Threnos (for the Throat)

for vocal soloists and sound processing

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From the Press

MUSIC THEATRE NOW JURY

 

… THRENOS (for the Throat) is an exciting piece not only because of the ritual in which it engages the audience, but also because it has a strong message. The notion of understanding nature and reflection of society through the metaphor of mourning animals, stands as an experience in which connection is assured. Also the musical composition stands out as a invocation for communities, and for beauty that is given an inspirational interspace for internal reflection by the strong formality of the staging. (Jury of Music Thetare Now 2021)

Threnos (for the Throat) is a masterly example of exciting music theatre, brimming with surreal moments, deeply emotive and gripping."  (ARTS TALK MAGAZINE, NL, 2020)

... the projects in the production of CS keep amazing us with their attunement with the topical issues, often anticipating certain themes which we later bring to life in reality. ... (Večer, 2020)

The industrialization of death manifests itself in the play with repetitiveness, mechanics, laboratory sterility, minimalism ... and this applies to music as well as to choreography, costume design and set design. (Delo, 2020)

... The performers, musicians with their presence and execuition once again showed the polyvalence of their talents and abilities ... (Večer, 2020)

…Threnos once again reminded us of the excellence of the Carmina Slovenica, and of its  exploring of all the boundaries of music and the stage. The exciting meta-composition and suggestive execution functioned powerfully and convincingly in all its elements. ... (Večer, 2000)

... is showing itself as a reflection of this human attitude towards animals and the greed of modern industry,
especially meat processing. With the idea of ​​the triangle man-animal-machine, sound
processing of the human voice was also introduced, which represents an aspect of the
machine (with the help of digital rumours) and is reminiscent of the fragility and vulnerability
of human/animal (voice) and the extensibility of life, the living. It is about the consciousness
and respect for life, that is, about that different understanding of the world and nature which
puts in the foreground the right to life of all living beings in the conditions of the "economy of
death", of the killing (of animals). This economy touches not only on the question of people's
attitude towards animals, but also on people's attitude towards people, of people towards
nature ...   (Delo, 2000)

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