Rainbow (music theater)

Rainbow is a project that questions identity and its multiple facets. Comparable to rainbows, formed by the reflection and dispersion of sunlight, we all are the result of an infinity of reflections of the encounters that accumulate throughout history. Our identity is plural, but we are constantly confronted with a simplifying categorisation.This immersive installation – literally – reflects our differences and multiple identities. Inspired by The Conference of the Birds by the Persian poet Farid ud-Din Attar, Fakoor reflects on the myth of a clear-cut national identity and the celebration of difference.

Concept, directing, installation and adaptation: Nazanin Fakoor
Composition: Aftab Darvishi
Dramaturgy: Tobias Kokkelmans

Performed by the SWARA Vocal Ensemble under the direction of Ivan Yohan

Marion Bauwens, soprano
Sarah Verhoeven, soprano
Anna Nuytten, mezzo-soprano
Imogen Streul, mezzo-soprano
Hendrik Mispelon, tenor
Kevin Skelton, tenor
Dody Soetanto, baritone
Andrés Soler Castaño, bass

Anne Gordon, voice
Nazanin Fakoor, voice
Ella Jafari, child's voice

Audio engineering: Jeremy Vettorel - Motor Music Studio
Audio spatialization: Karl Ancia

Captation and editing: Moulay Guissé

based on The Conference of the Birds (Farid ud-Din Attar)

Production: kunstencentrum nona – Co-production: C-TAKT, Lunalia / Festival van Vlaanderen Mechelen, workspacebrussels - With support from Flemish Community and the Flemish Community Commission, Sabam, Kunstencentrum BUDA and Boghossian Fondation