The title of this remarkable program refers to the material on which humans built the industrial revolution. The steel made from raw materials we extracted from the earth. Stolen perhaps. Mined to use for our purposes. But do we know its real powers? Are we aware of its unforeseen side effects? And what if those forces turn against us?
"Understand the power of what you mine before you use it."
That seems to be the message of the intoxicating piece Curse upon Iron by Veljo Tormis.
Cellist Maya Fridman leads the Nederlands Kamerkoor and Slagwerk Den Haag in a concert that questions our relationship as humans with nature. As humans, we place ourselves outside nature. But aren't we ourselves actually part of it? Isn't our 'culture' just 'nature'?
Alongside Curse upon Iron, Sonnengesang by Sofia Goebaidoelina, for choir, cello and percussion, and improvisations by singers from NKK NXT, the talent development programme of the Nederlands Kamerkoor, will also be performed. Swiss filmmaker Laurence Bonvin shot footage of the Swiss Aletsch glacier for this production.
This program is made possible by het Cultuurfonds (Aafje Heynis Fonds), Fonds 21, VSBfonds and GleveriD.
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Nederlands Kamerkoor
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HIIIT(Voorheen Slagwerk Den Haag)
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Peter DijkstraConductor
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Maya FridmanCello
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Laurence BonvinVisuals
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Enric Monfort
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Marianna Soroka
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NKK NXT
Context programme
Introduction with Merlijn Twaalfhoven
Wed. 8 May 2024 - 19:15
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ - Amsterdam
Fri. 10 May 2024 - 19:00
Musis & Stadstheater - Arnhem
Sun. 12 May 2024 - 20:15
Werkspoortkathedraal - Utrecht
In the introduction, Merlijn Twaalfhoven founder of The Turn Club inspires to reflect, encourages to take action and, together with the audience and two singers of NKK NXT, we'll give a voice to the issue of how we as humans can and want to relate to nature.
Interactive art installation
in collaboration with young people from the National Youth Council
Sun. 12 May 2024 - Before the concert
Only at the Werkspoortkathedral - Utrecht
De Tegentijdse Tocht - a sound walk
Sun. 12 May 2024 - 18:45
Only at the Werkspoortkathedraal - Utrecht
The Tegentijdse Tocht is a guided sound walk of about 3 km through the surroundings of the Werkspoorkathedraal. You will walk together in a small group and listen via your phone with headphones/ears to a musical-poetic story that starts with the Big Bang and ends in the year 2121. Along the way, you discover how much we are inheritors of an immensely long history, and how our actions affect what lies ahead. In imagination, participants meet a child from the year 2121. To her we make a promise.
De Tegentijdse Tocht is an artistic project in which you experience the story of deep time and can feel how much we have a responsibility for future generations.
The script of De Tegentijdse Tocht was written by Merlijn Twaalfhoven and Jasper Visser. The script is voiced by Merlijn Twaalfhoven, Laura Mentink and Ami Kane with music by Merlijn Twaalfhoven.
Requirements:
- Telephone with full battery
- Headphones/earphones
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Fri 03 May - 12:30Utrecht - Silokerk - Openbare repetitie
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Wed 08 May - 20:15Amsterdam - Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
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Fri 10 May - 20:00Arnhem - Musis & Stadstheater
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Sat 11 May - 20:00Den Haag - Amare
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Sun 12 May - 21:00Utrecht - Werkspoorkathedraal