Metamorfosen
a musical journey into the world of
MC Escher
Optical illusions, dream worlds and endless spirals,
this night we’ve connected Escher’s iconic imagery to music.
The works of MC Escher have become iconic over the world.
To celebrate the beloved artist’s 125th birth year New European Ensemble teamed up with DEFRAME collective and composer Vlad Maistorovici to create a program connecting Escher’s iconic imagery to music.
DEFRAME projected live, audio-reactive 3D images while the ensemble performed a program with a new work by Romanian composer Vlad Maistorovici, a touching homage to the famous Metamorphose as well as Maistorovici’s post-Webernesque arrangements of Bach’s canons, so closely connected to Escher’s mathematical world.
The program includes Pärt’s Spiegel im spiegel, also reflected in Escher’s work, as well as the mathematically unified Konzert by Anton Webern, another composer whose use of canons and variations connects with Escher’s imagery.
Carolien Teunisse: Concept and visuals
Bram Snijders: Technical production
Jos Herder: Metamorphose illustrations
Tomas van der Weijden: Photography
Business director: Onno Ephraim
Artistic director: Emlyn Stam
Producer: Ryanne Hofman
Composer /conductor: Vlad Maistorovici
Made possible by:
Gemeente Den Haag
Fonds Podiumkunsten (Performing Arts Fund the Netherlands)
Creative Industries Fund NL
