Razing boundaries to the ground, making them disappear; but also honing of forgotten edges: With “Tower of Babel”, Klangforum Wien continues its project of devising a multi-part structure which, in defiance of the tectonic tremors caused by geopolitical conflicts from the Baltics to the Silk Road, makes a fascinatingly diverse composers' scene visible. These positions – strong and radical – manifest themselves outside a streamlined cultural industry. There’s a lot at stake.
Composition commissions by Klangforum Wien in cooperation with Voices Berlin Performing Arts Festival.
Film excerpts from the collection of the Austrian Film Museum
Film: The Man with the Camera (1929, excerpts) - Dziga Vertov
Film: The Man with the Camera (1929, excerpt) - Dziga Vertov
Film: Kino-Pravda No. 1 (1922, excerpt) - Dziga Vertov
Film: Glumov's Diary (1923, excerpt) Sergei Eisenstein
