Franck Krawczyk's Metro Performance Precedes Boltanski Installation
On February 6, 2010, composer Franck Krawczyk (b. 1969) showcased Mahler's 3rd Symphony at the Champs-Élysées-Clemenceau station in Paris, performing from 6:30 to 7:30 PM. This event preceded the premiere of his piece Polvere that night within Christian Boltanski's installation Personnes at the Grand Palais. Having collaborated with Boltanski for over ten years, Krawczyk intended to engage the audience for the upcoming full composition. Polvere, a 50-minute piece featuring cellist Sonia Wieder-Atherton, timpani, and a string quartet, draws inspiration from a memory of Mount Vesuvius. Additionally, the Controtempo festival at Villa Medici in Rome took place from January 15 to 20, 2010, highlighting works by Michaël Lévinas, Yann Robin, and Raphaël Cendo. A reinstallation of the Boltanski/Krawczyk work is scheduled for Milan and New York later this year.
Key facts
- Franck Krawczyk performed Mahler in the Paris metro on February 6, 2010.
- Polvere premiered that evening within Christian Boltanski's Personnes at the Grand Palais.
- Krawczyk has collaborated with Boltanski for over ten years.
- Polvere is 50 minutes long and features cellist Sonia Wieder-Atherton.
- The piece is inspired by Mount Vesuvius; polvere means 'dust' in Italian.
- Controtempo festival at Villa Medici ran January 15-20, 2010, curated by Yann Robin.
- Michaël Lévinas's Étude pour un piano-espace (1979) premiered at the festival.
- Yann Robin is composing Vulcano for the Ensemble Intercontemporain.
- A reinstallation of the Boltanski/Krawczyk work is planned for Milan and New York.
Entities
Artists
- Franck Krawczyk
- Christian Boltanski
- Sonia Wieder-Atherton
- Michaël Lévinas
- Yann Robin
- Raphaël Cendo
- Alain Billard
- Saed Addad
- Balthus
- Éric de Chassey
- Laurence Equilbey
- Pierre Gervasoni
Institutions
- Festival d'Automne
- Théâtre du Châtelet
- Théâtre de la Ville
- Emio Greco/Pieter C. Scholten
- RATP
- Grand Palais
- Villa Medici
- French Academy in Rome
- Groupe de musique expérimentale de Marseille
- Ensemble Intercontemporain
- Quatuor Diotima
- Accentus
- Cité de la musique
- Multilatérale
- Controtempo
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Champs-Élysées-Clemenceau station
- Grand Palais
- Rome
- Italy
- Villa Medici
- Milan
- New York
- Mount Vesuvius
Sources
- artpress —