In Paradise Artists Can Fly” was created as an experimental musical performance between September and November at Teatro Sant’Andrea in Pisa (Italy), with artists from Kosovo and Italy.

If you want, I can also make it sound more formal (for a catalog/press release) or more poetic.

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…

On one side, the creative environment of Prishtina, the capital of Kosovo, which, since the declaration of independence on February 17, 2008, has become a city in full cultural, urban, and economic development (with all the pros and cons of such rapid growth). On the other side, the Italian cultural situation, which increasingly appears to be heading toward decline.

The focus of the research will be the different dynamics that lead to the creative act under completely different social conditions.

The creative process will result in a single score combining musical and textual writing, where language is used according to its sonic qualities and will bring together Italian, Albanian, and English.

An important role within a working approach based on open collaboration and interaction among the participants will be continuous dialogue for the musicians, with the presence of a critic and journalist, Anna Maria Monteverdi, who will follow the development of the project and actively participate in the creative process.

The score will also include performance instructions for the ensemble musicians, who will be called not only to perform but to act as active participants in the scenic realization of the work.

TRAILER: www.youtube.com/watch

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