Antoine Schmitt und Jean-Jacques Birgé haben den begehrten Prix Ars Electronica 2009 für ihre Hasen-Oper erhalten. Eine Arbeit in der Tradition von John Cage, Steve Reich und György Ligeti. Diese kinetische Installation aus Musik, Choregraphie und Licht zeigt, welche Bedeutung die fundamentalen Themen Kooperation, Organisation und Kontrolle in unserer zeitgenössischen Welt spielen. Mehr>
100 Nabaztag smart rabbits play together an opera specially composed by Antoine Schmitt et Jean-Jacques Birgé. The artists got the Prix Ars Electronica 2009 in Linz for it. Inviting John Cage, Steve Reich, Conlon Nancarrow and György Ligeti, this musical and choreographic score in three movements, transmitted via wi-fi, plays on the tension between the orchestral ensemble and the individual voices to create a strong and involved showpiece. This opera questions the issues of working together, organization, decision and control, which are increasingly central and difficult in our contemporary world. More>