Music theatre by Heiner Goebbels with Carmina Slovenica
Concept, Directedion and Music: Heiner Goebbles
Vocal Theatre Carmina Slovenica
Artistic director: Karmina Šilec
Stage and Light design: Klaus Grűnberg
Costumes: Florence von Gerkan
Dramaturgy: Matthias Mohr
Sound design: Willi Bopp
Vocal Theatre Carmina Slovenica
Ambrož Maja, Arnejčič Ana, Arnejčič Iva, Bočnik Špela, Bočnik Tamara, Borec Saša, Borko Mojca, Borkovič Neža, Breznik Barbara, Brvar Špela, Črnčič Jasmina, Dvornik Danaja, Germ Eva, Gostenčnik Anja, Gostenčnik Staša, Gril Rogina Kaja, Habjanič Sintija, Hanžič Nina, Karlovčec Nastja Anastazija, Knehtl Špela, Kralj Nika, Lačen Alja, Lavrenčič Alenka, Lazar Petra, Novak Ana, Pečovnik Nika, Pušenjak Nina, Reljič Aina, Ritonija Sara, Sandrin Ana, Stojkovič Melanija, Studen Ana, Šimek Barbara, Topolovec Jera, Vasle Neža, Vinkovič Anja, Zidarič Mojca, Žnidar Anja
Texts: Jean-Jaques Rousseau, Jeseph Eichendorff, Adalbart Stifter, Gertrude Stein, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Marlen Haushofer, Marina Abramović and Iam McEwan
Music: Johannes Brahms, Anrold Schönberg, Karmina Šilec, Sarah Hopkins and Heiner Goebbles
„What do young girls dream of” – „Of the knife and of blood.”
In 1995, this fragment of dialog by French writer Alain Robbe-Grillet closed an early musical theatre work by Heiner Goebbels, Die Wiederholung (The Repetition). It now represents the point of departure for his latest work of music theatre. Together with the singers and his artistic team, Heiner Goebbels developed a scenario in which the girls constantly sway between a cliche of childish innoicence and unpredictability. These highly charded images also emerge from the unbelievable energy of the young protagonists and reflect a social transformation: the rapid political and social changes in the region of this chorus and their musical culture.
Under the musical direction of Karmina Šilec, the Slovenian chorus has developed an international reputation. With its large repertoire, stretchung from medieaval to folk works and contemporary music, they perform around the world. Vocal Theatre Carmina Slovenica not only impresses with their great musical and choreographic precision, but also due to the self-confidence of the young singers.
The music to When the mountain changed its clothing combines choral music from Carmina Slovenica’s repertoire with partisam songs from the Tito era and popular music.