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Opposites attract – here too. In a video specially produced for the poesiefestival the artists set to music their own texts and those of others as various as their music – from Plath to Rilke, from Rumi to Norwegian Christian hymns that transform into melodic Sufi texts, from jazzy Polish-German Blues-Rock lyrics to settings of the Italian poems of Sara Ventroni and Gabriele Frasca. The result: subtlety meets deep passion and earthy grooves.
The texts are read and recited in English, German, Pashtu/Afghaani and Italian. With German subtitles.
Curator: Ulrich Beckerhoff
Project organiser: Bettina Henningsen
with Artur Becker (Poland), Ulrich Beckerhoff (Germany), Maria Pia de Vito (Italy), Tord Gustavsen (Norway), Michele Rabbia (Italy), Simin Tander (Germany), Natalio Mangalavite (Argentina), Julian Fischer (Germany)
The concert Lyrics, Sounds & Grooves is supported with the kind assistance of the Italian Culture Institute and the Royal Norwegian Embassy.