Current music theatre project at the Institute of Music at the University of Oldenburg in co-operation with the Bremen composer Uwe Rasch as well as Lars Oberhaus (music education) and Arne Wachtmann (music & media). The associated school project in co-operation with the IGS Flötenteich is being developed in collaboration with Christina Hejny (music) and Arne Kreye (performing arts). See below for further details.

The project includes three independent stages with a total of seven public performances in Oldenburg between the end of May and mid-July 2022.

Overview article in the "Spielzeitung", the theatre supplement of the Old. Staatstheater in the NWZ from 4.6.22 HERE.

1st station ("Profis"):
Two performances of "aus vierundzwanzig - Schubertadaptionen" by Uwe Rasch, freely adapted from WINTERREISE by Franz Schubert, in the Exerzierhalle of the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater (at Pferdemarkt) as part of the NOIeS! series by klangpol:
Sat, 28 May 2022 at 8.00 pm (tickets for 16.-/8.- are available HERE. Free admission for students at the box office)
Sun, 29 May 2022 at 6.00 pm (Tickets for 16.-/8.- are available HERE. Free admission for students at the box office)
On both days, there will be an audience discussion with the composer Uwe Rasch and performers of the performances in the bar area after the performances.
Moderation: Julian Kämper / Volker Schindel

=> Article by Horst Hollmann in the NWZonline in May 2022 HERE.

2nd station (school project)

Winter palace
"Nothing will happen"

The Winterreise (Schubert/Müller) and its adaptations, also by the Bremen composer Uwe Rasch, were used at the University of Oldenburg. At the IGS Flötenteich, the focus was on the topic of "identity". This resulted in the joint development of Winterpalais:

The year is 2030 and the block of flats called Winterpalais is in danger. People who couldn't be more different meet here. A letter causes resentment and fear, but also unites the residents of the Winterpalais: all buildings are to become climate-friendly. For the Winterpalais, this means demolition. Resistance forms, but all attempts to save the building are overshadowed. Because there is this rumour that spreads like a fire among the residents. The whispering was quiet at first, but it becomes an increasingly loud scandal. Can the Winter Palace be saved?

With:
Players and musicians from the 12th (and 13th) year of IGS Flöten. ) year of the IGS Flötenteich:
Chiara Bremer, Dario Dobrinski dos Santos, Nieke Drevenstedt, Valerie Dreyer, Amelie Elbern, Jule Frank, Mona Fuchs, Nils Gehrke, Jonas Gelzer, Hannes Hillebrand, Mert Küpeli, Zoe Leupolt, Yorrick Maasch, Nik Menzel, Anmol Singh, Tokessa Siewert, Ciwan Yanc, Katharina Zedler, Bennet Esch, Marit Gaumer, Nina Gräbenitz, Otis Heetderks, Eric Hinze, Mel Johannsen, Hannes Kleinhans, Milla Manthey, Lara Niehaus, Noah Schröder, Liv Sommer, Ersan Tekce, Malte Tschorr, Maja Weigel, Christoph Baumhof, Caroline Götz, Inka Janßenharms, Emily Wöbken, Tyra Bergfeld, Mieke Gerriets

Music students at the University of Oldenburg as support for musical realisation, dramaturgical advice, stage design/costumes and much more:
Simon Brauer, Anton Grießmann, Anna-Lena Hüls, Thorsten Janßen, Therese Laser, Neele Schumann, Chiara Tapper, Lea Wollert

Artistic management team:
Christina Hejny (IGS Flötenteich) - musical director
Arne Kreye (IGS Flötenteich) - performance director
Volker Schindel (Uni Oldenburg) - project leader

Accompanying music education seminar "Winterreise(n) im Musikunterricht": Prof. Dr. Lars Oberhaus

Thu, 23 June 2022 at 7.00 pm and Fri, 24 June 2022 at 10.45 am in the Forum of IGS Flötenteich, Hochheider Weg 169, 26125 Oldenburg.
Tickets for EUR 5 only at the box office from one hour before the start of the performance.

The production has also been invited to the Youth Theatre Days 2022 with a further performance on Wed, 6 July 2022 at 8.30 pm in the Exerzierhalle of the Old. Staatstheater as part of the festival. Tickets for 5.- EUR HERE.

3rd station (students):

WG Winterstraße

Work on Schubert's "Winterreise" has been taking place at the university since October 2021. With the support of Uwe Rasch and Volker Schindel, interpretations were developed, staging ideas were sketched out and a "pile of material" was initially created.
Initially, many students found the topic too abstract. What do they have in common today with this wanderer who wanders alone through the winter landscape? And how should this - albeit primarily metaphorical - motif be meaningfully performed in summer?

Gradually, however, the students realised that this restless wanderer is in all of us: "We are available around the clock, present ourselves on social media and while we are socialising online, we are sitting alone in front of a screen. We swipe restlessly from top to bottom, from left to right. We are constantly bombarded with new information and there is never an end in sight."

Four young adults have settled into the "WG-Winterstraße" in between the normal everyday madness. Over coffee and chats in the morning and a glass of wine in the evening, they work on their everyday happiness in the flat share. At the same time, they go on seemingly endless wanderings in the digital world, nurturing longings, cultivating projections and finally shaking off the fear of missing out (FOMO). Or maybe not?

Premiere and second performance in the Aula (A11) of the university, Ammerländer Heerstr. 69:
Sat, 9 July 2022 at 8.00 pm
Sun, 10 July 2022 at 4.00 pm

Order tickets for 15.- / 7.- EUR at: kbb [a] uol.de

Realisation media/visuals/projections: Arne Wachtmann
Accompanying music education seminar "Winterreise(n) im Musikunterricht": Prof. Dr Lars Oberhaus

Piece development, music, acting by music students at the Institute of Music at the University of Oldenburg:
Annabel Freymuth, Anton Grießmann, Chiara Tapper, Florian Felix Pretzer, Johanna Bülter, Julius Heinze, Kolja Metschulat, Maja Seidel, Neele Grätz, Therese Laser, Vivien Marie Fischer and guest musicians.

Direction: Volker Schindel with the assistance of Uwe Rasch

The university's current hygiene rules apply, which currently stipulate that masks must be worn in the buildings and on the square. Before and after the performance as well as during a ventilation and fresh air break, the Music Student Council will be selling drinks and pretzels. Masks can and should be removed in the (partially covered) outdoor area and for the consumption of drinks and food.