It's either this or Frank Castorf's new Ring cycle. You decide.The Berlin choreographer, award-winning dancer and artistic director of the Berlin State School of Ballet Gregor Seyffert is staging a cross-genre "spectacle" with a combination of dance, artistry, object theatre, audiovisual media and a live concert that will "...enable audiences to experience the oeuvre of Richard Wagner". The focus is not on individual works or dramas but on visual presentation of the unique life and work of Richard Wagner, presented on stage in this form for the very first time.
To stage the theme and Wagner's biography in a contemporary way,Gregor Seyffert wants to create new musical highlights by bringing today's popular rock music together with compositions by Richard Wagner. A contemporary equivalent is created by the compositions of the Finnish cello-rock band APOCALYPTICA, which with its unmistakable sound provides a bridge to modern popular music Both the influence of Wagner's musical legacy as well as the exemplary innovativeness "...which links Richard Wagner and APOCALYPTICA today will be made tangible".
A magical universe of mythical figures and acoustic worlds is created, which with the help of today's visual genres of circus, dance and media technology symbolize Wagner's pioneering role and the boundlessness of his creative work. Mobile and moveable objects give the performance the same visual dimensions and force as the standards that Wagner's music itself set.
The world premiere of "Wagner Reloaded - Apocalyptica Meets Wagner" will take place on July 5 at the Arena in Leipzig, Germany.
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