1984
1984 - OPERA AFTER GEORGE ORWELL
Language: German
Dates:
27.09.2024 13:30 School performance Cultural Centre Alter Schlachthof Eupen (BE)
28.09.2024 20:00 Performance Cultural Centre Alter Schlachthof Eupen (BE)
06.11.2024 20:00 Performance Kasemattentheater Luxembourg City (LU)
07.11.2024 20:00 Performance Kasemattentheater Luxembourg City (LU)
BIG BROTHER/SISTER IS WATCHING YOU!
Like Orwell's novel 1984, the opera 1984 describes a not too distant future. Building on Orwell's characters and based on the structure of the novel, the piece tells a dystopian vision of a totalitarian surveillance state.
An artificial intelligence (AI) is used to monitor humanity, which has almost completely destroyed planet Earth. With the help of AI, it is hoped that humans and nature can finally live in harmony, mentally and physically healthy.
Building on Orwell's characters and based on the structure of the novel, the piece tells a dystopian vision of a totalitarian surveillance state. In his composition, Christian Klinkenberg combines elements of rock and jazz music with those of contemporary music.
"For his third opera, Christian Klinkenberg adapts Orwell's classic "1984", which author and director Ela Baumann transports to a near future controlled by an AI. Klinkenberg's play with microtonality and a score streamed graphically on laptops is sophisticated, cerebral and fun at the same time - and is skilfully embedded in the esprit of Orwell's dystopia thanks to Baumann's ability to oscillate almost effortlessly between humour and horror." (Schinker Jeff: Neustart, Neusprech, Neudenk, in: Tageblatt, 21.06.2023, p.12.)
Team
Actors:
Jean Bermes
Claire Parsons
Composer:
Christian Klinkenberg
Ensemble:
Keys - Christian Klinkenberg
Bass - Pol Belardi
Violine - Paul Pankert
Drums - Stephan Klinkenberg
Software:
Software Autoconductor - Lothar Felten
Scène:
Dagmar Weitze
Video & light:
Krischan Kriesten
Graphic score:
Marc Kirschvink
Libretto and director:
Ela Baumann
Coproduction:
Kasemattentheater
Support:
Ville de Luxembourg, Fondation Été, Fondation Loutsch-Weydert, Fondation Indépendance, Ambassade du Luxembourg en Belgique, Kultur LX, Ministère de la Culture, Ministerium der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Belgiens
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