- Open Format
Transcultural music and dance performance
Janco Boy Bystron, Dirk Häfner, Edegar Fernando Starke, Meryl Prettyman, Sofia Seta
27 June 2025 20:00–22:00
In the Brazilian candomblé cult an archetypal pantheon connects to percussion rhythms, dance and coral singings in a unique and fascinating way. Koro contextualizes the music of candomblé with a new harmonic and sound wise environment. Samples of the original call- and response singings are placed in the centre of contemporary compositions and experience the listener the spirituality of the candomblé through a musical performance supported by dance performance and digital visual art.
Biography
Janco Boy Bystron, Dirk Häfner, Edegar Fernando Starke, Meryl Prettyman, Sofia Seta
Dirk Häfner (guitar) studied jazz guitar at the Academy of Contemporary Music Guildford/UK and at the Carl Maria von Weber Academy of Music Dresden and has toured China, Brazil and Europe.
Janco Boy Bystron (percussion, electronics) studied percussion at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden and holds a doctorate in musicology.
Edegar Fernando Starke (dance) studied acting in Ibirama and has realized a wide variety of dance and theater projects throughout Brazil.
Meryl Prettyman (Dance), is a native New Yorker and received her professional dance training at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center in New York City, the California Inst. of the Arts (BFA) and UCLA in Los Angeles, where she completed her Masters in Dance / Movement Therapy.
Janco Boy Bystron (percussion, electronics) studied percussion at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden and holds a doctorate in musicology.
Edegar Fernando Starke (dance) studied acting in Ibirama and has realized a wide variety of dance and theater projects throughout Brazil.
Meryl Prettyman (Dance), is a native New Yorker and received her professional dance training at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center in New York City, the California Inst. of the Arts (BFA) and UCLA in Los Angeles, where she completed her Masters in Dance / Movement Therapy.
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