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21. June 2024 • Lisa Läng, Lis Marti

western classical songs about female characters without sexism? representation of queer people in western classical music? difficult to find. lis à lis wants to change this and works in their practice with western classical music as a mouthpiece for queer-feminist concerns.

the duo (lis marti, lisa läng) from bern find themselves at the interface between new westernclassical music, literature and queer-feminist activism. their first programme creates visibility and role models for queer people, combines western classical music and literature and normalizes diversity on stage. the two-part concert includes a song cycle by robert schumann with a new version of the text by lisa läng. the second part consists of a composition by flurina zehnder to a text by kim de l'horizon. an introduction and a debriefing provide space for a discussion on how to deal with problematic texts in the existing core repertoire of western classical music.

lisa läng (vocals) & lis marti (piano) – talk with severin kolb

location: provitreff