You are invited to participate in the POWELL OPERA - A mini-opera for non-musicians during the NEW LIFE BERLIN Festival in June 2008.
The opera choir will consist of 30 to 50 people. The system of notation we use will allow anyone to read it and sing it. No need to know anything about traditional musical scores ! No technical singing required!
Opening rehearsal (open for public):
7 PM
Wednesday, June 11th
Location: Greifswalder Str. 220
10405 Berlin / Prenzlauer Berg
/Tram M4
FINAL Performance:
5 PM
Sunday, June 15th
Location: Friedrichstr. 112
10117 Berlin / Mitte
/ U-Oranienburger Tor
Musically, the project stems from the tradition developed by Cornelius Cardew and the scratch orchestra, of performing pieces of music by non-musicians. It is used here as a device for integrating the public into the opera as participants, and as a descriptive tool for creating a collective artwork and producing new forms of knowledge.
The over-all framework of the project goes back to the cycle of low intensity conflicts, initiated by the artist in 2000. This cycle consists of books, slides-shows, and installations. A part of this cycle is a mini-opera for non-musicians, for which POWELL OPERA is the overture. Every sequence of this mini-opera aims to describe one aspect of the low intensity conflict. The musical composition, without being judgmental, conveys the main logical elements of Powell’s performance. In fact, the POWELL OPERA uses as its libretto fragments of the speech that Colin Powell delivered at the United Nations in February 2003 to prove that Iraq was in possession of weapons of mass destruction...
The first rehearsal will take place on Wednesday, June 11th at 7 PM in Greifswalder Str. 220 / 10405 Berlin / Prenzlauer Berg / Tram M4
This will be followed by one or two more rehearsals before the final performance on Sunday, June 15th at 5 PM in Friedrichstr. 112/ 10117 Berlin / Mitte / U-Oranienburger Tor
THE POWELL OPERA is composed by artist Franck Leibovici. Based in Paris, Franck composes books, sets up installations, and participates in different kinds of events in France and abroad.
Opening rehearsal :
7 PM
Wednesday, June 11th
Location: Greifswalder Str. 220
10405 Berlin / Prenzlauer Berg
/Tram M4
FINAL Performance:
5 PM
Sunday, June 15th
Location: Friedrichstr. 112
10117 Berlin / Mitte
/ U-Oranienburger Tor
APPLICATION INFORMATION
1.) The application deadline for THE POWELL OPERA is midnight June 1st, 2008. (Pacific Standard Time.)
2.) The application is FREE.
3.) THE POWELL OPERA is part of the NEW LIFE BERLIN Contemporary Art Festival taking place from June 1st -15th 2008.
4.) Applications are open to anyone. No previous musical experience is required to participate.
5) All participants of THE POWELL OPERA will be credited as official Festival artists on the online Artists Program, as well as in all post-festival documentation material in both printed and other form.
6) Franck Leibovici will hold an opening rehearsal for all participants on Wednesday, June 11th at 7 PM in Greifswalder Str. 220 Berlin/Prenzlauer Berg.
7.) You will receive an entry confirmation via email, as soon as your online application has been received by Wooloo.
8.) All applications must be made in English through your Wooloo account. Do not send physical material to us, as this cannot be returned.
9.) By submitting an application, you agree that this application and all its accompanying material can be displayed to Franck Leibovici, as well as any other individuals or groups that Wooloo Productions deem appropriate.
10.) Wooloo Productions reserves the right to modify the project information at any time. Any modifications go into effect the day they are posted and apply to all individuals registered for the project.
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Franck Leibovici
Franck Leibovici (1975) lives in Paris. He composes books, sets up installation, and participates in different kind of events, in France and abroad.
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MAIN DATES
Opening rehearsal
Franck Leibovici will hold an opening rehearsal for all participants on Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 in Berlin. Location: Greifswalder Str. 220 / 10405 Berlin / Prenzlauer Berg / Tram M4
FINAL Performance
THE POWELL OPERA is part of the NEW LIFE BERLIN Contemporary Art Festival and will premier on June 15th, 2008. Location: Friedrichstr. 112/ 10117 Berlin / Mitte / U-Oranienburger Tor
