Percussion, performance and video creation join forces to serve new music with musical direction by Frames Percussion and stage direction byIban Beltran and Ana Pérez García. The set furniture has been designed and built by the Arrels Fundació, an organisation that offers care and advice for people living on the streets in Barcelona.
Out of the [Cage] is the new concert from L’Auditori’s Servei Educatiu (Educational Service), a show in which the youngest audiences can discover music of recent years at the hands of a group of percussionists led by Frames Percussion, with stage direction by Iban Beltran and Ana Pérez García, and video creation by Aymée Hamon.
Between today and Friday 6, there will be performances for schoolchildren, and on Saturday 7, it will be the turn of families, with all tickets having already sold out.
The performance is geared towards school children and families, especially youngsters, not only as a concert but as an artistic experience that aims to provoke questions.
The show is based on the artistic imaginary of composer John Cage, a leading figure in 20th-century music, and draws on his work and also that of contemporary composers such as Pierre Jodlowski, Georges Aperghis, Cie. Kahlua, Steppenwolf, Fritz Hauser, and others.
The title Out of the [Cage] is a wordplay on the name of John Cage and the idea of “stepping out of the cage”, something that involves entering a world where sound, noise and silence become music.
Traditional electronics and percussion are mixed with improvised instruments, such as vegetables, fruits and household appliances to create a show that does away with any preconceptions and is full of unexpected effects.
The show’s artistic team comprises:
Ferran Carceller Amorós, percussion / Rubén Orio, percussion / Feliu Ribera Riera, percussion / Miquel Vich Vila, percussion / Núria Giménez Comas and Sirah Martínez, real-time electronics / Frames Percussion, musical direction / Iban Beltran and Ana Pérez García, stage direction / Aymée Hamon, video creation / Illustrations, Roger Pibernat / Educational concept, Pepe Reche.
The set furniture has been designed and built by the Arrels Fundació, an organisation that offers care and advice for people living on the streets in Barcelona. Arrels supports people to help them achieve the most independent life possible, covering their basic needs, providing them with social and health care and guaranteeing accommodation to those in the most vulnerable situations. They also work to raise awareness amongst the public, report unjust situations and offer solutions to the authorities and civil society seeking to ensure that no-one is forced to sleep on the street.
* Download the show programme here.
* Download the show’s educational dossier here.
L’Auditori apropa la música del segle XXI als més joves amb l’espectacle Out of the [Cage]
04-Mar-2020 – Aleix Palau