During the Holland Festival the Stedelijk Museum will be alive to a musical and theatrical battle between ‘ beer fiddlers’ and ‘art pipers’. The American photographer and performance and sound artist Cindy Bernard adapted Johann Kuhnau’s 17th century German satire Musicus Curiosus to a 21st century version centring on the old struggle for precedence between the trained artist and the autodidact. The issue at hand: who is the better musician, the state sponsored ‘Kunstpfeifer’ playing from sheet music, or the improvising ‘Biergeiger’, performing in the taverns? It’s a confrontation between two cultures which is still ongoing to this day, and which will find a merry continuation with this performance featuring live music, spoken word and video at the Stedelijk.
dates
Sat June 22 2013 6:00 PM
Sun June 23 2013 6:00 PM
information
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Duration of performance unknown (zonder pauze)
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© Christina Hallström
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