Greek composer Iannis Xenakis ranks as a leading and original innovator of music in the second half of the 20th century and, to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth, the Wiener Festwochen have invited French choreographer Emmanuelle Huynh to apply her artistic vision to the iconic work Kraanerg. The work was originally composed in 1968 as ballet music for 23 instruments and analogue tape. The title, which is a compound of two Greek words, stands for the hopes of the youth movement at the time, rising up to bring about change in the prevailing political, social and ideological systems. Under the musical direction of Sylvain Cambreling, the Klangforum Wien unleashes its dense mass of sound, loud and furious. For this stage version, Huynh has collaborated closely with lighting designer Caty Olive. Together, they give the extraordinary composition a multidisciplinary framework, entirely in keeping with Xenakis’s own visions. It is a concert packed with energy and rebellion. And filled with utopian ideas.
- Artistic Team
Concept Emmanuelle Huynh, Caty Olive Artistic direction, Choreography Emmanuelle Huynh With music by Iannis Xenakis Conductor Sylvain Cambreling Ensemble Klangforum Wien Flutes Vera Fischer Oboe Markus Deuter Clarinette Olivier Vivarès, Bernhard Zachhuber Bassoon, Kontraforte Lorelei Dowling Horn Christoph Walder, Julia Pesendorfer Trumpet Anders Nyqvist, David Schmidt Trombone Ivo Nilsson, Stefan Obmann Violine Gunde Jäch-Micko, Sophie Schafleitner, Jacobo Hernandez Enriquez, Annette Bik, Judith Fliedl, Paolo Vuono Viola Dimitrios Polisoidis, Francesca Piccioni Violoncello Benedikt Leitner, Andreas Lindenbaum Doublebass Javad Javadzade, Aleksi Ruonavaara With Jerome Andrieu, Lucie Collardeau, Élodie Cottet, Théo Le Bruman Light, Video, Stage Caty Olive Choreographic collaboration Catherine Legrand Musical collaboration Makis Solomos, Benoit Gibson Graphic design Yves Le Peillet Administration Plateforme Múa Amélia Serrano Production management Plateforme Múa, Tourmanagement Elodie Richard
- Production
A commission and production by Wiener Festwochen In collaboration with Plateforme Múa
Premiere June 2022, Wiener FestwochenPlateforme Múa – Emmanuelle Huynh is supported by the DRAC Pays de la Loire - ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, by the Département de Loire-Atlantique and la ville de Saint-Nazaire.
