As I crossed a bridge of dreams
Sound Theatre by Peter Eötvös
CONTENT
Das Tagebuch der Lady Sarashina, ein japanisches Sitten- und Stimmungsgemälde aus dem Jahre 1008: Peter Eötvös hat Texte daraus für eine subtile Klanginszenierung genützt.
A Japanese soul, so wonderfully acted by the deep water of an Austrian soul, walks barefoot over bamboo poles, pads through the moonlight of Croatia, carried by a trombone from America living in Germany, and a sousaphone living in Gaul, on the waves of a Hungarian sound magician, accompanied by a Japanese – like giggling Italian lady, a strictly hissing German lady, and loved by a hulky cat from Upper Austria.
Lady Sarashina:
"If only I could share this
moon with one whose
feelings are like mine
– this moon that lights
the mountain village
autumn dawn!"
(Lady Sarashina´s Diary)
FACTS
Venue
2000 Schauspielhaus
2002 Neuer Saal des Wiener Konzerthauses within the Festival „Hörgänge“
When
Austrian First Night: 9.12.2000
Performers
Lady Sarashina - Birgit Doll
Young Lady Sarashina - Roberta Cortese
Siter, Mother - Margarete Jungen
Gentleman, Cat, Priest – Johann Leutgeb
Ensemble
Klangforum Wien
Composition
Peter Eötvös
Libretto
Maria Eötvös
Direction
Michael Scheidl
Musical Direction
Gergely Vajda
Scenography
Nora Scheidl
Sound Direction
Peter Böhm
Light
Axel Morgenthaler