Cora Schmeiser, Vox sanguinis, the voice of blood, Anne Wellmer, Geerten Ten Bosch, Arnold Schalks, Barbara Witteveen, Giuliano Bracci, Kate Moore, Lukas Simonis, Boudewijn Tarenskeen, Aliona Yurtsevich, Hildegard von Bingen, Emily Dickinson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Baroness Else von Freytag-Loringhoven

VOX SANGUINIS / the voice of blood (solo)

Cora Schmeiser - concept and voice

Anne Wellmer - sound and live electronics

Geerten Ten Bosch - stage design and silent play

Arnold Schalks - light and technique

Barbara Witteveen - costume Cora

Cora Schmeiser, Geerten Ten Bosch, Arnold Schalks - direction

Voxcalist Cora Schmeiser, visual artists Geerten Ten Bosch and Arnold Schalks, and sound artist Anne Wellmer bring Cora Schmeiser's new performance VOX SANGUINIS to life. Via poetic, associative, scientific, absurd and lithurgical means a world is being created that is inspired by Hildegard von Bingen and results in a series of still lives. New vocal compositions by Giuliano Bracci, Kate Moore, Lukas Simonis, Boudewijn Tarenskeen, Aliona Yurtsevich and the sonic transitions by Anne Wellmer set the tone for a performance in which blood itself takes us on a journey through a laboratory of visions.

duration 50 minutes

'Vox sanguinis' was performed in OCW, stage for small scale events, Rotterdam, in 's-Hertogenbosch (NL) as part of 'November Music festival 2015', in Amsterdam as part of the 'Muziektheaterdagen A'dam', and in the Cenakel in Tilburg as part of the concertseries 'de Link'.

'Vox sanguinis'- trailer, dur.: 2 min. 45

PROGRAM

1. KWINTESSENS VAN HET BLOED | text: Francesco Sirena (1679)

2. BLUT (Herzblut-heartblood # 1) | music: Aliona Yurtsevich, text collage: Cora Schmeiser

3. O RUBOR SANGUINIS | music and text: Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)

4. ZYTEN (Herzblut-heartblood # 2) | music: Aliona Yurtsevich, text collage: Cora Schmeiser

5. SOLO | music: Giuliano Bracci, text: Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

6. DREI SEGEL HAT MEIN HERZ | music: Kate Moore, text: Cora Schmeiser, Samuel Taylor Coleridge

7. ANÄMIEN (Herzblut-heartblood # 3) | music: Aliona Yurtsevich, text collage: Cora Schmeiser

8. BLAST | music: Lukas Simonis, text: Baroness Else von Freytag-Loringhoven (1874-1927)

9. SANGUIS | music: Boudewijn Tarenskeen, text: Hildegard von Bingen

text: Dutch, German, English, Latin.

Vox sanguinis was commissioned by November Music and is a production of Bühne de Bovenlucht, made possible with financial support from the city of The Hague and private funding. Thanks to Gregor and Ingrid Schmeiser, CLOUD, The Hague, Theatercollectief Elisabeth Bas and Jos Deuss.

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