Is it music or drama? Swiss collective Velma’s concerts/performances are rather ambiguous. If you saw them performing Velma Superstar at the game is up! 2007, you will know what to expect: an absurd performance ending in a rock gig. Requiem is even more focused on music and is, according to the ensemble itself, an intimate performance. The rockers give a rebellious interpretation of the classically structured requiem. On stage we see a rehearsal: tuning of instruments, plugging in of cables, a technician, producer, groupie, rock band…
- Tags
- absurd
- concert
- muziek
- performance
- Artists
- Velma
in collaboration with Internationaal Festival van Vlaanderen Gent
With thanks to 
Christian Garcia, Christophe Jaquet, Valérie Liengme, Arantxa Martinez, Stéphane Vecchione (performers), Velma (concept & music), Laurent Junod (lighting design), Guillaume Gex (lighting on tour), Ludovic Guglielmazzi (sound design), Serge Perret (stage design), Marie-Christine Meunier (assistant to stage designer), Tania D’Ambrogio (costume design) & Anja Hälg (production & dramaturgy)
Coproduction: Centre d’art scénique contemporain Arsenic Lausanne (CH), Theaterhaus Gessnerallee Zürich (CH), Forum Freies Theater Düsseldorf (D), Hebbel am Ufer Berlin (D), Kunstencentrum Vooruit Gent (B) and Internationaal Festival van Vlaanderen Gent (B)
Supported by Ville de Lausanne, Etat de Vaud, Loterie Romande, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, Migros pour-cent culturel, Ernst Göhner Stiftung Zug, Zuger Kulturstiftung Landis & Gyr. Velma is partner of Nestlé – Fondation pour l’art.
