RAVE – Reading-Concert
Rave was originally commissioned by Emma lab’ (an association promoting German language and culture in Corsica) for a reading-concert as part of the Lektos festival in Bastia, Corsica.
Blandine Casen and Traum_A (x-tractor) worked on composing a text evoking the Berlin music scene of the 90s, based on excerpts from various works (novel, essay and interview book). The text was then adapted and translated into French.
In Corsica, a french reader (Cécile Casen), a DJ (Pierre-Yves Bonniau) and a performer (Caroline Savi / cie la flux) took up the text to offer a musical performance interpretation.
The reading-concert was first presented as part of the Lektos festival in Bastia, and later again as part of the Emma lab’ festival in Balagne.
The project has been supported by the bürgerfonds.
Given the positive and enthusiastic response from the public, the two associations (French and German) plan to continue their collaboration and work on a live show including a musical creation and a performance bringing together artists living in France and Germany. So… Work in Progress !