»We’re Not Going Anywhere« – Queere Resilienz
Queer Voices, Loud and Proud
What began as an open call for ideas to mark the Rundfunkchor Berlin’s centenary – drawing numerous creative proposals – has now become a concert! The winning concept centres on the theme of queer resilience: »We’re Not Going Anywhere.« Queer life and visibility face constant threat, making it all the more vital for the Rundfunkchor Berlin to engage deeply – both musically and thematically – with these issues, alongside several queer ensembles from Berlin’s choral community.
From Heggie to Our Lady J: Music of Resilience
Classical concert programmes too often lack any real diversity, but this evening features exclusively music by queer composers. Jake Heggie’s 2007 chamber opera »For a Look or a Touch« tells the story of Manfred Lewin and Gad Beck, a Jewish couple in 1920s Berlin; Lewin did not survive the Nazis. Further works by Michael Shaieb and Our Lady J offer musical expressions of queer empowerment and self-affirmation. Adding another layer of depth to the evening, Alfonso Pantisano, Berlin’s first Commissioner for Queer Affairs, will speak as an invited guest.
Programme details
Cast
Programme
“For a Look or a Touch”
für Schauspieler, Bariton, Männerchor, Flöte, Klarinette, Schlagwerk, Violine, VIoloncello und Klavier
“To Sit And Dream”
für Chor und Klavier
“Gotta Get Down To Downtown”
für Chor, Sprecher, Sprecherin, Klavier, Schlagwerk, E-Gitarre, E-Bass, Posaune, Trompete, Klarinette
“Wild Nights – Wild Nights!”
für Chor a cappella
“Future of Us”
für (Herren-)Chor und Klavier
Bio Tillmann Triest, Dramaturge
Tillmann Triest studied Cultural Work (B.A.) as well as Cultural Management and Tourism (M.A.). He is a freelance collaborator in dramaturgy at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and its Junge Deutsche Oper, and in the previous season worked as a dramaturge at the Konzerthaus Berlin.
As part of his doctoral research at the Research Institute for Music Theatre, he examines opera attendance as a cultural practice and as a field of design within the cultural sector. In addition to his independent projects, his work has taken him to institutions including Staatstheater Kassel, Ensemble Modern, Battle Royal Studios, and Hans Otto Theater Potsdam, as well as on a concert tour to China.
Triest also regularly teaches at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, the University of Bayreuth, and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. His conference presentations and publications focus on transformation processes in the cultural sector, (non-)audience research, and work- and performance-specific analysis.
He has received scholarships from the Deutsche Bank Foundation’s »Akademie Musiktheater heute,« the Mozartfest Würzburg, and the Foundation of German Business (Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft). His work has also been recognized with the Deutschlandstipendium, the Volunteer Award of the City of Potsdam, and first prize in the Rundfunkchor Berlin’s ideas competition.
Radio Broadcast
The concert will be recorded by Deutschlandfunk Kultur and broadcast later on.
Haus des Rundfunks
The Haus des Rundfunks in Berlin is not only an architectural landmark and a milestone in broadcasting history – it is also our home. Designed by Hans Poelzig and built between 1929 and 1931, it was among the very first purpose-built broadcasting houses in Europe. Since May 2003, it has served as the headquarters of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB). The building’s two broadcasting halls are also open to the public for concerts. We perform regularly in the Great Broadcasting Hall, whose acoustics provide the perfect setting for the choir’s full vocal power and expressive range. The unique sound of the space creates an atmosphere that draws listeners in and makes every performance an experience to remember. Today, the Haus des Rundfunks is not only a hub of media production but also an inspiring stage for outstanding choral music.
Haus des Rundfunks
Masurenallee 8 - 14
14057 Berlin
Deutschland
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