A music co-production by Orang Orang Drum Theatre and Angelika Niescier Trio
The co-production between
Orang Orang Drum Theatre and
Angelika Niescier Trio,
掘失 jué shī - The Hidden Tune, is putting together a suite in eight parts by composing the material collaboratively and combine the distinctive art of drumming with jazz improvisation. This is, as of now, the first undertaking ever featuring those two genres. It brings together the very basis of jazz music, its polyrhythmic nature, and the very rich sound of the drums and percussion instruments which creates an orchestral situation.
In the process, the collaboration enlarges both musical languages and links both musical worlds together, submerging the audience into the fierce energy of improvisation as well as into the sheer power of the Chinese drumming experience.
The eight topics for the eight parts of the suite reflect on the issues of identity, systemic equality and cultural progress, which are present in both countries, and induce the outcome to be a conversation including both, European and Southeast Asian points of view, thus widening both perspectives.
orang orang drum theatre, malaysia
Since its establishment in 2013, Orang Orang Drum Theatre’s core members Boyz Chew, Zyee Leow, and Damien Leow have been connecting music, dance, and theatre, looking for a platform of expression for drum theatre.
In recent years, they have brought their troupe to tour to many cultural and dance arts festivals in Europe, such as in France, Hungary and Serbia. Through interaction with traditional cultures, they find their balance between tradition and the contemporary. OODT also explores drum theatre as a new interdisciplinary sub-genre by combining theatrical elements, movements, narratives and multicultural values of the Malaysian society with the percussion tradition
angelika niescier trio, germany
Coined as the “Great European Saxophonist“ by the Berliner Zeitung, Angelika Niescier (Saxophone) is one of the exceptional musicians, who has for some time been redefining the contours of the European jazz scene – an artist on a mission, with boundless energy, a rich pallet of color and virtuoso technique.
Born in Poland, she now resides in Cologne, Germany, where she studied at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen. As a bandleader and composer, she earned some of the most prestigious awards e.g. the German Jazz Award (Albert-Mangelsdorff-Preis), the Echo Jazz and was accepted in the Artist in Residence Program in Moers (Germany), Mexico City and Tarabya (Turkey). Angelika has an unstoppable desire for artistic development and exchange, which made her musical journey rich on inspirational encounters and led to works for and collaborations with dance, orchestra and choir, film and theater.
John-Dennis Renken (Trumpet), also known as JD Renken, was born in Bremen and is now living in the Ruhr area since 2001, where he studied at the Folkwang University. He was accepted in the Improviser in Residence program in Moers 2017, and was awarded several times with the “jazzwerkruhr” 2007- 2010, “Jazz Bremen” 2005-2007, “Young Energy“ Best Soloist Award and “Jazz Award Ruhr” with his “Zodiak Trio“ in 2011. He was chosen as one of seven European musicians to participate in the “jazzplayseurope“ ensemble, which toured all over Europe in 2011. He currently teaches jazz improvisation at the Folkwang University in Essen.
Matthias Akeo Nowak (Doublebass) studied orchestral music, jazz and popular music at Musikhochschule Mannheim. After receiving the prestigious DAAD-Scholarship in 2008, Matthias moved to New York to study at the Aaron Copland School of Music.
After completion of the studies, he returned to Cologne where he found himself working in a variety of musical contexts and recording for DLF, WDR, HR, or RBB with his current bands Peter Ehwald „Septuor De Grand Matin“, Angelika Niesciers “Sublim”, the German- British Band „Paragon“ and his own groups „Common Ground“ and „Koi-Trio“. Matthias is touring intensively and has played at international festivals in over 35 countries such as Jazz Utsav, New Dheli or Eurojazz, Mexico City. He is also a faculty member of Conservatorium Maastricht.
The Co-production is supported by the Goethe-Institut Malaysia.
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