music theatre in flanders - Muziekcentrum Vlaanderen
music theatre in flanders - Muziekcentrum Vlaanderen
music theatre in flanders - Muziekcentrum Vlaanderen
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UHe, MUZIeKTHeaTer TransParanT, 2006-2007 - PHoTo HerMan sorgeloos<br />
portunity to develop an opera production <strong>in</strong> professional conditions.<br />
Transparant works with various partners on a regular basis.<br />
Among them are deS<strong>in</strong>gel (Antwerp),the Monnaie (Brussels), the<br />
Flemish Opera (Antwerp – Ghent) and HETPALEIS (Antwerp). For<br />
performances abroad, Transparant works with <strong>in</strong>ternational festivals<br />
and <strong>in</strong>stitutions.<br />
Muziektheater van Zilverpapier<br />
www.vanzilverpapier.be<br />
At the basis of Muziektheater van Zilverpapier’s <strong>music</strong> <strong>theatre</strong> are<br />
unexpected encounters between artistic genres and people of very<br />
different orig<strong>in</strong>s. Its productions basically <strong>in</strong>volve confrontations<br />
between old and new, North and South, professional and nonprofessional,<br />
classical and contemporary, <strong>in</strong> an ongo<strong>in</strong>g search of<br />
new forms of trans-cultural and multi-discipl<strong>in</strong>ary <strong>music</strong> <strong>theatre</strong>.<br />
Driv<strong>in</strong>g force Brigitte Mys chose the company’s name referr<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
the bygone western custom to collect silver foil and little mirrors<br />
‘to help the underdeveloped countries’...<br />
The performances all deal with the search for human creativity<br />
and expression <strong>in</strong> ‘short of material’ situations. The choice of the<br />
subject matter is <strong>in</strong>variably connected to street life <strong>in</strong> whichever<br />
part of the world. Muziektheater van Zilverpapier’s <strong>music</strong> <strong>theatre</strong><br />
performances are socially and politically committed and are <strong>in</strong>tended<br />
to raise awareness.<br />
The presentation form varies with the subject matter. Some<br />
projects are presented <strong>in</strong> traditional <strong>theatre</strong> environments, but<br />
others are developed for open air and street presentations.<br />
Pantalone<br />
www.pantalone.be<br />
As a <strong>music</strong> <strong>theatre</strong> organization and producer of work <strong>in</strong> various<br />
art discipl<strong>in</strong>es, Pantalone operates <strong>in</strong> an ongo<strong>in</strong>g pursuit of<br />
a poetic synergy between <strong>music</strong>, word and image. The company<br />
br<strong>in</strong>gs together artists from different discipl<strong>in</strong>es for creations <strong>in</strong><br />
all shapes and sizes – from a <strong>music</strong>al picture book to a multimedia<br />
children’s opera or a visual concert. Pantalone tries to respond<br />
to the actual liv<strong>in</strong>g environment and <strong>in</strong>terests of children:<br />
a book, an object, a song. Sonorous texts s<strong>in</strong>g, colourful images<br />
dance and the <strong>music</strong> tells stories. The equal treatment of <strong>music</strong>,<br />
word and image delivers performances with a strong poetic un-<br />
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