Hiding Place – The Ornament is an imagined performance practice with elements of shadow play, narrative and instrumental music that takes us into the world of a kite fighter in northern India around 1903. On his journey for recognition, he must witness the destruction of previous cultural and social structures and, not least, question his art form.

Composer Uday Krishnakumar’s extreme deceleration, expansion and superimposition of simple stories and melodies puts us in a state of unique astonishment.

Cast:

Composition: Uday Krishnakumar

Libretto: Timsal Masud

Narration: Timsal Masud, Furqan Sohail

Dramaturgical accompaniment: Sebastian Hanusa

Shadow play: Alexej Tchernyi, Wu Zhi

Sitar: Michel Guay

Surbahar: Matyas Wolter

Zafraan Ensemble: Flute: Liam Mallett Clarinet: Miguel Pérez Iñesta Microtonal clavichord: Clemens Hund-Göschel Harp: Anna Viechtl Violin: Emmanuelle Bernard Viola: Josa Gerhard Violoncello: Martin Smith

Supported by the Ernst-von-Siemens Music Foundation.