«Sideshow» – Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain (La Chaux-de-Fonds)

"Sideshow" is a grotesque meditation on the world of entertainment, on the splendor and misery of amusement parks. It is the largest and most spectacular work to date by American composer Steven Kazuo Takasugi and illuminates the dark world of New York's 'Luna Park' amusement park on Coney Island. "Sideshow" is, as Steven Takasugi himself describes it, entertainment stretched to the extremes, almost tipping 'over the top'. However, the actors/musicians neither act overly funny nor melodramatic. On the contrary, they break the thematic expectations with their restrained play, reminiscent of Japanese Noh Theater. Six aphorisms by the Viennese satirist Karl Kraus serve as textual 'basso continuo' and give the spectacle the necessary sharpness in words as well.WITH: Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain: Susanne Peters (flute), Sarah Saviet (violin), Gilles Grimaître (piano), Vincent Daoud (saxophone), Julien Mégroz (percussion), Jean-François Lehmann (clarinet), Antoine Françoise (piano), Martina Brodbeck (cello), Marie Schwab (viola), Steven Takasugi (music/direction), Pablo Weber (lighting design), Thierry Simonot (sound engineering)PROGRAM: Steven Kazuo Takasugi (b. 1960): "Sideshow" (new version, 2020)INFO: Followed by pot au feu.Photo: © Pablo FernandezParticipants and additional information:Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain: Susanne Peters (flute), Sarah Saviet (violin), Gilles Grimaître (piano), Vincent Daoud (saxophone), Julien Mégroz (percussion), Jean-François Lehmann (clarinet), Antoine Françoise (piano), Martina Brodbeck (cello), Marie Schwab (viola), Steven Takasugi (music/direction), Pablo Weber (lighting design), Thierry Simonot (sound engineering).


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