A creation by Serge Verstockt with ChampdAction, Collegium Vocale Ghent, Muziek Theater Transparant
ChampdAction and Collegium Vocale Ghent explore the Songs of Songs as a protest against social confinement, boundary powers and raised walls. It’s an inevitable love story in all of its rebellious facets: from joy to fury, from euphoria to anxiety, from certitude to doubt, from loneliness to a feeling of safety, from despair to hope.
Canticum Canticorum [or: The Song of Songs, A Protest] is a live installation in which the spectator is guided through the hallways of a majestic church, surrounded by immersive video projections, contemporary sound constructions and sublime old polyphony.
Credits
Serge Verstockt – artistic director, concept, music and visuals (ChampdAction)
Tobias Kokkelmans – dramaturge (Music Theatre Transparant)
Marnix De Cat – preparation Collegium Vocale Gent (Collegium Vocale Gent)
ChampdAction
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- Alexandra Oppo – actrice
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- Berlinde Deman – tuba, Tibetan horn
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- Tsubasa Hori – taiko drum, cymbals, koto
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- Ann Eysermans – double bass, harp, gamba, synth, musical assistant
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- Iris Eysermans – orgel, synth, organ pedal, organetto
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- Serge Verstockt – e-drums, e-bass, synth
Crew
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- Maarten Buyl – mix video, keyboards
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- Wannes Gonnissen – sound engineer, sound mix
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- Jean Pierre Deschepper – technical adviser
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- Istvan Leel-Össy – technical assistance, light technician
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- Liew Niyomkarn – technical assistance
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- Wenceslao Jimenez Romero, Mathias Geerkens – stagehands
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- Pauline Jocqué – production
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- Leen Bastiaens – assistant management and communication
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- Ann Andries – general projectmanagement
Collegium Vocale Gent
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- Amelia Berridge, Chiyuki Okamura, Magdalena Podkościelna – cantus
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- Marnix De Cat, Bart Uvyn – contratenor
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- Olivier Coiffet, Stephan Gähler, Peter Di Toro, Johannes Gaubitz – tenor
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- Nikolaus Fluck, Philipp Kaven, Felix Rumpf – bassus
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- Jens Van Durme – artistic coordination (Collegium Vocale Gent)
Music Theatre Transparant
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- Dorien Wynants – production
Production ChampdAction, Collegium Vocale Gent, Music Theatre Transparant
Co-production with de Bijloke in the context of Opera21, deSingel, Operadagen Rotterdam
Visuals: thanks to Marc Vanrunxt for parts of the video Deutsche Angst (coproduction Kunst/Werk & ChampdAction UIT 2007 – dance: Etienne Guilloteau, percussion: Fedor Teunisse)
Visuals: thanks to Middelheimmuseum, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen.
Thanks to Decap Herentals.
