From the founding as a Moorish city in the 9th century until today, Madrid has remained a stage for conquests and siege, the center of a world empire, political tension, war and terror – but also great artistic drama. The chamber ensemble Gageego! continues its exploration of contemporary music metropolises. This time, music, composers and […]
Can you imagine any city more intwined in conflicting agendas and passionate ideas? And it’s been going on for a couple of thousand years… Now, Gageego! approach the richness of Jerusalem with their eyes wide open – and a strong list of music. This musical exposition highlights the openly political, the sweet poetical and the […]
On the quest to find new dissonances, Gageego! heads to Darmstadt, bearing witness to how widely separate expressions can still portray the same struggle, the same experience. This is the last stop on a musical exposé in four sections, highlighting the openly political, the sweet poetical and the austerely introverted. As usual, Gageego! approach their subject […]
Bits & Pieces is a collaboration between ShareMusic & Performing Arts and Gageego!. Within the scope of the project, a number of short compositions are commissioned for traditional instruments combined with various forms of digital technology. Now, two new pieces are being presented in an intimate session at Elementstudion. The ensemble Elefantöra is making its debut […]
A tribute to Sir Peter Maxwell Davies We will meet two complex characters; enigmatic and contradictive to the audience. They tell stories from the past, present and future, all intermixed, and maybe some that are mere fantasies, bordering on madness? The Medium is a woman who invites the audience to take part in her sessions, […]
A visual, perhaps disturbing, performance, based on the modern classic Eight Songs for a Mad King, with music by Peter Maxwell Davies and libretto by Randolph Stow. This production, made specially for the Halland Opera & Vocal Festival, features barytone Joa Helgesson, who most recently starred in the title role in the highly acclaimed Gothenburg production of Phantom […]