Installation
ARCHE
Where to put the mind?
Martial arts are inscribed on the body, in art, documents and objects. They become an archive of a practice characterized by rhythms, movement, breath and concentration.
Martial arts are inscribed on the body, in art, documents and objects. They become an archive of a practice characterized by rhythms, movement, breath and concentration.
In their research, composer Eugene Birman and librettist and stage director Katharina Schmitt focus on the origins and contemporary practice of kung fu and search for connections to song. In “ARCHE”, this knowledge is placed in a musically dramatic context and made freely accessible to the audience as an installation.
FRI
08.05.
22:00
— 22:20
FRI
08.05.
22:30
— 22:50
FRI
08.05.
23:00
— 23:20
FRI
08.05.
23:30
— 23:50
SAT
09.05.
15:00
— 15:20
SAT
09.05.
15:30
— 15:50
SAT
09.05.
16:00
— 16:20
SAT
09.05.
17:30
— 17:50
SAT
09.05.
18:00
— 18:20
SAT
09.05.
18:30
— 18:50
SUN
10.05.
16:00
— 16:20
SUN
10.05.
16:30
— 16:50
SUN
10.05.
17:00
— 17:20
SUN
10.05.
17:30
— 17:50
SUN
10.05.
20:00
— 20:20
SUN
10.05.
20:30
— 20:50
SUN
10.05.
21:00
— 21:20
SUN
10.05.
21:30
— 21:50
Where to put the mind?
Martial arts are inscribed on the body, in art, documents and objects. They become an archive of a practice characterized by rhythms, movement, breath and concentration.
In their research, composer Eugene Birman and librettist and stage director Katharina Schmitt focus on the origins and contemporary practice of kung fu and search for connections to song. In “ARCHE”, this knowledge is placed in a musically dramatic context and made freely accessible to the audience as an installation.
Composition:
EUGENE BIRMANLibretto und stage direction:
KATHARINA SCHMITTMedia dramaturgy:
CHRISTOPH WIRTHCoding:
LEOSON CHEONGKungfu Performers:
ALBERT LAW, KELVIN MAK, PAN LINGJUANSoundtrack Performance:
ERATO SOLOISTSANNA PIROLI, GIULIA BEATINI, MASSIMO LOMBARDI
Soundtrack production und sound design:
ANANDI BHATTACHARYAArtistic advisor:
JEFFREY SHAWLight design:
VÁCLAV HRUŠKAA voice (Soprano):
OLGA SIEMIENCZUKCo-production by Münchener Biennale and Hong Kong Baptist University, with the support of Innovation and Technology Commission, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic China.
Production commissioned by the City of Munich for the Münchener Biennale.
