I EXIST – to Rajasthan
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
Under the patronage of the German Comission for UNESCO, funded by the German Federal Cultural Foundation and the Cultural Foundation of Saxony.
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