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A year ago, when I was invited to this project by curator
Elisa Erkelenz I didn't know any of the musicians. I „googled“ about the work of the composer and percussionist Max Andrzejewski, and remembered the words of another curator, Limor Tomer from New York. Limor once told me , that only working with very new, otherwise thinking musicians, you have a chance not to stop in development and not start repeating yourself.
Having agreed, for the first time I did not offer my thoughts and possible ideas about songs, but simply sent Max recordings from expeditions and short translations, more less what are the songs about. . It means, I left him alone with this probably unfamiliar, a little exotic and strange world of Ukrainian traditional song. Year has passed and yesterday we had the first meeting /rehearsal " in real"
I still can’t stop to be fascinated, how subtly, how deep Max felt the heart, the core of the songs. What interesting compositions he created around them. Can not describe in words this joy of meeting and working with the great talent and sensitivity of Max! today's pre-premiere of this project in Dresden. December 2 - a full concert in Berlin. I'm happy!

wir spielen wieder !

24.10., 26.10, 27.10., 28.10. und 29.10.2021
02.11., 03.11., 05.11., 06.11. und 07.11.2021

Startzeiten im 10 Minutentakt 18:00 bis 20:00 Uhr
Ort: NS-Dokumentationszentrum, Appelhofplatz 23-25, 50667 Köln
Tickets: HIER ONLINE  kaufen!

 

"Losgelöst von allen Debatten ist die alte Jenta (Mariana Sadovska), die auf dem Weg zum Tod irgendwo falsch abgebogen ist und nun als Erzählerin im blauen Kleid zwischen den Welten schwebt. Sadovska singt selbstkomponierte, folkloristisch-spirituelle Melodien, die das Geschehen rahmen, wie auch im Roman diese Figur die Handlung umschließt."

https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/olga-tokarczuk-thalia-theater-hamburg-die-jakobsbuecher-ewelina-marciniak-1.5417014?fbclid=IwAR1Zov6mSls2UhY9J9m-CAO42H0RsSBinjgJjd_msA_vTFTxSMosFf1qUKg

"Why, why, my soul, should I descend into this darkness of the abyss?" - These are the words of the nigun, brought to this work by Svetlana Kundish . A week of rehearsals, a week of immersion in Babyn Yar, a week of meeting such people, that I keep wonder - how I could not have known them before? How could I live without the purity and depth of Sveta's voice? Without musical sensitivity, warmth, erudition of Yuriy Gurzhy? A week of doubts and searches on how not to "make music“, but to create a space so that the voice of Rachil could be heard, the one who managed to survive - "to testify, I must survive" (quoting Marianna Kijanowska) Meeting Rachil was a blessing for us , she became our guide… I am grateful to everyone who is involved in this work, who made it possible, accompanies, supports. I believe that thanks to the sensitive accompaniment of Josephine Burton and Yael Shavit, we will be able to walk this path honestly, avoiding pathos and not avoiding painful questions.
foto: Elena Groza
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