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).
"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.
La ausencia y la tempestad - a sonic universe that bridges different eras, places, and artistic expressions.
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.
A roadside verge in all its colorful splendor, is tremendously inspiring!
'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.
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.
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!
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.
Music and performance in harmony with the space. Unique concerts and site-responsive events, anywhere!
'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.
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..
A site-responsive musical drama at an abandoned "Sleeping Beauty" castle. Renaissance music, cinematic soundtrack for Modern Circus, algorithmic soundscapes and Neo-romantic choral music in the twilight hour ....
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!
First part of the new Ballhaus website is up and running! There are still many minor things to fix over the next few months, but the most important features are in place.