PASSAGIEREN
Michael Tiefenbacher (AT) / Anna Knapp (AT) / Georg Steker (AT) / Studio Dan (AT)
PASSAGIEREN
(Un)intentional encounters in city subways
Premiere
PASSAGIEREN plays with the different movement rhythms and patterns of all those present, whether by chance or intentionally. The encounters of the "intentional" artists with the seemingly unintentional passers-by and those interested by chance create interactions in the course of the piece and silhouette-like patterns in the subdued light of the subway.
The musicians' paths through the space are planned and composed, those of the passers-by are reactive - do you stop and be curious or better move on quickly? Take out your mobile phone or just observe? Finally, the performers connect these dynamics and refer to the events in their physicality.
A co-production of Studio Dan and MUSIKTHEATERTAGE WIEN.
Information: Outdoor event, free admission
Composition: Michael Tiefenbacher | Choreography: Anna Knapp | WithMaja Karolina Franke (choreography collaboration, performance), Ardan Hussein, Fabian Tobias Huster, Anna Knapp,
Anna Viktoria Zesakes (all performance), Ensemble Studio Dan: Michael Tiefenbacher (accordion), Thomas Frey (flute), Viola Falb (saxophone), Leonhard Skorupa (saxophone), Martin Ohrwalder (trumpet), Simon Schellnegger (viola), Philipp Kienberger (double bass), Hubert Bründlmayer (drums) | Concept: Georg Steker, Daniel Riegler | Production assistance: Isabella Andrlik | Production: MUSIKTHEATERTAGE WIEN, Studio Dan | Composition funding: Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Public Service and Sport, SKE austromechana
MICHAEL TIEFENBACHER
Michael Tiefenbacher studied jazz piano and attended master classes with Jacky Terrasson, Rob McConnell, Bobby McFerrin and Lee Harper. Performances have taken him to the Burgtheater Vienna, the Philharmonie Luxembourg and the Elbphilharmonie, the Yo Festival Utrecht and the Centre de Culture Yengoulene, among others. Since 2009 he has been a lecturer in jazz piano and jazz ensemble; between 2014 and 2021 he was at the Vienna Music Institute. In 2021 he received the State Scholarship for Composition.
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ANNA KNAPP
Anna Knapp is a dancer, choreographer and performative artist in Vienna. She studied modern dance and dance education at the MUK and completed further training in contemporary dance, mediation, body practices and inclusive dance education. She has participated in numerous projects in Europe, most recently in "solo series", "lovEnd", "public.body.enemy", "mOthers.beasts". She has performed at Dschungel Wien, Ankerbrot-Fabrik, WUK, Ö1, MTTW, Festspielhaus St. Pölten, Tanzhaus Graz, szene salzburg, Kunsthaus Stuttgart, Opera Lab Berlin, and in Paris.
GEORG STEKER
Artistic Director and Managing Director of MUSIKTHEATERTAGE WIEN. Lecturer, coach, consultant and speaker in the field of cultural management. Previously: Founder and Artistic Director
of the music theatre company progetto semiserio, head of the artistic operations office of the Schauspielhaus Wien, production manager for Linz09-Cultural Capital of Europe and the Vienna Festival, among others.
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STUDIO DAN
Studio Dan is an ensemble for contemporary music founded in Vienna in 2005 with regular performances at Porgy & Bess and Wien Modern. It has performed internationally at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Kimmel Center Philadelphia and the Roulette in Brooklyn/NY. Guest soloists and partners include Vinko Globokar, Oxana Omelchuk, Ingrid Laubrock, Martin Siewert. Studio Dan's premiere recording of George Lewis' As We May Feel was named one of the "25 Best Classical Music Tracks" by the New York Times.
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Performances
Different passages and squares in Vienna
Thursday, 14 September: Passage Arena, Friedrich Engels Platz, 1200 Vienna
Friday, 15 September: Praterstern Passage, 1020 Vienna
Saturday, 16 September: Danube Island, Reichsbrücke subway, 1220 Vienna
Tuesday, 19 September: Danube Canal, Salztorbrücke subway, 1020 Vienna
