Wolfgang Rihm's I Am A Mistake
Symphony Hall
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From July 2007, smoking in public buildings in England becomes illegal. There will be many though, including the leading German composer Wolfgang Rihm, who continue to resist what society says they should think or do, including smoking. I Am A Mistake is a passionate plea against political correctness and a rhapsodic love-song to smoking, in the composer’s words, “the pleasure that is trying to kill me.” Bringing together film, live music, song and dance, I Am A Mistake has been created in collaboration with Jan Fabre, one of the most radical and innovative artists working today.
Jan Fabre Text, Scenography and Direction
Jan Fabre and the dancers Choreography
Chantal Akerman Film
Wolfgang Rihm Musical Composition
Lucas Vis Conductor
Miet Martens Assistant to Jan Fabre and Dramaturg
Hilde Van Mieghem Speaker
Ensemble Recherche & Guest Artists Musicians
Matthias Horn & Johannes M. Kosters Singers
Sylvia Camarda, Manon Avermaete, Eleonora Mercatali, Tawny Andersen Dancers
£5 – £20 SH Recital Plan
UK premiere commissioned and produced by the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO)
With the support of the European Commission, Culture 2000 Programme
Sponsored by the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung, Schweiz
Please note that this concert involves on-stage smoking.
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Symphony Hall
- 32 Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EA, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Part of 2007-08 Birmingham International Concert Season
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