New in Our Programme: Dance & Electronic Music

After the death of his mother, father and several close friends in 2023, Angelin Preljocaj felt the urge to translate the emotions one feels after the death of a loved one into dance. »I want to explore all of these emotions that run through us when we’re grieving. It’s not just sadness or devastation. There’s also the memory, the trace of the loved one that lives on within us...«, says the French choreographer of Albanian descent.

In the early summer of 2024 in Paris, »Requiem(s)« was created for 19 dancers to music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Olivier Messiaen, György Ligeti and Georg Friedrich Haas, as well as medieval chants and songs by the metal band System of a Down.

Preljocaj was born in France and studied classical ballet and later contemporary dance. He founded his Ballet Preljocaj in 1984 and has created over 60 choreographies, which have been performed in the repertoire of the New York City Ballet, the Berlin State Opera and the Paris Opéra, for example.

After two acclaimed electro evenings in the classical theatre atmosphere of the Felsenreitschule, the 2025 event will take place at SZENE Salzburg.

Two artists will be performing: Alma discovered her love for electronic music in her teenage years and creates sets in the most important clubs and festivals from Berlin to Zurich to Thailand. DJ and music producer Cambis has been a Munich DJ legend for 20 years. Together they will create a night of Electro & Mussorgsky, Techno & Soprano and Wounds & Wonders, supported by the vocals of Persian singer Sogoli Livani.