Bernhard Lang and Silke Grabinger come together in a dance notation for musicians.
65 min.
Commissioned by the Austrian Cultural Forum and the Klangforum Wien to commemorate its 10-year anniversary, the piece traces the building’s architecture in 22 layers with the architecture’s original proportions referenced in temporal structures. In a choreographic layer, Austrian performance artist Silke Grabinger transposes the underlying rhythmic structures to movement patterns. She develops a new form of „dance-writing“ that Bernhard Lang directly integrates into the score.
This piece was performed in two different versions.
The New York City Version is interpreted by the Argento Ensemble and conducted by Michel Galante.
The Wien Modern Version is interpreted by PHASE Ensemble and conducted by Joseph Trafton.
Die architektonische Struktur des Austrian Cultural Forums New York wird in der choreografischen Schicht von Silke Grabinger in Bewegungsmuster umgesetzt, wobei sie eine eigens dafür entwickelte Tanzschrift einsetzt, die Lang in der Partitur direkt verwendet hat und von den Musikern und der Performerin umgesetzt wird.
Das Stück, in Auftrag gegeben von Andreas Stadler und dem Klangforum Wien anlässlich des 10jährigen Bestehens des ACF in seinem neuen Gebäude, zeichnet dessen Architektonik in 22 Schichten nach, wobei die originalen Proportionen des Architekten in Zeitstrukturen übertragen wurden.Es sind zunächst 22 Stücke nach Texten von Rose Ausländer und Bob Dylan, welche das Thema Emigration referenzieren.
(Sopran, Flöte, Klarinette, Trompete, Horn, Percussion, Synthesizer, Violine, Viola, Violoncello, Kontrabass in unterschiedlichsten Kombinationen).
New York City Version
Composer: Bernhard Lang | Choreograph: Silke Grabinger | Dance Notations for Musicians: Silke Grabinger | Performer: Silke Grabinger | Conductor: Michel Galante | Argento Ensemble: Voice: Daisy Press, Flute: Fiona Kelly, Clarinet: Carol McGonnell, Horn: Karl Kramer, Trumpet: Nathan Botts, Percussions: Jared Soldiviero, Keys: Joanna Chao, Violin: David Fulmer, Viola: Stephanie Griffin, Cello: Jay Campbell, Doublebass: Kirs Saebo | Producer, Initiator: Andreas Stadler Austrian Cultural Forum New York | Commissioned by Klangforum Wien | Camera: Severin Koller, Fabian Rucker | Live Recording Cut: Severin Koller | Trailer Cut: Magdalena Schlesinger
Wien Modern Version
Composition: Bernhard Lang | Choreography, Production, Motion Notation: Silke Grabinger | Conductor: Joseph Trafton | Vocals: Daisy Press | Performers: Barbara Vuzem, Matej Kubus | Ensemlbe: PHACE Flute: Doris Nicoletti, Clarinet: Reinhold Brunner, Horn: Peter Putzer, Trumpet: Peter Travnik, Synthesizer: Mathilde Hoursiangou, Percussion: Berndt Thurner, Violin: Ivana Pristasova, Viola: Anna Lindenbaum, Cello: Luis Zorita, Contrabass: Alexandra Dienz | Lighting Designer | Video projections: Peter Thalhamer | Director of Sound: Alfred Reiter | Production PHACE: Markus Bruckner | Production SILK Cie.: Olga Swietlicka | Management: Reinhard Fuchs | Costume: Bianca Fladerer
English text edited by Adelina Nita.
A production of PHACE, in coproduction with Tanzquartier Wien and WIENMODERN, in collaboration with SILK Cie. and support of Stadt Wien.
BERNHARD LANG (AT) + PHACE (AT) +SILKE GRABINGER / SILK Cie (AT) Monadologie XVIII »Moving Architecture« In cooperation with WIEN MODERN
Touring:
Wien Modern & Tqw Wien, Museumsqartier Wien Halle G
Austrian Cultural Forum New York, Concert hall
http://www.acfny.org/event/concert-argento-chamber-ensemble/
http://members.chello.at/bernhard.lang/#
https://www.argentomusic.org/
