Music theatre and European participatory project
Orfeo & Majnun
Moneim Adwan, Dick van der Harst & Howard Moody
La Monnaie invites residents and artists from different communities in Brussels to draw inspiration from the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and the Persian love story of Layla and Majnun for a period of two seasons. In a range of workshops, we will work together on the music, text, images, and movements of what will be a major music-theatre production. Here, everyone can put their talent and creativity to use!
Following the first phases, Sounds of Longing and Songs of Longing, this community project will reach its twin apotheoses in June 2018. During the Parcours Love, Loss & Longing, you will be able to attend the presentations of all the participating groups in several locations in and around La Monnaie. You will also see some mythical animals, brought to life in several workshops, that will be released along a route through the city. There will also be a collective singing moment at Place de la Monnaie and last but not least, the opera Orfeo & Majnun will have a festive opening at La Monnaie.
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Gallery
Dates
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Fri 29 June 2018
Time
20:00
Venue
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Sat 30 June 2018
Time
14:00
Venue
Infos
Community Project Engie
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Sat 30 June 2018
Time
15:30
Venue
Infos
Parade
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Sat 30 June 2018
Time
20:00
Venue
Cast
ConductorBASSEM AKIKI
Concept and directorAIRAN BERG, MARTINA WINKEL
Libretto by Martina Winkel, poetic translation into Arabic by Fatena Al Ghorra
VideoDAAN MILIUS, MARTINA WINKEL
LightingLUC SCHALTIN
SoundDANIEL LÉON
ChoreographyMARTA CORONADO
Animal designROGER TITLEY
Conductor of the Youth ChorusBENOÎT GIAUX
Manager of the Youth ChorusVÉRONIQUE VAN HEES
General direction community chorus & parcoursPETER SPAEPEN & FLORIS LAMMENS
Eurydice JUDITH FA
Layla NAI BARGHOUTI
Majnun LOAY SROUJI
Orfeo YOANN DUBRUQUE
Narrator SACHLI GOLAMALIZAD
La Monnaie Chamber Music Orchestra
Intercultural ensemble of the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra
La Monnaie Children's Chorus and Youth Chorus - La Maîtrise & La Choraline
With the participation of numerous citizens, schools and organizations in Brussels
ProductionLA MONNAIE / DE MUNT
Co-productionFESTIVAL D’AIX-EN-PROVENCE, VALLETTA 2018 FOUNDATION, WIENER KONZERTHAUSGESELLSCHAFT, KRAKOW FESTIVAL OFFICE, OPERADAGEN ROTTERDAM, IMAGINARIUS – INTERNATIONAL STREET THEATRE FESTIVAL OF SANTA MARIA DA FEIRA
With the support ofTHE CREATIVE EUROPE PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, CERCLE DES AMIS DU 27 MARS (an initiative of Didier & Myriam de Callataÿ), GEMEENSCHAPSCENTRA BRUSSEL, VGC, SERVICE PUBLIC FRANCOPHONE BRUXELLOIS
