Mexico Aura: The Myth of Possession
Music theatre by Syrse / Hibernia / von Düffel / Roman and Zafraan Ensemble
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| Admission: 16€ / reduced 8€ |
| Planning: Duration: 90 min |
| Which languages: English, German, Nahuatl, Spanish |
| Accessibility: German and English Subtitles |
| Venue: Ground Floor, Hall 2 |
Mexico Aura: The Myth of Possession is the first music theatre production to be staged by the Humboldt Forum.
Inspired by the 1500-year-old enema vase from the Mesoamerica collection of the Ethnologisches Museum, the artists of the Neuköllner Oper have developed a theatrical event that brings together indigenous instruments and new music. A story in music and bodies about myths, longing for the divine, and about (interpretive) power, possession and obsession.
Mexico Aura is set in our present: in a museum, at night. A curator receives an enigmatic applicant. Is she an artist or a political activist? Outside, fires burn – dumps of rubbish in Mexico. The journalist Claas Relotius reports live from everyday life in Mexico, from border militias and Mayan rites. – In the museum, a man with a dog’s head sings about his wife, whom he has been searching for for centuries. – Claas Relotius takes us to the “Museum of the Future”.
A world premiere with five dancers, three singers and the musicians of the Zafraan Ensemble. They take us on a fantastic and intricate journey into our global present. With music by the young composer Diana Syrse (MEX/D), texts by Eva Hibernia (ES) and John von Düffel (D) and staged by Christopher Roman (USA/D).
Mexico Aura : The Myth of Possession is a co-production of the Neuköllner Oper and the Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss.
Cast
Sopran I
Diana Syrse
Sopran II
Ana Schwedhelm
Bariton
Justus Wilcken
Dance I
Mani Obeya
Dance II
Brittanie Brown
Dance III
Cree Williams
Dance IV
Stella Zannou
Dance V
Jakevis Thomason
Yuya Fujinami
Zafraan stands for music that reflects today’s life, today’s society, today’s reality in all its facets. In interaction with other art forms, Zafraan observes, explores and processes what surrounds us: people, events, nature, technologies, the normalities and absurdities of today. The group, consisting of ten permanent members from Spain, France, New Zealand, Australia and Germany, was formed in Berlin in 2009 and plays current repertoire covered by the core cast. In collaboration with conductors such as Manuel Nawri or Titus Engel, with artists such as Chiharu Shiota, Aliénor Dauchez and Louise Wagner, with composers such as Samir Odeh-Tamimi, Yoav Pasovsky, Elena Mendoza, Stefan Keller, Lula Romero, Johannes Schöllhorn, Eres Holz or Johannes Boris Borowski, they push the limits, take risks and create something new. A trademark of the ensemble are dramaturgically ingenious programmes, but also staged concerts or immersive formats in which a linkage with art forms such as theatre, performance, installation and dance takes place.
Violine
Emmanuelle Bernard
Saxophone
Martin Posegga
Klarinette / Bassklarinette
Miguel Pérez Iñesta
Bass
Beltane Ruiz Molina
Piano / Synthesizer
Clemens Hund-Göschel
Percussion
Daniel Eichholz
Composition
Diana Syrse
Lyrics
Eva Hibernia | John von Düffel
Conductor
Melissa Panlasigui
Director & Choreographie
Christopher Roman
Dramaturgie
Bernhard Glocksin
Translations
Albert Tola
Costumes
Rebekka Dornhege Reyes
Esther Lüchtefeld
Intern Costumes
Lee Hamdan
Assistance Costumes
Federica Fugazzi
Intern Dramaturgie
Kamal Pruthithespian
Production Assistant
Franziska Korte
Correpetition / Rehearsal
Insa Bernds
Assistant Director
Sonoko Kamimura
Evening Play Direction
Regina Triebel | Seda Güngör
Technical Production Management (NKO)
Helmut Topp
