the solid choreographic structure, resonant imagery and emotional density to create a shared experience for the viewer. Together they create [...]
This is a performance with two dance pieces that wander around in a non-staged environment. The two choreographers and dancers, Tatyana Chizhikova and Yulia Arsen, detach their creations from their original stage versions, relying on the solid choreographic structure, resonant imagery and emotional density to create a shared experience for the viewer. Together they create [...]
Huge shadows lie over the many scenes of new music in the territory of the former Soviet Union, which is currently once again the scene of violent geopolitical conflicts. The lively exchange of leading composers and performers between Tbilisi and Minsk, Yerevan and Moscow, Tashkent and Kyiv has come to a standstill, the dialog to a standstill. Music is once again in danger of being reduced to national [...]
Boris Filanovsky's "Ob aus Luft" is a musical meditation on loss, inspired by the celebrated cycle of poems by Maria Stepanova. With a perfect blend of stillness and fervor, static and expression, the Swiss artist duo of soprano Maja Bader and pianist Leonhard Dering give the piece a lively interpretation. In the second half of the concert, bass-baritone [...]
