Constantinople explores a city that was, for centuries, a centre of globe-altering events and iconic battles of religion and politics. The work explores the crossing of faith and secularism, East and West, ancient ritual and modern practice. This is a multidisciplinary work bridging a number of media.
Avertissment de contenu: mort, emprisonnement, interrogatoire, suicide, torture
A translator at a secret prison for suspected terrorists witnesses extreme torture and death of detainees. She leaks the information to news broadcasters, but the government covers it up as a hoax. Her supervisor begs her to say nothing more about the things she has seen -...
An electroacoustic setting of an old Sufi song composed by Muhammad ‘Uthman (Egypt 1855-1900). The texts are considerably older; they were written by Sana’ il-Mulk (Egypt 1155-1211). The text is a poetic adoration of clouds: “O clouds adorn the crowns of the hills with garlands/And make the bending stream a bracelet for them/O sky, in you and i...
« Christos Anesti », le chant byzantin de Pâques de la résurrection, est chanté en grec par la mezzo-soprano, tandis que l'alto entonne et murmure des textes similaires de la foi islamique.
2003 : Après avoir divulgué sur Internet des photos de torture, la traductrice de l'armée américaine Alessandra Jenson refuse de se taire et diffuse en direct son suicide en signe de protestation.