La Nuit Bleue Orientale

Event details

Date
From Sat, 4 to Sun, 5 July
Place
La Cité Bleue
Genre
Concerts
Organiser
La Cité Bleue Genève
La Nuit Bleue Orientale - Concerts - La Cité Bleue

Description

Conceived around percussionist and artistic director Keyvan Chemirani, this Nuit Bleue Orientale brings together a constellation of some of the most distinctive artists on the current scene, in a free-flowing dialogue between tradition, improvisation and virtuosity. As the hours pass, the spellbinding rhythms of Persian and Indian percussion will give way to the deep inflections of the voice and the timbres of the qanun, lyra, saranguî, cello and flute, in a series of musical scenes that are at once intimate, festive and contemplative. Alongside Keyvan and Bijan Chemirani, this evening will feature major figures such as Vincent Segal, Christine Zayed, Dorsaf Hamdani, Dilshad Khan, Sokratis Sinopoulos, Prabhu Edouard and several other guests, for a grand celebration of rhythm, the voice and the memory of traditions. Conceived as a journey, this evening will alternate between major concerts and more informal moments, allowing the audience to move about, listen, linger and return. To conclude, a screening of the film Hâl, in tribute to Djamshid Chemirani, will extend this immersion with a more intimate look at musical and family heritage. To complement this experience, the Blue Note Café will offer a selection of teas and sweet treats inspired by various Eastern cultures throughout the night. More than just a series of concerts, La Nuit Bleue Orientale is an experience to be savoured: a rare, generous and deeply moving musical evening, to be shared until the end of the night.   Prices for ticketed concerts:before midnight: from CHF 15 to CHF 35after midnight: from CHF 9 to CHF 25Full Night Pass: CHF 140   PROGRAMME 7.00 pm – 8.00 pm | CONCERT 1: The Rhythm Alchemy Aïda Nosrat, text Keyvan Chemirani, zarb, percussion, santur, artistic direction Bijan Chemirani, zarb, daf, saz Prabhu Edouard, tablas, kanjira Vincent Segal, cello Sokratis Sinopoulos, lyra Stella Julien, bass clarinet, beatbox   8.10pm – 8.50pm | CONCERT 2 (free): Christine Zayed and friends Christine Zayed, vocals, qanun Sylvain Barou, flute Keyvan Chemirani, percussion   21:00 – 22:00 | CONCERT 3 Dilshad Khan, sarangi Indrani Mukherjee, vocalist Sharmila Sharma, Kathak dancer Prabhu Edouard, percussion   22:10 – 22:50 | CONCERT 4 (free) Hamed Zoheiri, vocals and readings   11.00 pm – 12.00 am | CONCERT 5 Dorsaf Hamdani, vocals Bijan Chemirani, percussion   12.10 am – 12.20 am | CONCERT 6 (free) Bijan and Keyvan Chemirani, percussion   00:30 – 01:30 | CONCERT 7 Efren Lopez, multi-instrumentalist Sylvain Barou, flute   01:35 – 01:50 | CONCERT 8 (free) Sokratis Sinopoulos, Greek lyre   02:00 - 03:00 | CONCERT 9 Aïda Nosrat, vocals Bijan Chemirani, percussion Keyvan Chemirani, percussion   03:00 – 03:55 | FILM: Hâl, a tribute to Djamshid Chemirani Djamshid Chemirani and his two sons formed a zarb (Iranian percussion) trio that performs all over the world. For the first time, the father is taking his two sons to Iran. This film explores the sons’ perspective on Iran, as well as the father-son and master-pupil relationships that lie at the very heart of Persian music and which they will encounter during this journey. Documentary directed and written by Yves de Peretti Netherlands, France (2003) 54 minutes      

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