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BOLÉRO
Congress Innsbruck - Dogana
22.02.2025 | 7:30 pm
23.02.2025 | 18:00 h
Maurice Ravel's Boléro is a famous orchestral work that was premiered in Paris in 1928. It is characterized by its simple, repetitive melody and a steady, even rhythm that builds from a quiet beginning to a powerful climax. The piece consists of only one theme, which is repeated over and over again, while the instrumentation varies gradually and the musicians become continuously louder and more powerful.
Enrique Gasa Valga's choreographic staging of this composition in Crescendo pays tribute to this dynamic in a touching way. The intensification of the sound to the extreme is intended to celebrate the miracle of life.
ARTISTIC TEAM
CHOREOGRAPHY AND DESIGN = Enrique Gasa Valga
STAGE IMAGE = Helfried Lauckner
COSTUME = Birgit Edelbauer-Heiss
TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT = Alexander Paget
CAST
Alice Amorotti, Sandra Chamochumbi Castro, Camilla Danesi, Ayda Frances Güneri, Chiara Malavasi, Sayumi Nishii, Mitsuru Ito, Martin Segeta, Matthew Humphreys, Gabriele Tamolli, Locke Venturato
CARMINA BURANA
Congress Innsbruck - Dogana
22.02.2025 | 7:30 pm
23.02.2025 | 18:00 h
Carmina Burana is a staged cantata composed by Carl Orff in 1937. It is based on a collection of medieval songs from the 13th century, written by wandering clerics and students. Inspired by this, Ilya Jivoy and his ballet company transport the audience into a world in which frenetic rhythms, overwhelming emotions and the universal themes of love, fate and human nature are hypnotically interwoven on stage.
The company that will masterfully present Carmina Burana is called The Dance Factory (la Factoria de Dansa) and is a project of the Factoria Cultural from Terrassa, Catalonia (Spain).
The story of Carmina Burana is not a coherent narrative, but rather consists of various scenes and songs that can be divided into three thematic sections. The first section, "Fortuna, Imperatrix Mundi"(Fortuna, Ruler of the World), emphasizes the fickleness of fate and begins and ends with the famous chorus "O Fortuna", which sings of the power of fate and its unpredictable twists and turns.
In the second part, "Primo vere"(In Spring) and "Uf dem Anger", everything revolves around spring and the emerging joie de vivre. Nature awakens and themes such as love, youth and lightness take center stage. Festive dances and love songs characterize this section.
The third part, "Cour d'amours"(The Court of Love), focuses on the desire for love and sensuality. Romantic and erotic encounters as well as lust and desire are described here. The work finally ends with the repetition of the chorus "O Fortuna", symbolizing the eternal cycle of life and the unpredictability of fate.
The themes of pleasure, love and fate run through the entire work and reflect the intense but fragile human experience.
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ARTISTIC TEAM
CONCEPT, CHOREOGRAPHY, DIRECTOR = Ilya Jivoy
STAGE IMAGE = Ilya Jivoy
COSTUME = Sonya Vartanyan
LIGHT = Konstantin Binkin
TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT = Alexander Paget
CAST
SOLISTS: Joshua Quiney, Jessy Chraibi, Massimo Margaria, Alba Nadal y Júlia Martí. Covers: Ciro Tamayo y Cecilia Borghese.
ENSEMBLE: Jossehp Peñaloza, Leandro Martinez, Mattia Marzi, Rowan Schratzberger, Vilim Poljanec, Elina Vostrikova, Carolina Rehues, Minerva Barca, Clara Voltas, Inês Roque, Yvonneau Louna, Laia Solís, Íria Ramirez, Sofía Poblete, Julia Navarro, Lifei Serrano y Redd Alasadi-Lamontagne. Covers: Alfonso Gonzalez.
The connection between Carmina Burana and Boléro
Carl Orff's Carmina Burana and Maurice Ravel's Boléro are two outstanding works of classical music which, despite their stylistic differences, have remarkable similarities. Both compositions are characterized by a strong emphasis on rhythm. In Boléro, the emphasis is on a constant, repetitive rhythm that runs through the entire piece, while Carmina Bur ana impresses with powerful and concise rhythmic structures, especially in well-known parts such as "O Fortuna".
Another link between the two works is the gradual increase in intensity. In Boléro, the tension develops through a gradual intensification of the orchestral sound, following the ever-repeating melody. There is a similar dynamic in Carmina Burana, especially in the choral passages, which build up to monumental climaxes.
Both works have an overwhelming emotional and dramatic effect. While Boléro captivates with its steady progression and the relentless increase in musical tension, Carmina Burana impresses with the power of the singing and the orchestral accompaniment.
Despite different eras and musical approaches, Carmina Burana and Boléro share the ability to create an extraordinary musical experience with minimal melodic changes and a strong rhythmic foundation that makes a lasting impression.