TRAILER
Program
Yunjia Liu
♪ Mermaid
Yunjia Liu
♪ Fairy of the Snow
Phillip Houghton
♪ Ophelia... a haunted sonata
I. FEAR... AND THE ANGEL
II. SUFFERING AND MADNESS.... AM I BUT A DREAM OF A SHADOW
III. CHANT...of the flower-moon
IV. WATER...memories-halls of ghosts-wash away
V. DEATH...with moons in your hair
Thomas Fellow
♪ Medusa
Yunjia Liu
♪ Mermaid
Yunjia Liu
♪ Fairy of the Snow
Phillip Houghton
♪ Ophelia... a haunted sonata
I. FEAR... AND THE ANGEL
II. SUFFERING AND MADNESS.... AM I BUT A DREAM OF A SHADOW
III. CHANT...of the flower-moon
IV. WATER...memories-halls of ghosts-wash away
V. DEATH...with moons in your hair
Thomas Fellow
♪ Medusa
What Are Ladies?
– Mother? Daughter? Wife?
– Fairy? Fantasy? Princess?
– Prey? Doll? Sacrificer?
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"Ladies" Project is to explore the topic of "What roles are ladies playing in the society nowadays?" The project consists of four contemporary solo guitar pieces and each of them represents a woman character:
Mermaid, composed by Yunjia Liu, was inspired by H. C. Anderson's fairy tale "The Little Mermaid". The music piece described the love story in three parts: "First Glance", "Destiny", and "Aria of Dissolving - last time singing".
Another composition by Yunjia Liu, Fairy of the Snow, is dedicated to a female friend of the composer representing a mother, who searches the balance of fulfilling the family and social roles.
Composed by Australian composer Phillip Houghton, Ophelia... a haunted sonata was inspired by the tragic character Ophelia from Shakespeare’s Hamlet – a lady, who was tortured by the conflicts between the strong love and the fierce family hatred, and finally compromised to her own destiny with suicide.
Medusa, composed by the German guitarist-composer Thomas Fellow, described the woman character Medusa from the Greek Mythology. Even though cursed by the inevitable power unfairly, even though considered as being evil, she was strong enough to pursue her own freedom regardless of the stereotypes from the society.
– Mother? Daughter? Wife?
– Fairy? Fantasy? Princess?
– Prey? Doll? Sacrificer?
... ...
"Ladies" Project is to explore the topic of "What roles are ladies playing in the society nowadays?" The project consists of four contemporary solo guitar pieces and each of them represents a woman character:
Mermaid, composed by Yunjia Liu, was inspired by H. C. Anderson's fairy tale "The Little Mermaid". The music piece described the love story in three parts: "First Glance", "Destiny", and "Aria of Dissolving - last time singing".
Another composition by Yunjia Liu, Fairy of the Snow, is dedicated to a female friend of the composer representing a mother, who searches the balance of fulfilling the family and social roles.
Composed by Australian composer Phillip Houghton, Ophelia... a haunted sonata was inspired by the tragic character Ophelia from Shakespeare’s Hamlet – a lady, who was tortured by the conflicts between the strong love and the fierce family hatred, and finally compromised to her own destiny with suicide.
Medusa, composed by the German guitarist-composer Thomas Fellow, described the woman character Medusa from the Greek Mythology. Even though cursed by the inevitable power unfairly, even though considered as being evil, she was strong enough to pursue her own freedom regardless of the stereotypes from the society.
