One topic. Three artistic perspectives. Three scenic miniature theater pieces.

Sina Fani Sani: MOIRA (Premiere)
Tanja Elisa Glinsner: Schweig still, mein Stein (Premiere)
Helena Cánovas Parés: Sleeping beauty (Premiere)
Texts by Linda Kokkores
Ensemble Modern
Clara Maria Bauer and Ilya Ram Musical direction
Norbert Ommer Sound direction

The "Akademie für Musiktheater heute" (AMH) is a Deutsche Bank Foundation funding program for young up-and-coming musical theater talent. 15 scholarships are awarded annually in the areas of stage and costume design, conducting, dramaturgy, composition, cultural management, libretto/text as well as directing. The two-year funding program includes regular workshops, visits to selected productions at European opera houses and festivals, and the joint development of a musical theater piece at the end of the scholarship. Since 2019, the AMH has been working with the Ensemble Modern and the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts.

Ceremony/„Festakt" 2024

// MOIRA //
Composition: Sina Fani Sani
Libretto: Linda Kokkores
Direction: Lea Willeke
Stage and costume design: Till Jasper Krappmann und Pia Preuß
Dramaturgy: Giulia Fornasier
Musical Direction: Clara Maria Bauer und Ilya Ram
Klothó/Soprano: Ella Gehrmann
Láchesis/Soprano: Samira Schür
Átropos/Soprano: Dasha Tymoshenko

// "Schweig still, mein Stein" //
Composition: Tanja Elisa Glinsner
Libretto: Linda Kokkores
Direction: Jonas Weber
Stage and costume design: Till Jasper Krappmann and Pia Preuß
Dramaturgy: Teresa Martin
Musical direction: Clara Maria Bauer and Ilya Ram
Doctor/ Soprano: Melani Marianac
Assistant doctor/ Soprano: Johanna Münstermann
Anesthesist/Soprano: Dahyeon Kwon
Heart/Dance: Emma Ibáñez
Mezzo soprano/Tanja Elisa Glinsner

// Sleeping beauty //
Composition: Helena Cánovas Parés
Libretto: Linda Kokkores
Direction: Vivien Isabelle Hohnholz
Stage and costume design: Till Jasper Krappmann and Pia Preuß
Dramaturgy: Giulia Fornasier
Musical direction: Clara Maria Bauer and Ilya Ram
Singer 1/ Soprano: Dahyeon Kwon
Singer 2/ Soprano: Ella Gehrmann
Singer 3/ Soprano: Samira Schür

Music
Ensemble Modern
Jana Machalett (Flute)
Jaan Bossier (Clarinet)
Johannes Schwarz (Bassoon)
Sava Stoianov (Trumpet)
David Haller (Drums)
Giorgos Panagiotidis (Violin)
Megumi Kasakawa (Viola)
Michael Maria Kasper (Violoncello)
Paul Cannon (Double bass)

Musical coordination: Rainer Römer (Ensemble Modern)
Management of musical rehearsals and musical assistance: Maria Conti Gallenti
Sound direction: Norbert Ommer (Ensemble Modern)
Sound engineering: Lukas Nowok

Participants in Production
Cultural managementt: Sarah Franke, Alice Lapasin Zorzit
Light design and technical direction: Matthias Rieker
Artistic-technical cooperation and technical direction: Ralf Heinze
Video: Rafael Ossami Saidy
Equipment assistance: Eva Budniewski

A cooperation project between the Deutsche Bank Foundation and the Ensemble Modern as well as the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts

More about the project: https://festakt2024.akademie-musiktheater-heute.de