#LIEDINNOVATION 2020
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The internationally announced competition #LIEDINNOVATION by the RHONEFESTIVAL FÜR LIEDKUNST is looking for an innovative, engaging, and/or cross-disciplinary concept centered around art song, intended for a paid, full-length evening event at the RHONEFESTIVAL FÜR LIEDKUNST.
Changes within society are reflected in culture and its reception. We are convinced that the art of song is more relevant than ever in its themes, but also in its proximity and immediacy towards the public. At the same time, it is important to break new ground as an artist, re-examining the art of song as well as its audience.
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The concept promises an original, participatory, and sensual evening that allows the art song to be experienced anew through the connection with love songs from diverse genres.
The semi-staging with video installation and crossover style offers individual points of reference for a diverse audience – through the music, the performance, and the involvement of the local population. The individual songs from Baroque to Björk offer a varied evening for both song fans and broader interest groups.
By calling for the submission of personal love stories and their implementation during the event, the audience is already engaging with their own memories and the upcoming concert evening. We are excited about this beautiful project!
BARBARA BALBA WEBER, LEA LUKA SIKAU & FRANZISKA HEINZEN
WINNER LOVESONGS
ELENA HARSÁNYI SOPRANO
KONSTANTIN PAGANETTI BARITONE
TONI MING GEIGER PIANO & HARPSICHORD
VALERIJ LISAC CONCEPT & SETTING
LOVESONGS is a multimedial and scenic recital about love, designed as an imaginary song cycle about love, a kind of cinematic experience exploring the universal question „What is love?“ Sung and spoken words blend with sound and video recordings to create a space to reflect. In doing so, the lyrics and music of the Middle Ages, Romanticism, or popular music merge, opening spaces for reflection on our understanding, experience, and type of love.