Creation : 1.12.2001 by les Percussions de Strasbourg and Ju Group Percussion
Muscians : 12 percussionists and recorded sounds
Stage direction : Michel Rostain
State Command
Coproduction : Percussions de Strasbourg, Festival 38è Rugissants, Ju Group Percussion, Théâtre de Cornouailles / Scène nationale de Quimper; avec le soutien de l’AFAA, la Ville de Strasbourg, le Council for Cultural Affairs of Taiwan.
Duration : 60′
We will share the four seasons: she will have winter and summer, I will have spring and autumn as themes of inspiration. The two groups of musicians will be present together throughout the concert, and the two composers will freely call upon one or the other, making them talk to each other or sometimes associating them. The symbolism of the alternating seasons, and of the feminine and masculine principles (Yin and Yang) correspond to the Chinese imagination, but also to universal references, facilitating the intelligibility of a project where the music will guide from one end of the show to the other. The visual part could, depending on availability, use simple lighting and scenery elements that will help to make the ensemble something clearly different from the ordinary ritual of the concert.