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Musik, Tanz Und Poesie Aus Orientalischen Kulturen Musik, Tanz und Poesie aus orientalischen Kulturen Di, 14. Okt. bis Mo, 3. Nov. 2014 www.salam-orient.at Impressum: Für den Inhalt verantwortlich: Norbert Ehrlich. Redaktion: Rainer Krispel. Grafik: Claudia Wohlmuth. Druck: Schreier & Braune, Wien. Salam.Orient 2014 Projektleitung: Norbert Ehrlich. Fotonachweis: Eltayeb, Jourbran, Karabegovic, Malouma, Niyaz, Sehrang, Simsa, Quasimova. Liebes Publikum! In manchen orientalischen Kulturräumen bleiben Frauen in der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung noch immer unsichtbar und unhörbar. Beim diesjährigen Festival Salam.Orient werden hingegen sechs Sängerinnen ihre sehr unterschiedlichen musikalischen Botschaften von Mauretanien bis zum Iran überbringen – entspannt oder resolut, versunken oder expressiv: Frauen.Stimmen. Dazu haben wir aus Palästina das Ashtar-Jugendtheater sowie den jüngsten Oud-Virtuosen des Trios Joubran – Adnan Joubran – mit seinem ersten eigenen Ensemble aus Frankreich eingeladen. Wir bieten Kindern wieder Tanz- und Trommel-Workshops an, entführen sie auf einem Fliegenden Teppich in die Ferne, kommen mit Musik-Ensembles zu ihnen in die Vorstadt. Ihre Eltern können bei einem Orient-Ball selbst tanzen oder bei einer Lesung ägyptische Literatur direkt mit dem Autor erleben. Grenzen fallen, Menschen flüchten. Im Nahen Osten wie in Europa steigen Ängste – wenn auch auf unterschiedlichem Niveau. Bei Salam.Orient erleben Sie Information und Debatte, Courage und Aufmunterung, Veränderung als positive Kraft, welche Menschen einander näher bringen kann. Wenn man sie lässt. Eine spannende Zeit wünscht Ihnen Norbert Ehrlich Künstlerischer Leiter des Festivals Salam.Orient Di, 14. Okt. „Türkei: Kurdistan 19 Uhr – wie geht es Diplomat. weiter mit dem Akademie Favoritenstr. 15a Friedensprozess?“ 1040 Wien Vortrag & Publikumsdiskussion Referent: Irfan Aktan Eintritt frei! Irfan Aktan, Jahrgang 1981, hat an der Universität Ankara studiert. Als Jour- nalist leistet er zahlreiche Beiträge zur Verbesserung der aktuellen Situation in Kurdistan. Im Juni 2010 mußte sich Aktan für seine intensive Recherche In Kooperation mit: über die Vorstellungen der Menschen zur „Lösung des Kurdenproblems“ vor einem türkischen Gericht verantwor- ten. www.vidc.org Do, 16. Okt. Çiğdem Aslan 20 Uhr Türkei | Großbritannien Frauen.Stimmen Çigdem Aslan – Gesang Nikolaos Baimpas – Kanun Michalis Kouloumis – Violine Sargfabrik Paul Tkachenko – Kontrabass Goldschlagstr. 169 Vasilis Sarikis – Perkussion 1140 Wien Die Sängerin Çigdem Aslan gilt als die Stimme des jüngsten Rembetiko- Revivals, sie lässt die bittersüßen Lieder aus den Spelunken und Eintritt: „Café Amans“ Athens und Istanbuls der 1920er Jahre kunstvoll wieder- € 27 auferstehen. Getreu den Wurzeln des Rembetiko singt Çigdem Aslan auf türkisch und griechisch, kongenial begleitet von ihrem exzellent be- setzten Ensemble. Ciğdem Aslan hat mit ihrem Debüt- album „Mortissa” einen fulminanten Start ihrer Solokarriere hingelegt. Die Platte wurde vom britischen Magazin Songlines prompt zum „Album Of The Year 2013“ gekürt und war wochenlang in den europäischen In Kooperation mit: World Music Charts vertreten. www.cigdemaslan.com Sa, 18. Okt. Ashtar Theatre 20 Uhr Ramallah-Westbank So, 19. Okt. „The Gaza Monologues“ 17 Uhr Jugendtheater Schwerpunkt Nach israelischen Angriffen auf den Gaza Streifen 2008/2009 entstand Palästina das Projekt „The Gaza Monologues“ – 31 Monologe von Kindern und Brunnen- Jugendlichen zwischen 13 und 16 Jahren, in denen sie von ihren Erfah- passage rungen und Ängsten während des Brunnengasse 71 / Krieges erzählen. 