Ørets teater
Sat, Sep 12
|Den norske opera & ballett
Experience a unique fusion of classical and contemporary music in Ørets teater: om naturen, where compositions by Schubert, Schumann, and Grieg meet works by Henrik Hellstenius, Salvatore Sciarrino, and Dans les arbres—blending music, text, and video to explore the ever-changing nature of sound.
Time & Location
Sep 12, 2015, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Den norske opera & ballett, Kirsten Flagstads Plass 1, 0150 Oslo, Norge
About the Event
Classical works by Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann and Edvard Grieg meet contemporary works by Henrik Hellstenius, Salvatore Sciarrino, the Norwegian-French quartet Dans les arbres, and improvisations in Ørets teater: om naturen. A collaboration between composer Henrik Hellstenius, instructor and dramaturg Kai Johnsen and video artist Boya Bøckman. Nature – the romantic, the tedious, the unpredictable, the tiny, the vast, the dangerous and cruel; the underlying idea for the performance is to use nature as material for a concert of music, texts and video. Nature is form, motion and sound. Sounds that change during the course of the day and the seasons of the year. Or could it be that the days and the seasons transform the sounds of nature, just as they also transform the sounds of people? The solo vocalists are Njål Sparboe, Silje Aker Johnsen and Stine Janvin Motland. Ørets teater: om naturen is a continuation of Henrik Hellstenius’ four-concert series performed at the Bergen International Festival in 2011.
Oslo Sinfonietta
Dans les arbres
Soloists: Njål Sparbo, Silje Aker Johnsen, Stine Janvin Motland
Conductor: Andrea Pestalozza
Concept: Henrik Hellstenius Dramaturgy: Kai Johnsen Video: Boya Bøckman