I EXIST – to Rajasthan

2017

A staged concert by Marc Sinan Sinan Company with musicians, artists, ensembles and institutions from the Roma community, Europe and India.

In »I EXIST – to Rajasthan«, a cast of musicians, artists and ensembles from Europe and India team up to tell the story of a trip to the mythical origins of a nation. Ancient tales chronicle the roots of the Roma from Rajasthan. For the avant-garde musician Iva Bittová and the artist duo Damian & Delaine Le Bas, this encounter with the reputed birthplace of the Roma also meant coming face-to-face with a part of their heritage. And this journey into the unknown turns into a journey to the roots of their own existence.

Premiere: 31 March 2017, Festspielhaus Hellerau, Dresden

Marc Sinan
Composition, Artistic Direction, Guitar

Markus Rindt
Producer

Holger Kuhla
Dramaturgy, Libretto

Delaine & Damian Le Bas
Stage design

Iva Bittová
Violin, Voice

Raju Bhopa
Voice

Dayam Khan
Harmonium, Voice

Papamir
Dholak, Voice

Dresdner Sinfoniker (Maria Schneider, Sascha Friedl, Mathias Gunnarsson, Tom Götze)
Orchestra

No Borders Orchestra (Sasa Mirkovic, Stanko Madic, Nikola Jovanovic, Vladimir Blagojevic)
Orchestra

Maike Wetzel
Fundraising

Vera Heimisch, Josephine Heide
Executive Production

Volker Greve
Sound design

Nico Daum
Technical setup

Vinod Joshi
Coordination India

Hans-Peter Eckardt
Camera

Nataly Bleuel
Interviews

Hans-Peter Eckardt &
Maria Lanowski
Video

In cooperation with
HELLERAU – European Center of the Arts Dresden, Ethnologisches Museum in den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin,zu Berlin, whiteBOX, München, No Borders Orchestra, Pécs 2010, RADIALSYSTEM V, Berlin, Rajeev Goenka Music Academy Dundlod, Jaipur Virasat Foundation