ZWIER - A CONCERT FOR TODDLERS DURING TAKE PART IN ART FESTIVAL
| ZWIER | Muziekvoorstelling, Netherlands
A production of the Wervelwind Ensemble and Muziekvoorstelling.nl.
In co-production with Festival 2 Turven Hoog and Moving Academy of Performing Arts (MAPA) www.mapa.nl.
“Twirl is a musical performance without spoken words that is being played in a circle. Children and parents are guided by the musicians in an experience of sound as an adventure in space and the opening of a new world of senses. In this world everything that is round and swirling is being transformed into a musical and theatrical story.
In Twirl the emphasis is on the musicality of the movement. An elegant and dynamic language, sometimes square and straight as a counterpoint to the roundness. The emphasis is on authenticity, playfulness and virtuosity that is translated into audible, visible and sensible music. All from the body, interacting sound and movement, inviting the audience for a poetic adventure.
Children and parents are handed experiences that are identifiable, that can be taken home into daily life and hence strengthen the social bond between child and parent. It will open up the perspective of an ongoing experience.”
Concept and initiative: Wervelwind Ensemble
Music: Toek Numan
Directors and stage design: Virág Dezsö and Ide van Heiningen (Moving Academy of Performing Arts)
Lighting design: Ide van Heiningen
Musicians:
Wervelwind Ensemble
Marieke Franssen – piccolo/flute
Douwe van der Meulen – hobo
Stefanie Liedtke – bassoon/recorder
Anneke Wensink – french horn
Rudi van Hest – clarinet
Running time: 35 minutes + 10 minutes of common fun