In this concert the Ensemble Modern presents four varied musical positions from artists active in the art, performance and music scene in Lebanon and the region. While the Lebanese, Parisbased composer and visual artist Zad Moultaka explores the meaning of sound in imperceptible space in his work, the Jordanian-German composer Saed Haddad has dedicated his piece “Mo(u)rning” to the victims of the pandemic. The two Lebanon-based sonic artists and composers Nour Sokhon and Cynthia Zaven provide space for the current situation in Lebanon. Topical issues of consumption, urban life and human co-habitation provide the starting points for Nour Sokhon’s performances and installations. By contrast, in her play, where she also performs as a pianist Cynthia Zaven considers the historical development and the current state of the city of Beirut.
Programme
Saed Haddad: Mo(u)rning (for the victims of the pandemic) (2020) (Uraufführung)
Zad Moultaka: Der letzte Klang ist der erste Blick (2021) (Uraufführung)
Nour Sokhon: Voyaging Through Silent Rumbles (2021) (Uraufführung)
Cynthia Zaven: 12 districts (Uraufführung)
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Infos
Admission is only possible with proof of negative Corona status (tested, vaccinated or recovered). Results of a test may not be more than 24 hours old at this event.
Your contact details (name, address, telephone number and e-mail address) will be recorded on location before the event in order to follow-up in case of a COVID-19 infection.
No entry without a medical mouth-nose covering! Wearing a mouth-nose covering is mandatory at all times, except at your own seat.
Disinfect your hands when entering the building or grounds.
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Sponsors and Supporters
Dirigentin: Susanne Blumenthal
Klangkünstlerin: Nour Sokhon
Klangkünstlerin, Klavier: Cynthia Zaven
Mit Mitgliedern des Ensemble Modern
A production by Frankfurt LAB and Ensemble Modern within the frame of “This Is Not Lebanon. Festival for Visual Arts, Performance, Music and Talks”. “This Is Not Lebanon. Festival for Visual Arts, Performance, Music and Talks” is a cooperation project of the Frankfurt LAB with Künstlerhaus Mousonturm and Ensemble Modern in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Lebanon, supported by the German Federal Cultural Foundation and Ensemble Modern Patronatsgesellschaft e.V. The discourse programme is supported by the Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung/bpb). The residencies within the framework of “This Is Not Lebanon. Festival for Visual Arts, Performance, Music and Talks” are part of "Frankfurt Moves!", a cooperation of the KfW Stiftung and the Frankfurt LAB to promote international emerging artists in the field of dance and performing arts.
