Different Trains by Steve Reich at Judiska Teatern

Revival opening April 18 2012, concerts through May 4

What happens when numerous different works of art come together and make up something new? Different Trains is an example of this and an example of Pia Forsgren's ability to move between and combine various art forms to a new and independent work - something that has made the Jewish Theatre a ground breaking stage for performance art.

The basic idea was the American composer Steve Reich's Different Trains, a piece in three parts written for a string quartet in which melodies are interspersed with recorded, authentic voices. Reich spent a lot of time in his childhood traveling by train between the American West and East coasts. Had he instead lived in Europe during this time, the early 40's, he would have, being a Jew, travelled on entirely different trains.

Pia Forsgren made the bold choice to let the Flesh Quartet perform Different Trains. She also asked them to compose and perform a new piece - Tears Apart. At the same time she realized a long-cherished dream - to build a set design in glass. The design by artist Ann Wåhlström is ravishing and surrounds the audience as well as the musicians - open to all interpretations.

Direction, concept and set design Pia Forsgren
Music the Fleshquartet
Glass design Ann Wåhlström
Lighting design Hans-Åke Sjöquist
Costume design Mikael T. Zielinski

JUDISKA TEATERN / THE JEWISH THEATRE
Tickets by phone: +46 8 663 12 12
Djurgårdsvägen 59, 115 25 Stockholm, Sweden

www.judiskateatern.se

www.annwahlstrom.com

Shanghai's shiny new Museum of Glass opened last week as part of Shanghai's campaign of becoming a globally important cultural and creative centre by launching 100 museums in a decade.

en.shmog.org/page/museumgart/index.php

Habatat Galleries

Royal Oaks, Michigan, USA

Saturday, April 24, 2010 to Tuesday, May 25, 2010

http://www.habatat.com/video_pop.asp

www.habatat.com

Glass artists from Sweden and the Czech Republic have linked the two nations through new ways of cooperation. The exhibition if organized by Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague and Smålands Museum - Swedish Glass Museum.

Open daily except Mondays
10 am - 6 pm, Tuesday 10 am - 7 pm

www.upm.cz

Read article about the exhibition in Czech Business Weekly:

http://www.cbw.cz/article/the-swedish-connection.aspx

Take a deep breathe and dive with us into the glass world!

29 oct - 30 nov 2009
Jonas Rooth, Ingalena Klenell, Lena Nilsson
Curator: Sylvia Neiglick