Zu Tage – Episodes with Calm

Calm can sound diverse; it is often what we seek, and when it is present, it quickly changes – simply due to our habit with it. So, what are we actually seeking then?

Preparation in May 2024:

Zu Tage – Research

Music inspired by Catherine Lamb, Hildegard von Bingen, Simon Steen-Anderson

Improvisation with

Lara Süß – Vocals, Performance

Francesco Matejcek – Voice, Physical Theatre

Robert Beck – Clarinet, Performance

Daniela Petry – Double Bass, Performance

Simon Rummel – Organ, Casio SA-46, Performance

Frauke Meyer – Scenic Consulting

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In our hectic, noisy world, the search for calm is often an act of rebellion, an irony that leads us to ponder the subtle nuances and potential of this supposed absence of activity. Calm is not conceived as silence, but as the orderedness of a thing, becoming outwardly complete clarity.

Between microtonal oscillation and flickering free jazz, impulsive contact improvisation and deliberate small choreography, episodes with calm emerge. Everyone knows points in their autobiography where chaos was at its peak and where one tried to bundle things, to gain an overview, to return to calm or peace. In a time when this feeling is also happening on the world stage and conversely increasingly in Confucian terms in the smallest groups of society, one must hold onto some things: the finding of calm often occurred through an instigator with good intentions, sometimes everyone joins in and sometimes they are against it.

“To the Day” is our process of contextualizing microtonality. Through movement, sound, and visual representations, we create a space that embodies both peace and fear, serenity and loneliness. We stretch the concept of time and space, inviting one to lose oneself in a moment and engage intensely with their surroundings.

“Research” is a critical reflection on the excessive stimulation of our world, a perspective on the often underestimated concept of “constantly reordering.”