B'Rock & Muziektheater Transparant

programme

Louis Andriessen 

… miserere …

Alessandro Scarlatti 

Tristis est anima mea, from Responsori per la Settimana Santa

Omnes amici mei, from Responsori per la Settimana Santa

Plange quasi virgo, from Responsori per la Settimana Santa

Passio secundum Joannem

arvo pärt

Da Pacem Domine

about

Every year, Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon that follows the spring equinox. On the occasion of this Christian ritual of spring, Muziektheater Transparant and B’Rock present a performance of the rarely-performed St John Passion by Alessandro Scarlatti. The director Luigi de Angelis will be adding a visual component in the form of a video installation that lies somewhere between a baroque still life and a contemporary documentary. With the films of Pasolini among the sources of inspiration, it asks the question: Why is suffering such a common subject in the arts? Are we simply consumers of another's pain or can we actually share in this suffering?

concert in the context of the equinox-weekend

Twice a year, night and day are of equal length everywhere in the world, with the sun directly above the equator and the southern and northern hemispheres receiving exactly the same amount of sunlight. This astronomical phenomenon is known as the equinox. For many cultures, these are moments of particular spiritual significance. To mark the spring equinox, Klarafestival in partnership with Bozar is organising a weekend that revolves around spiritual music, with Iranian and Persian music represented as well as Christian traditions.

credits

production

Muziektheater Transparant, B'Rock Orchestra

coproduction

Klarafestival, Bozar, with the support of the Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government

In collaboration with Fanny & Alexander / E. Production

image

© Davy De Pauw