Saturday, June 25 @ 13:00 Stefan Herheim: Music theatre – a spiritual symbiosis
Operakunsten er et universelt språk utover det trivielle vokabularet, med en eksepsjonell evne til kommunikasjon. Det viser seg likevel å være en utfordring for alle, sier Stefan Herheim i sin tale om livet som sceneregissør.
/ The art of opera is a universal language beyond the trivial vocabulary, with an exceptional capacity for communication. It still proves a challenge for everyone, says Stefan Herheim in his talk about his life as stage director.
Monday, June 27 @ 13:00 Emma Kirkby DBE: In praise of ‘speaking harmony’
Wednesday, June 29 Elizabeth Svarstad: Move to the music
Dr. Elizabeth Svarstad er Norges fremste spesialist innen barokk og tidlig dans. Fra et perspektiv som kunstner, koreograf, bevegelsesleder, forsker og foredragsholder vil hun snakke om historiske kilder for dans og hvordan kunnskap om dans og kroppslige praksiser fra det attende århundre kan være grunnlaget for tolkningen av tidens musikalske praksis.
/ Dr. Elizabeth Svarstad is Norway's foremost specialist in Baroque and early dance. From a perspective as artist, choreographer, movement director, researcher and lecturer, she will talk about historical sources for dance and how knowledge in dance and bodily practices of the eighteenth century may inform the interpretation of musical practices of the time.
Friday, July 1 Lars Ulrik Mortensen: The Performer as Composer. Thoughts on Early Music Performance.
/ It is commonly assumed - and frequently taught - that the role of the performer is to reproduce the composer's notation as faithfully as possible. "Play what is written!" However, in Early Music especially, this assumption breaks down completely, as composers in the 17th and 18th Centuries mostly notated only the "raw" musical notes. Lars Ulrik explores a number of examples from different styles to illustrate the vital role of the stylistically aware performer in creating a living, spontaneous and contemporary musical environment.