Krakow, March 10, 2002
with composers: Thomas Beyer, Dinu Ghezzo, John Gilbert, Jong-Suh Lee, Paul Lee, Wendy Luck, Ron Mazurek, Young-Mi Ha, Vladimir Scolnic, Riccardo Santoboni, Luigi Morleo.
Premise and Description
The NYU Composers Ensemble, with colleagues from University of California, Irvine, Krakow Music Academy, and visual artists from Italy and Canada, will present a metaphoric rendition of the mythical travels of Aeneas, extending his search for a new home, after the sacking of Troy.
After the Destruction of Troy, Aeneas wanders homeless in search of himself. In his wanderings he must undergo a journey to the underworld like others who had gone before him such as Orpheus. While in the underworld, he consults his father Anchises, who provides him with a vision of the Future. In this vision, he witnesses the ravages of 20th century wars and the collapse of the Twin Towers as testament that the future brings more cruelty and destruction. His pain and sorrow catapults him inside the vision and the 21st century where he wanders disillusioned, encountering a fierce storm that brings him to Choson, the land of calm.
Aeneas extends his stay in Korea (Choson) finding a CHoGA, which in Korean refers to a small primitive dwelling with a thatched roof. In this Choga, Aeneas remembers his adventures, which we recreate through music, dance, masques, digital image, computer image processing, and experimental music theater.
The production connects Choga to the notion of a dwelling, a home...simple and grounded... which becomes a refuge to the homelessness of Aeneas after the Fall of Troy (WTC), and his discovery of Choga as an allegory for Hemingway's "A Clean Well-Lighted Room" which served as a metaphor for a sanctuary for the artistic, creative imagination. Choga becomes a safe haven in a world of chaos...a place to discover...to rediscover and orient one's self to an emerging new world.
Our interpretation of Aeneas' adventures, explores his lengthy visit in East Asia, mostly in Korea, with parallels to Italy, New York, California and Romania. Aeneas is a global traveler, who brings mutual understanding and acceptance despite different cultures, religions, and races.
This is an extension our original concept of the Aeneas Project which began two years ago promoting the subject of AENEAS, as a universal, multicultural, multi-religion, and multi-racial figure.
A Multimedia Recital with BEATE GABRIELA SCHMITT
Berlin, March 12, 2002
Flöten & Computer II
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Beate-Gabriela Schmitt, Flöten,
Lisa Naugle- University of California, Irvine, Tanz
Bernd Schönhaar: Improvisation, Klangregie,
Thomas Seelig: Technik und Klangregie,
Roland Pfrengle: Technik und Klangregie,
Film: John Crawford - electricFX.
THE VOYAGES OF AENEAS: l'Arrivo Finale
Bari Conservatory, Auditorio La Valisa, March 14
with composers: Thomas Beyer, Dinu Ghezzo, John Gilbert, Wendy Luck, Ron Mazurek, Luigi Morleo, Riccardo Santoboni, Vladimir Scolnic, Young-Mi Ha, Jong-Suh Lee, and Paul Lee.
Images of the host cities, Krakow and Berlin:
March 11-2 Berlin
