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The Rise / Ictus Ensemble

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Wed, May 21, 2025, 19:00
What would happen if humanity could pass through the gateway to the underworld and restart once again in another realm? Eva Reiter’s experimental opera »The Rise«, written on the basis of poems by the Nobel Prize Winner for Literature Louise Glück and staged by choreographer Michiel Vandeveldes, acts out this vision. Deaf actor Ruben Grandits, whose gestures are converted into intoxicating sounds via sensors on his hands, acts in the spotlight. As master of ceremonies, he directs the other people on the stage with his gestures and sounds. A new language, a new company and a new music emerge in the interaction of instruments specifically built for this purpose, electronically transformed sounds and the movements of the performers. The specially designed instruments visually transform movement into sounds. Music, dance and language merge into image and sound – »The Rise« is, consequently, equally accessible to deaf and hearing people.

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Keywords: Contemporary, Vocal Music

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Musicians

Dirk DescheemaekerMusician
Hanna KölbelMusician
Michael SchmidMusician
Eva ReiterMusician, Concept, Stage Director, Set design
Ruben GranditsNarrator
Lore BinonSoprano
Amanda Barrio CharmeloDance
Nathan Felix-RivotDance
Antoine Roux-BriffaudDance
Aure WachterDance
Michiel VandeveldeConcept, Stage Director, Choreographer, Set, Lighting Design

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