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Natur Opera - opera from a child's perspective

Reflections on Music from a Child’s Perspective

Nature Opera is an opera that resonates with children, encompassing the full spectrum of operatic traditions; from overtures and arias to sung dialogues, recitatives, and choruses. These are elements unfamiliar to most children (and many adults).

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Women's Footprints in Music

Via Artis - Via Feminae

Women's Footprints in Music

Many of us have grown up with the belief that the music geniuses throughout history are men.

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Mirror of the Sun - classical art songs, folk music and early flamenco

Soledad Nórdica

A Multicultural Song

'Soledad Nórdica' is a classical art song * inspired by popular Spanish dances and records of both early flamenco mu

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'Mirror of the Sun' - Hans Christian Andersen and the Spanish women

Woe is me, my Alhama!

"Woe is me, my Alhama!" is music from the Granada of the Danish poet Hans Christian Andersen; Two Spanish Renaissance songs with a tail of early flamenco singing.

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La ausencia y la tempestad - a sonic universe that bridges different eras, places, and artistic expressions.

La Ausencia y la Tempestad

The composite title translates to 'The Absence and the Storm'. Behind this somewhat mysterious title lie two pieces of music: "L'absence," composed by Pauline Viardot-García in 1850, and "La Tempestad," composed by Poul Udbye Pock-Steen in 2020.

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A roadside verge in all its colorful splendor, is tremendously inspiring!

A Roadside Verge

The other day, I pulled over at a wild roadside verge in central Spain on my way back after a few inspiring days of recordings and concerts

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Lysets engel [Angel of light]

Lysets engel' [Angel of light] is a well-known Danish hymn from the Romantic era, composed by C.E.F. Weyse in 1837.

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Christina Holm reviews 'Solens spejl' (Mirror of the Sun)

Solens spejl (Mirror of the Sun), review

'Solens spejl' (Mirror of the Sun) is the ensemble Via Artis Konsort's interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen's sensual poems from his journey to Spain in 1862.

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Videos from 'Mirror of the Sun'

"Mirror of the Sun" is a unique art project that includes CD and video releases, articles, and podcasts.

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Nature & Opera

With 'Naturopera', Ballhaus continues experimenting within new formats for classical music performances; The opera will be about nature and in nature! The opera will be performed outdoors in fantastic natural surroundings.

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Ballhaus.community – A virtual community

The Ballhaus association produces performing arts (in the broadest sense of the term) with roots planted in the classical and acoustic music tradition. The purpose of the association is inspired by the New Zealand music sociologist Christoffer Small's thoughts on music as a social and socializing activity; Musicking rather than music!

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Dalum Kirke revisited

Site-responsive concerts are an exciting format where the music responds to everything that characterizes the performance site; spatial conditions, light conditions, acoustics, historical context, function of the place, etc. The music thus relates to the place of performance, and the place itself becomes an active part of the musical expression.

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Music and performance in harmony with the space. Unique concerts and site-responsive events, anywhere!

Sønderskov revisited

'Sønderskov revisited' is the latest of Ballhaus' site-responsive projects.

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'Andersens duende' is an exploration into the core of early Flamenco music

Andersens duende

'Andersen's Duende' is a physical opera in which the opera's narrative is expressed to a greater extent through music and movement (dance and performance) than through the sung word.

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Hip-hop meets Baroque music

Baroque'n'rap

Hip-hop and classical music are not often heard in combination, but both 400-year-old baroque music and modern rap are based on improvisational approaches..

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Spanish and Latin American Baroque music

Echoes-of-dance

Echoes-of-dance is an energetic concert program with Spanish and Latin American Baroque music from the first half of the 17th century.

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Musicking at Hesbjerg Castle, Odense Denmark

The Virtual Music Community

Listening to music, not least in the context of a concert, is a social and socializing activity.

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