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PRODUCTION

Duration

approx. 75 minutes, without intermission

Soloists

1 countertenor (Daniel Gloger, Bern University of the Arts)

2 sopranos (tba)

Ensemble

flute – Bettina Berger (Ensemble Proton Bern)

oboe – Martin Bliggenstorfer (Ensemble Proton Bern)

clarinet – Richard Elliot Haynes (Ensemble Proton Bern)

bassoon – Elise Jacoberger (Ensemble Proton Bern)

percussion – Brian Archinal (Bern University of the Arts)

harp – Vera Schnider (Ensemble Proton Bern)

piano/keyboard – Coco Schwarz (Ensemble Proton Bern)

violin – Maximilian Haft (Ensemble Proton Bern)

violoncello – Jan-Filip Ťupa (Ensemble Proton Bern)

double bass (tba)

Performers

ensemble (Proton Bern with additional musicians)

3 solo singers

2 composer assistants

Conductor

Matthias Kunz

4 loudspeakers (2 offstage, 2 onstage)

1 video projector (4K/Full HD) with semi-transparent screen

5 blinder lights

6 profile spotlights

4 cameras (live projection)

The ideal venue is an industrial or cathedral-like hall (e.g. the turbine hall of Dampfzentrale Bern).

A dark space with a high degree of reverberation is required in order to fully unfold the acoustic and perceptual dramaturgy of the work

The production is conceived as modular and can be adapted in different versions to various venues and festival formats.