Abendzauber
BJÖRK, ANTON BRUCKNER, KRYSTIAN LADA, ALEXANDER LÜKEN, SEBASTIAN BREUING, CHORWERK RUHR
World Premiere
Bruckner meets Björk in an immersive music theatre installation.
“Who could ever forget this delightful place!” In the full spirit of Romanticism, Bruckner viewed nature as an uncorrupted source of spiritual renewal. It was an escape from the fumes of the growing industrial centres. But what does the state of environment say about human beings in an age of radical climate change and natural disasters? Will generations to come remember these delightful places that nature once was? Abendzauber (literally: Evening Magic) is an immersive installation in the Mischanlage in Essen. Director Krystian Lada and Chorwerk Ruhr bring together two very different styles of music to explore the urgent issues of our time. How does the influence of human beings impact nature? The rarely performed secular choral works by Anton Bruckner are combined with songs by Björk. The Icelandic artist succeeds effortlessly in combining avant-garde and pop music elements. Caroline Shaw and Marc Schmolling have arranged Björk’s songs especially for Chorwerk Ruhr.
Produced by Ruhrtriennale and Chorwerk Ruhr.
Audio introduction
Find out more about the the production in our audio introduction.
Cast
- Composition
- Björk ,
- Anton Bruckner ,
- David Longstreth
- Conducting
- Alexander Lüken ,
- Sebastian Breuing
- Concept, Direction, Design
- Krystian Lada
- Lighting Design
- Aleksandr Prowaliński
- Choreography
- Dominika Knapik
- Sound Design
- Thomas Wegner
- Co-Costume Design
- Nicola Gördes
- Co-Lighting Design
- Sebastian Klim
- Arrangements
- Caroline Shaw ,
- Marc Schmolling
- Choir
- CHORWERK RUHR
- Caspars
- Dominik Więcek (solo) ,
- Ying Yun Chen ,
- Jolinus Pape
- Survivors
- Patrycja Kowańska (solo) ,
- Mohamed Moodimbi (solo) ,
- Ana Isabel Vieira Carvalho ,
- Christiane Schröder ,
- Fiammetta Ruggiero ,
- Kai Griebel ,
- Leonard A. Cruz ,
- Samantha Shay ,
- Susanne Hille
- Assistant Director
- Ivana Aeschbacher
- Stage Management
- Jens Fischer
- Production Manager Ruhrtriennale
- Marie Thiele
- Assistant Artistic Production Manager Ruhrtriennale
- Nastasia Herzog
- Technical Project Manager Ruhrtriennale
- Niels Lanz
- Technician
- Melanie Bluhm ,
- Dirk Heymann ,
- Tanya Hofmann ,
- Julian Jäger ,
- Klara Kron ,
- Jan Kunz ,
- Imke Linde ,
- Anke Lindner ,
- Cap-Anamur Hai-Au Nguyen ,
- Adam Petrenko ,
- Len Pichler ,
- Barbara Li Sanli ,
- Fanny Schmidt ,
- Jonas Wüstefeld
- Dressing, collaboration costumes
- Chantal Baumann ,
- Asena Yesim Lappas ,
- Annette Jasper ,
- Melanie Schulte-Holtey
Directions and arrival
Mischanlage, Kokerei Zollverein
Kokereiallee 71
45141 Essen