2014 bringt das Yppenplatz Ashtar Theatre seine eigene gekürz- 1160 Wien te Bühnenversion der Monologe mit. Nach den neuerlichen kriegerischen Ereignissen im Sommer 2014 stel- Eintritt frei! len sich viele Fragen: Wurden aus Träumen Albträume? Kann Theater überhaupt helfen, mit solch schwieri- gen Lebensumständen umzugehen? Die Gaza-Monologe stellen jedenfalls So, 19. Okt. eine Herausforderung an die Empa- 10–13 Uhr thie der Zuseher dar und dürften ak- Theater-Workshop: tueller denn je sein. Sprache und www.ashtar-theatre.org, Bewegung www.thegazamonologues.com In Kooperation mit: Palästinensisch-Österreichische Gesellschaft Mo, 20. Okt. Tarek Eltayeb 19 Uhr Lesung arabisch und deutsch Haupt- & Publikumsgespräch bücherei Kairo | Wien Wien – Tarek Eltayeb, 1959 in Kairo gebo- ren, ist ein ägyptisch-österreichischer Am Gürtel Schriftsteller und Wirtschaftswissen- Urban-Loritz-Pl. 2a schaftler mit sudanesischen Wurzeln. 1070 Wien Er lebt in Wien und ist mit der Ara- bistin und Islamwissenschaftlerin Eintritt frei! Ursula Eltayeb verheiratet, die auch seine Texte vom Arabischen ins Deut- sche übersetzt, wie etwa den Ge- dichtband „Er in Erinnerung“ (2012) oder den Roman „Das Palmenhaus“ (2007, beide Verlag Hans Schiler, Ber- lin). Tarek wird regelmäßig zu wichti- gen Poesie-Festivals – von Schweden In Kooperation mit: bis Costa Rica – eingeladen während hierzulande sein reiches Werk noch der Entdeckung harrt. www.eltayeb.at Do, 23. Okt. 20 Uhr Malouma & Band Frauen.Stimmen Mauretanien Malouma – Gesang Sargfabrik Arafat – Keyboard, Gesang Goldschlagstr. 169 Nora Sandal – Gesang 1140 Wien Aly N’dao – Akustik-Gitarre, Gesang Philippe Parant – E-Gitarre Momo Hafsi – Bass, Gesang Eintritt: Franck Mantegari – Schlagzeug € 29 Malouma ist ein Star – vor allem bei der Jugend ihres Landes. Ihren Sitz im mauretanischen Senat nutzt sie als Verfechterin der Frauenrechte in einem muslimischen Land. Ihre Musik zeigt, dass sich traditionelle Anliegen, Themen und Melodien mit westlichen Hörgewohnheiten verbin- den lassen, sie verschmilzt westliche Stile mit der maurischen Musik der Sahara, elektrische Gitarren treffen auf Instrumente wie die viersaitige, lautenähnliche Tidinit. In Kooperation mit: „Malouma is one of the greatest sin- gers of North Africa.“ (The Guardian) Sa, 25. Okt. Trio Sehrang 20 Uhr Iran | Wien Frauen.Stimmen Golnar Shahyar – Gesang Mahan Mirarab – Gitarre Brunnen- Shayan Fathi – Perkussion passage Drei in Wien lebende MusikerInnen mit iranischen Wurzeln arbeiten Brunnengasse 71 / leidenschaftlich an einer Musik, Yppenplatz die Genregrenzen überwindet und 1160 Wien dennoch weder die kulturelle Her- kunft noch die aktuelle europäische Eintritt frei! Verortung der TonkünstlerInnen ignoriert. Dabei gelingt es dem Trio – der Bandname bedeutet „dreifarbig“ So, 26. Okt. auf Farsi – komplexe Klänge voller 16–19 Uhr Poesie ganz unmittelbar und sinnlich Musik-Workshop: aufzubereiten, letztlich exquisite Perkussion zeitgemäße Weltmusik im Sinn einer überall verständlichen und zugänglichen Musiksprache zu schaffen. http://sehrang.shadoomusic.com In Kooperation mit: Di, 28. Okt. Adnan Joubran 19.30 Uhr & Ensemble Schwerpunkt Palästina | Frankreich Palästina Adnan Joubran – Oud Prabhu Edouard – Tabla Odeon Valentin Mussou – Cello Theater Habib Muftah Busheri – Perkussion Taborstraße 10 18-jährig formierte der 1985 1020 Wien geborene Adnan Joubran mit seinen beiden Brüdern das erste Oud-Trio der Musikwelt – Le Trio Joubran! Neben seiner Arbeit mit diesem Eintritt: Trio, das heute Weltruhm genießt, € 26 | € 19 verfolgt Adnan unter eigenem Namen mit hochkarätigen Kollegen andere musikalische Wege. Er erschließt der Oud dabei auch als Gefördert durch die: Komponist in einem ungewöhn- lichen instrumentalen Setting neue Klagfarben und Spielweisen. Im April 2014 erschien die CD „Borders Behind“ bei Harmonia Mundi/ Palästinensisch-Österreichische WorldVillage – „a true world music Gesellschaft victory“. www.adnanjoubran.com Mi, 29. Okt. Ferghana 19.30 Uhr Qasimova & Odeon Ensemble Theater Special guest: Alim Qasimov Taborstraße 10 Aserbaidschan 1020 Wien Ferghana Qasimova ist eine Mugham- Sängerin aus Baku. Mugham stellt eine in Zentralasien tief verwurzelte Eintritt: Musikform dar, die vorgegebene € 26 | € 19 Themen mit improvisierten Ge- sängen kombiniert. Führend in dieser Kunstform ist Ferghanas Vater Alim Qasimov mit seiner „magischen Stimme“. Ferghana Qasimova – Gesang, Daf Inzwischen hat sich Rauf Islamov – Kamancha Ferghana von ihrem Zaki Valiyev – Tar großen Vorbild eman- Rafael Asgarov – Balaban zipiert und wird als Cavidan Nabiyev – Nağara eigenständige und wichtige Stimme der Very special guest: jungen Generation Alim Qasimov – Gesang, Daf des Mugham in Baku wahrgenommen. 2006 entstand die Dokumentation „Meditation Day“ über ihr Leben und ihre Musik. In Wien tritt sie mit eigenem Mit freundlicher Ensemble auf, wobei Alim Quasimov Unterstützung durch das Aserbaidschanische seine Tochter bei einigen Stücken Kulturzentrum unterstützen wird. Do, 30. Okt. Azam Ali & Niyaz 20.30 Uhr Elektro-Sufi s Iran | Kanada Frauen.Stimmen Azam Ali – Gesang, Perkussion Loga Ramin Torkian – Oud, Kamaan Porgy & Habib Meftah Boushehri – Bess Perkussion Riemergasse 11 Sinan Eroglu Cem – Kaval, Baglama 1010 Wien Gabriel Ethier – Keyboards Nach ihrem ersten großartigen Eintritt: Auftritt 2011 bei Salam.Orient € 22 kommt die Sängerin Azam Ali mit ihrer Gruppe Niyaz nun wieder nach Wien. In ihrer Musik treffen türkisch-persische Wurzeln auf elek- tronische Sounds. Die Poesie der Sufi s, traditionelle Musik aus dem Iran und Elektro-Trance bilden ein tanzbares Hybrid. In den Texten thematisiert die Gruppe ethnische und religiöse Minderheiten, feiert die Vielfalt der Kulturen und formu- Mit freundlicher liert die Sehnsucht nach freien Aus- Unterstützung: drucksmöglichkeiten und gleicher Canadian Würde für alle Menschen. Art Council „An evolutionary force in contemporary Middle Eastern music“ (Huffi ngton Post) www.niyazmusic.com Fr, 31. Okt. „Le Bal Oriental“ ab
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