I EXIST – to Rajasthan

Marc Sinan Company & Dresdner Sinfoniker

I EXIST – to Rajasthan

A scenic concert by Marc Sinan with musicians, artists, ensembles and institutions from the Roma community, Europe and India.

In “I EXIST – to Rajasthan”, a cast of musicians, artists and ensembles from Europe and India team up to tell the story of a trip to the mythical origins of a nation. Ancient tales chronicle the roots of the Roma from Rajasthan. For the avant-garde musician Iva Bittová and the artist duo Damian & Delaine Le Bas, this encounter with the reputed birthplace of the Roma also meant coming face-to-face with a part of their heritage. The journey into the unknown turns into a journey to the roots of their own existence.

Marc Sinan Composition/Artistic Direction/Guitar
Markus Rindt  Producer
Holger Kuhla  Dramaturgy & Libretto
Damian & Delaine Le Bas  Stage Design
Iva Bittová  Violin, vocals
Raju Bhopa Voice
Dayam Khan  Harmonium, voice
Papamir Dholak, voice
Hans-Peter Eckardt & Maria Lankowski  Video
Dresdner Sinfoniker
No Borders Orchestra

A production of the Marc Sinan Company / YMUSIC with the Dresdner Sinfoniker in co-production with HELLERAU – European Center for the Arts Dresden under the patronage of the German Commission for UNESCO.

In cooperation with Ethnologisches Museum in den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, whiteBOX München, No Borders Orchestra, Pécs 2010, RADIALSYSTEM V Berlin, Rajeev Goenka Music Academy Dundlod and Jaipur Virasat Foundation.

Funded by Kulturstiftung des Bundes, Kofinanzierungsfonds der Berliner Senatskanzlei für Kulturelle Angelegenheiten and Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen.

Download the project booklet here.

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Tickets available here

Artists

Marc Sinan

Guitarist

Marc Sinan is a composer and guitarist with German-Turkish-Armenian roots. In his early youth, he studied with Eliot Fisk and Joaquin Clerch … read on

Markus Rindt

Artistic Director

Markus Rindt, artistic director of the Dresden Symphony Orchestra, was born in Magdeburg. He comes from a musical family – his mother was … read on

Delaine le Bas

Stage designer

Delaine was born in Worthing U.K. in 1965. She studied for her Masters Degree at St Martins School Of Art London. Delaine is a cross disciplinary … read on

Damian le Bas

Stage designer

Damian was born in Sheffield U.K. in 1963. He studied at the Royal College Of Art in London for his Masters Degree. He was one of the sixteen … read on

Iva Bittová

Violinist

Iva Bittová was born in 1958 in Bruntál in northern Moravia in what was then Czechoslovakia – and nowadays the Czech Republic. Both of … read on

Tom Götze

Bassist

Tom Götze, born in Dresden in 1968, studied tuba, bass guitar and double bass at the conservatory in Dresden from 1984 to 1990. Since studying in … read on

Maria Schneider

Percussionist

Maria Schneider was born in 1983 near Hanover. Her parents as well as her two older sisters, like her, are classical drummers. After school in … read on

Sascha Friedl

Flutist

Sascha Friedl is an artist of the rather secluded kind. As difficult as it seems to communicate with him, the more present Friedl is on stage. Then he … read on