Composed by Philip Glass, directed by Robert Wilson, and presented for the first time at the 1976 Festival d’Avignon, Einstein on the Beach revolutionized contemporary opera, both in terms of form and content. More than forty years later, this show – reinvented as a concert with singer Suzanne Vega, the Ensemble Ictus, the Collegium Vocale Gent, and visual artist / scenographer Germaine Kruip – remains just as fascinating as ever. This combination of American minimalist and opera remains a one-of-a-kind, powerful experience both in terms of visuals and sounds.

In partnership with La Soufflerie – Rezé

• distribution, production

  Musique Philip Glass
  Opéra en quatre actes, sur une idée de Robert Wilson et Philip Glass (version concert)
  Textes Christopher Knowles, Samuel M. Johnson et Lucinda Childs
  Récitante Suzanne Vega
  Chefs d’orchestre Georges-Elie Octors, Tom De Cock
  Chef de chœur Maria van Nieukerken
  Scénographie Germaine Kruip
  Costume Anne-Catherine Kunz
  Dramaturgie Maarten Beirens
  Assistant scénographie Maxime Fauconnier

  Collegium Vocale Gent
  Sopranos Joowon Chung, Magdalena Podkościelna, Elisabeth Rapp, Charlotte Schoeters
  Altos Ursula Ebner, Karolina Hartman, Gudrun Köllner, Cécile Pilorger
  Ténors Malcolm Bennett, Peter di Toro, Tom Phillips
  Basses Martin Schicketanz, Philipp Kaven, Bart Vandewege

  Ensemble Ictus
  Violon Igor Semenoff
  Flûtes Michael Schmid, Chryssi Dimitriou
  Claviers Jean-Luc Fafchamps, Jean-Luc Plouvier
  Clarinette basse, saxophone soprano Dirk Descheemaeker
  Saxophones alto et soprano Asagi Ito

  Directeur technique Wilfried Van Dyck
  Production Ictus & Collegium Vocale Gent
  Coproduction Concertgebouw Brugge

• programme

  -Knee play 1
  -Train 1
  -Trial 1
  -Knee Play 2
  -Dance 1 (Field with Spaceship) • Night Train
  -Knee Play 3
  -Trial 2/Prison
  -Dance 2 (Field with Spaceship)
  -Knee Play 4
  -Building
  -Bed
  -Spaceship
  -Knee Play 5