MÜNCHENER BIENNALE
FESTIVAL FÜR NEUES MUSIKTHEATER

08/05—
20/05/2026

V01CES//B0D1EZ
PIYAWAT LOUILARP­PRASERT
HANS WERNER HENZE

Music theatre based on Hans Werner Henze’s “Voices” und Piyawat Louilarpprasert’s “R3SIST4NC3 B0D1EZ” (world premiere)

“V01CES//B0D1EZ” is the musical encounter between composer Piyawat Louilarpprasert and Hans Werner Henze, the founder of the Munich Biennale, who in 2026 would have celebrated his 100th birthday.

“V01CES//B0D1EZ” is the musical encounter between composer Piyawat Louilarpprasert and Hans Werner Henze, the founder of the Munich Biennale, who in 2026 would have celebrated his 100th birthday.

Based on excerpts from Hans Werner Henze's vocal cycle “Voices”, Piyawat Louilarpprasert examines the invisible workings of performance, production and repetition and reflects on them in his composition “R3SIST4NC3 B0D1EZ”.
What is the connection between artistic process and craftsmanship, resistance and exhaustion, breath and machine?

“V01CES//B0D1EZ” is an exciting music theatre of political and physical labor, ritualized activities and ongoing resistance.

SAT

09.05.
18:00
— 19:00

world premiere

SUN

10.05.
20:00
— 21:00

MON

11.05.
20:00
— 21:00

from ages 12 and up

Surtitles in German and English

Please note: Strobe lighting effects will be used.

Music theatre based on Hans Werner Henze’s “Voices” und Piyawat Louilarpprasert’s “R3SIST4NC3 B0D1EZ” (world premiere)

“V01CES//B0D1EZ” is the musical encounter between composer Piyawat Louilarpprasert and Hans Werner Henze, the founder of the Munich Biennale, who in 2026 would have celebrated his 100th birthday.

Based on excerpts from Hans Werner Henze's vocal cycle “Voices”, Piyawat Louilarpprasert examines the invisible workings of performance, production and repetition and reflects on them in his composition “R3SIST4NC3 B0D1EZ”.
What is the connection between artistic process and craftsmanship, resistance and exhaustion, breath and machine?

“V01CES//B0D1EZ” is an exciting music theatre of political and physical labor, ritualized activities and ongoing resistance.

Composition:

 PIYAWAT LOUILARP­PRASERT, HANS WERNER HENZE

Musical direction:

 BAS WIEGERS

Stage direction:

 AMY STEBBINS

Set and costume design:

 CHRISTIAN WIEHLE

Video:

 ALEXANDER HÜGEL

Sound design:

 GEORGIOS MARAGKOUDAKIS

Light design:

 RAMONA LEHNERT

Dramaturgy:

 LEA VATERLAUS, FANNY KAROS

Assistance Musical Direction:

 MARC HAJJAR

Soprano:

 RUSNĖ TUŠLAITĖ

Soprano:

 BEATRIZ MAIA

Mezzo-soprano:

 MADELEINE WULFF

Tenor:

 HENRIQUE LENCASTRE

Tenor:

 MOSE LEE

Tenor:

 HAOZHOU HU
MÜNCHENER KAMMERORCHESTER
Co-production by Münchener Biennale and Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding in cooperation with Münchener Kammerorchester, Technische Hochschule Augsburg and Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele.
Composition commissioned by the City of Munich for the Münchener Biennale.

SAT

 09.05.
17:15

SUN

 10.05.
19:15

MON

 11.05.
19:15

V01CES//B0D1EZ: Was gibt's?
Akademietheater

45 Minuten bevor der erste Ton erklingt, fragen wir gemeinsam „Was gibt’s?“ und geben Ihnen erste Einblicke in die Musiktheaterproduktion „V01CES//B0D1EZ“.

SUN

 10.05.
21:30

MON

 11.05.
21:30

V01CES//B0D1EZ: Absacker
Akademietheater

Im Anschluss an die Vorstellungen von „V01CES//B0D1EZ“ laden wir Sie noch zu einem „Absacker“ ein und schaffen Raum, um untereinander und mit den Künstler*innen ins Gespräch zu kommen.

THU

 23.04.
18:00

SAT

 09.05.
19:00

(Re)Inventing work
V01CES//B0D1EZ
Workshop and premiere visit for young adults aged 16 and up

What kinds of work do we do? Do we repeat ourselves? Why do we do what we do?

Participants in “Reinventing Work” gain insights into the creative process of a world premiere and reflect on their personal perspectives on work processes, as well as on the resistant artistic viewpoint of the composer Piyawat Louilarpprasert.

The format includes a workshop as well as attendance at a rehearsal and the premiere. The project takes place in cooperation with the Münchener Volkshochschule. Further information and registration options are available here.