Since its foundation in 2002, we have produced and co-produced several theater performances, among which; “One flew Over the Kosovo Theater”, “Yue Madeleine Yue”, “Patriotic Hypermarket”, “The Last Supper”, “War in Times of Love”, “Travel to UNMIKISTAN”, “Enea 06”, “Love. State. Kosovo” “The Demolition of the Eiffel Tower” etc.
We create fresh and innovative theater performances that communicate across lingual and cultural borders and brings these performances to diverse audiences locally and internationally
Some of the theaters and companies with which we have cooperated with are: Volkstheater, Vienna; Markus Zohner Theater Compagnie, Lugano; Nomad theater, London; L'Espace d'un instant, Paris; National Theater of Kosovo, Prishtina; Bitef Theater, Belgrade; CZKD, Belgrade; Oda Theater, Prishtina; National Theater of Albania, Tirana; CTC, Skopje etc.
Our productions have been presented in various festivals throughout Europe, including: Euro-scene Leipzig; Die Besten aus dem Osten, Vienna; Via Modena - Italy; FIT Lugano; Zoom Festival - Croatia; International Theater Festival “JoakimInterFest” Kragujevac - Serbia; Spielart Festival München, Zürcher Theater Spektakel - Switzerland, CULTURESCAPES - Switzerland, Desire Festival Novi Sad - Serbia, Exponto International Theatre Festival – Lubljana ect.
DIFFRACTION #1
IN PARADISE ARTISTS CAN FLY
postdramatic musical performance
Concept and composition: Gabriele Marangoni
Text: Jeton Neziraj
Critical interventions: Anna Maria Monteverdi
Conductor: Dario Garegnani
Soprano: Federica Napoletani
Viol: Susanna Tognella
Harmonic: Ylenia Volpe
Percussion: Komugi Matsukawa
Sound and lighting: Dargo Raimondi
Coordinator for Kosovo: Lendita Idrizi
Technical collaborator: Denis Berisha
Photo by: Elisabeth Wiegner
Produced by: Qendra Multimedia, Prishtina
“In Paradise Artists can fly” was created as an experimental musical performance from September to November 2014, with artists from Kosovo and Italy.
The world premiere was held in “Adriana” Theater in Ferizaj (Kosovo), and further performances were presented in different cities in Kosovo and in Italy.
IN PARADISE ARTISTS CAN FLY
“in paradise artists can fly” is a postdramatic text made up of four performative and musical scenes, which, within the concept of “diffraction” do generate sensations, images, sounds and words.
The written text of this performance creates a new frame of context when met with musical rhythms, soprano vocal, gestures and other performative and musical elements. In fact, this “new performative context” is experimental and the final result is the consummation of a process of research and harmonization of the entire creative arsenal at our disposal: words, musical instruments, the bodies of musicians/performers, voice, space, images, and other elements.
By collecting words from two different sets of experiences and circumstances, the text aims to become a sign that reflects the differences between a world “being born” and a world “growing old.” What gets born and what grows old in Prishtina and Milan, two cities that served as our runways of research and exploration? The colors of the facades, the customs, the monuments, the parks, the smoke, the movement of people, the landscape, the heads of stray dogs, the walks, the legends, the noise, the running, the yelling, and many other things differ in Prishtina and Milan.
The four scenes of this postdramatic performance do assemble direct experiences, be they paradoxical, comical, irrational, or any other kind. But first and foremost, the scenes are entertaining...