Performance Calendar
Past
2023-7-21 "Ladies" Project, Solo Guitar Concert
Karbidi, Vanha Kaivos, Tornikatu 1, Outokumpu, Finland
Karbidi, Vanha Kaivos, Tornikatu 1, Outokumpu, Finland
School concert for academic year 2022–2023 "Ladies" Project – Guitar,
Visual Arts, Literature Produced by Konserttikeskus Finland
Visual Arts, Literature Produced by Konserttikeskus Finland
2023-3-9 "Ladies" Project – "Contemporary Guitar Compositions focusing on Women Characters", Presentation at Women – Music – Futures Symposium Metsätalo, University of Helsinki, Finland
2022-8-23~27 Espoo 50 Celebration Week – "Ladies" Project – Guitar,
Visual Arts, and Finnish Literature, feat. WE Guitar Duo
Entresse Library, Iso Omena Library, Sello Library, Tapiola Library
Sponsored by Espoo City, Finland
Visual Arts, and Finnish Literature, feat. WE Guitar Duo
Entresse Library, Iso Omena Library, Sello Library, Tapiola Library
Sponsored by Espoo City, Finland
2022-8-18 Night of the Art (Helsinki Festival) – "Ladies" Project Solo
Teater DOT, Helsinki, Finland
Teater DOT, Helsinki, Finland
2022-5-28 Mini-"Ladies" Project, feat. Katia Skylar
Helsinki Butoh Festival, Kellariteatteri, Finland
Helsinki Butoh Festival, Kellariteatteri, Finland
2022-5-27 Mini-"Ladies" Project, produced by Culture Espoo
Lippulaiva Library, Espoo, Finland
Lippulaiva Library, Espoo, Finland
2022-5-24 "Ladies" Project – Guitar, Visual Arts, and Literature
Kruununhaka Upper School, Helsinki, Finland
Kruununhaka Upper School, Helsinki, Finland
2022-3-31 "Ladies" Project – Guitar, Visual Arts, and Literature
Ressu Elementary School, Helsinki, Finland
Ressu Elementary School, Helsinki, Finland
2021-12-3 Solo-Version at Women's Café in English Helsinki, Finland
2021-10-13 Chinese Literature-Version Recording at Helsinki Open Waves
2021-4-24 "Forest Rhyme" Solo Guitar Concert Online
2021-2-3 Theater-Version Online Premiere
2020-11-21 Solo Guitar Concert "The Art of Strings" Nurmijärvi, Finland
2020-11-16 Solo Guitar Concert "The Art of Strings" Helsinki, Finland
2020-9-27 "Autumn Sunshine" Guitar Concert Helsinki, Finland
2020-2-2 Solo Guitar Concert "The Art of Strings" Berlin, Germany
2020-1-15 Solo Guitar Concert "The Art of Strings"
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Photo Album
Multidisciplinary Approach
Guitar, Visual Art, and Literature
Paintings by Alex Markwith
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Acting & Guitar Duo by Mikko Zibulski
Guitar, Visual Art, and Literature
Paintings by Alex Markwith
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Acting & Guitar Duo by Mikko Zibulski
"Mermaid"
"Ophelia"
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"Fairy of the Snow"
"Medusa"
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Trailer
吉他音乐短剧
《女子》
《女子》
“女子在扮演着怎样的角色?
母亲?女儿?贤内助?
精灵?幻象?小公主?
猎物?玩偶?牺牲品?
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由韫佳创作的吉他音乐短剧《女子》包含了四首当代作曲家创作的的古典吉
他独奏曲: “美人鱼”、“雪之精灵”、“欧菲丽雅… 幽灵奏鸣曲”和“美杜莎”,
每一首曲目都代表了一个女性角色。节目中以文学作品为穿插元素,为听众朋友
们呈现了吉他音乐与文学作品相融合的艺术形式。
音乐短剧“女子”探索的话题是“女性在当代社会中究竟扮演着怎样的角色?”
音乐节目单
刘韫佳 – ♪ 美人鱼
刘韫佳 – ♪ 雪之精灵
菲利普·霍顿 – ♪ 欧菲丽雅… 幽灵奏鸣曲
第一乐章 恐惧… 与天使
第二乐章 疯魔… 我是否只是影之梦
第三乐章 咏叹… 花月
第四乐章 流水… 回忆-鬼魂殿堂-涤荡
第五乐章 死亡… 月在发丝间
托马斯·费洛 – ♪ 美杜莎
母亲?女儿?贤内助?
精灵?幻象?小公主?
猎物?玩偶?牺牲品?
… …”
由韫佳创作的吉他音乐短剧《女子》包含了四首当代作曲家创作的的古典吉
他独奏曲: “美人鱼”、“雪之精灵”、“欧菲丽雅… 幽灵奏鸣曲”和“美杜莎”,
每一首曲目都代表了一个女性角色。节目中以文学作品为穿插元素,为听众朋友
们呈现了吉他音乐与文学作品相融合的艺术形式。
音乐短剧“女子”探索的话题是“女性在当代社会中究竟扮演着怎样的角色?”
音乐节目单
刘韫佳 – ♪ 美人鱼
刘韫佳 – ♪ 雪之精灵
菲利普·霍顿 – ♪ 欧菲丽雅… 幽灵奏鸣曲
第一乐章 恐惧… 与天使
第二乐章 疯魔… 我是否只是影之梦
第三乐章 咏叹… 花月
第四乐章 流水… 回忆-鬼魂殿堂-涤荡
第五乐章 死亡… 月在发丝间
托马斯·费洛 – ♪ 美杜莎
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Trailer
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Online PREMIERE
Feb 3, 2021 |
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Initiated by Yunjia Liu, the theater version of the project is a multidisciplinary experiment with solo guitar music and theatrical representation by French actress and singer Laura Bečeić.
