The Audience Council #5 – Public discussions 2016/2017
For the fifth season we are preparing public discussions about independent contemporary performances. Our creation is closely linked to the problems of today. We wonder if we are opening these issues in the right way. Are we dealing with the relevant issues? Do we know how to get in touch with the reality in which you live in and you brought to the performance? (more…)
Via Negativa: THE NINTH
THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL MACHINE powered by Beethoven
“The taming of man has failed”, says Peter Sloterdijk. “Civilisation’s potential for barbarism is growing; the everyday bestialisation of man is on the increase.”
The Ninth strolls through the entire sound landscape of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. On the one side there is a “masterpiece of the western civilization:” “Giant and complex.” “Sublime.” “Striking example of human spirit.” “Triumphant vision of brotherhood.” (more…)