Over the Rainbow
From 01 September to 01 September Netherlands / Utrecht / Netherlands
In Baroque opera, the boundaries between male and female roles were often surprisingly fluid. Men played women, women played men, and castrati occupied a space somewhere in between. ĀRT HOUSE 17 picks up on this theme with a colourful performance in which various styles and ideas from past and present come together.
Music by Bach, Handel, Bertali, Schmelzer and Vivaldi is combined with songs such as Mystery of Love by Sufjan Stevens and Somewhere over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz. Everything is performed on historical instruments, just as they were used during the Baroque period.
The choreography is by the renowned Antwerp-based artist Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. In addition, some 250 members of the inclusive The Space Choir take to the stage, alongside clowns, dancers and acrobats. The result is a festive and surprising performance that celebrates the power of diversity.
Also live on EMTV online
Thomas Höft presentator
Music by Bach, Handel, Bertali, Schmelzer and Vivaldi is combined with songs such as Mystery of Love by Sufjan Stevens and Somewhere over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz. Everything is performed on historical instruments, just as they were used during the Baroque period.
The choreography is by the renowned Antwerp-based artist Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. In addition, some 250 members of the inclusive The Space Choir take to the stage, alongside clowns, dancers and acrobats. The result is a festive and surprising performance that celebrates the power of diversity.
Also live on EMTV online
Thomas Höft presentator
Johanna Rosa Falkinger soprano
Sophie Daneman soprano
Benedikt Kristjánsson tenor
Dietrich Henschel baritone
Anca Huma, Klara Beyeler, Anne-Marie Warburton dance
Jonas Vandekerckhove, EASTMAN Company dance
Mareike Franz clown, dance
Adrián Schvarzstein clown
The Space Choir
Lucas Vermeer choir director
ĀRT HOUSE 17
Maria Kubizek concert master, violin I
Blanca Prieto, Sofija Krsteska violin I
Manako Ito, Raffaele Nicoletti, Agata Front violin II
Barbara Konrad viola
Hannah Freienstein, Silvain Rullier cello
Georg Kroneis viola da gamba, violone
Kurt Körner, Peter Weinzerl trumpet
Ester van der Veen bassoon, contra bassoon
Ivan Trenev accordion
Sofie Vanden Eynde theorbo, guitar
Ana Nicolás de Cabo percussion
Michael Hell musical direction, recorder, harpsichord, organ
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Mareike Franz choreography
Thomas Höft dramaturgy
Bettina Dreissger costumes
Georg Kroneis head of production
Bart Abeel facilitator
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