The Song of Roland
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Sharjah Art Institute 17 March
Sharjah Art Institute 17 March 2018
Wael Shawky continues his exploration and interrogation of historical narratives in The Song of Roland: The Arabic Version (2017), a large-scale musical and theatrical performance that will premiere at the Theater der Welt 2017 festival. The performance is based on the French epic poem La Chanson de Roland, which has been translated into classical Arabic and will be brought to life by over 20 fidjeri singers and musicians performing in the traditional style of Arabian Gulf pearl divers.
Shawky’s performance brings together two rich but disparate traditions of narrative verse. He draws on a major work of eleventh-century French literature, written in the time of Charlemagne, which glorifies the emperor’s reign and conquests along with his nephew Roland’s heroic war against the Saracens (a term used to describe Muslim Arabs). The translation and adaptation of this text into classical Arabic is set to fidjeri music, which has its roots in the Arabian Gulf and dates back more than 800 years. The fidjeri singers, famed for their expressive solos and call-and-response choral performances, are accompanied by percussion instruments and maritime-inspired choreography.
Wael Shawky continues his exploration and interrogation of historical narratives in The Song of Roland: The Arabic Version (2017), a large-scale musical and theatrical performance that will premiere at the Theater der Welt 2017 festival. The performance is based on the French epic poem La Chanson de Roland, which has been translated into classical Arabic and will be brought to life by over 20 fidjeri singers and musicians performing in the traditional style of Arabian Gulf pearl divers.
Shawky’s performance brings together two rich but disparate traditions of narrative verse. He draws on a major work of eleventh-century French literature, written in the time of Charlemagne, which glorifies the emperor’s reign and conquests along with his nephew Roland’s heroic war against the Saracens (a term used to describe Muslim Arabs). The translation and adaptation of this text into classical Arabic is set to fidjeri music, which has its roots in the Arabian Gulf and dates back more than 800 years. The fidjeri singers, famed for their expressive solos and call-and-response choral performances, are accompanied by percussion instruments and maritime-inspired choreography.
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