Mirror Universe

Triviality, Everyday life, Many-interacting-worlds-theory, Yugoslavia, AFŽ, Mimic, Gesture, Freedom, Theatre of the Absurd, Nihilism, Unchangeability, Deconstruction, Existentialism.

“Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does. […] …it is true that existence is prior to essence, man is responsible for what he is.”

Mirror Universe is a composition in the spirit of the Theatre of the Absurd – an exploration of the hopeless absurdity of human existence. It deconstructs the Klangsprache and deforms language itself, so characters speak past each other in seemingly meaningless monologues while maintaining iron consistency in their activities. The conductor’s role is stripped away through strange “conducting cycles” that indicate non-existent time. The musicians don’t need him, nobody needs him, yet he remains. The end is the beginning, nevertheless we go on. Clarification is not desired. Space and time are indefinable.

Cl./B. Cl., Bsn., Tbn., Perc., vl., Vla., Vc., Cb. | Voices: S, A, T, B | Multimedia: Video, Sound Projection (4-CH), Costumes, Stage Design, Light

Grosse Töchter | styriarte 2016 | Helmut List Halle, Graz [19/07/2016]
Camera & Video: Roland Renner | Sound: Tankred Derler | Stage manager: Wolfgang Atzenhofer

• 19.07.2016Premiere — Grosse Töchter | SolistInnen des styriarte Festspiel-Orchesters | Conductor: Florian Groß | styriarte 2016 | Helmut List Halle, Graz

Ö1 Zeit-Ton | styriarte 2016. Große Töchter. Moderation: Franz Josef Kerstinger [26/07/2016]

Program Notes — styriarte Große Töchter

SolistInnen des styriarte Festspiel-Orchesters: Theresa Dlouhy (soprano), Margot Oitzinger (alto), Tore Tom Denys (tenor), Tomáš Král (bass), Marina Bkhiyan (violin), Albana Laci (viola), Maria Frodl (violoncello), Philipp Kienberger (double bass), Darko Horvatic (clarinet), Tonia Solle (bassoon), Adám Ladányi (trombone), Simon Steidl (percussion)

Camera & Video: Reziprok – Roland Renner
FX & Animation: Andreas Grininger
Sound mastering: Tankred Derler
Stage Design & Costume: Lisa Horvath
Make-Up & hair: Rebeca Monteiro Neves
Actors: Alice Peterhans, Martin Niederbrunner
Shot at: AVbaby
Sound Recording: ORF