MEDIATHEK

Higer was concieved through a close collaboration between the three authors stemming from utterly diferent socio - cultural backgrounds, gathered around one mutual goal - to explore the communicative potential of art. Having very diverse starting points they found a common ground in mythical themes, wordly in the story of Deadalus and Icarus, which has proven to be an very fertile and convenient field for the development of new forms and concepts in the realm of performing arts.The poetry of Marina Simić is not descriptive nor conflicting it is merely following the inner life of the protagonists facing the given situation. Minimalism, clear and precise expression on one hand, and a strong emotional charge on the other, make this text ideal to be set to music. The musical style of the piece presents a combination of classical forms and popular musical genres whose constant beats and prominent rhythms remind the listener about the everlasting flow of time and transience of life, to be followed by more contemplative sections aiming to show the inner life of the main characters. The choir is an important actor-representing the public oppinion, but this public speaks with the voice of a conteporary man-a man somewhat lost either in the sea of different information, concepts and ideas, or recipes for living a perfect life. The concept of the regie is also minimal, so it could be elastic, and easily moldable by different environments of performance-different spaces,actors,audiences.