Beats!
| Musical dates | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Beats! |
| Original language: | German |
| Music: | Axel Goldbeck |
| Book: | Johannes Maria Schatz |
| Lyrics: | Diane Weigmann |
| Premiere: | April 14, 2012 |
| Place of premiere: | Theater Hagen in Hagen |
| Playing time: | about 2 hours |
| Place and time of the action: | Summer 2012 in Germany |
Beats! is a musical / music-dramatic work by Axel Goldbeck (music), Diane Weigmann (lyrics) and Johannes Maria Schatz (book) in two acts. The musical was premiered on the occasion of the centenary of the Hagen Theater.
content
Actually, carefree summer holidays should wait for the youngsters. But suddenly a letter flutters into the house: The youth center is to be closed in a few weeks due to lack of funds. Gillan, the head of the youth club, decides to make a bold rescue attempt: his young band musicians and hip-hop dancers are to put on a big live concert with teenagers from the twin city - classical musicians and ballet dancers. The crossover does not only take place between these fundamentally different musical worlds. The young people also come from very different backgrounds. Stupid bet, hormones going crazy and a jealous ex-lover make the mess complete. Old rocker Gillan has his hands full to unite the youngsters for this bold music and dance project and to save the youth center, which is threatened with closure.
Song title
first act
- Opening
- Until late at night
- Let's bet
- This is not my world
- At this moment
- In the perfect world
- Not different from you
- go ahead and cry
- My heart beats in sync
- Sing that blues
- Make some moves
- A Little Lovesong
- Respect
- Unexpectedly good
- I'm waiting for you
- Finale I.
Second act
- In Search of Light I
- In Search of Light II
- You want it too
- In free fall
- BEATS!
- Howl - recap
- BEATS! - The love of music
premiere
The world premiere took place on April 14, 2012 in the large house of the Hagen Theater and was performed seven times in front of a sold-out house during the 2011/12 season. The Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra played .
Production: Thilo Borowczak; Musical director: Steffen Müller-Gabriel; Choreography: Ricardo Fernando; Stage design: Jan Bammes; Costume design: Christiane Luz; Make-up image: Ronald Bomius; Co-director: Robert Schartel.
occupation
Lara: Lisa Gonscherowsky; TC: Luc Packlidat; Alani: Carolin Vogel; Flea: Wioleta Czebotorowicz; Thessa: Joanna Baker; Fabi: Claudio Fisicaro; Maja: Nadine Floer; Ina: Saskia Ehrenthal; Kim: Anastasia Erbeling; Crush: Pascal Bülow; Giovanni: Nevio Grasso; Achim: Ioakim Iliadis; Philipp: Dennis Gross; Sophia: Nathalie Schäfer; Carla: Sabrina Steinkühler; Lea: Melina Fuhrmann; Hanna: Janine Göbbels; Emma: Vanessa Barthl; Gillan: Robert Schartel and Ensemble .
Reviews
"Fresh wind in the opera house"
“The story is a classic: Music connects across borders, making music together makes you strong. It works in " Brassed Off " and with the " Children of Monsieur Mathieu ". With "Beats!" It works even better, even more authentically. "
"The social crossover on stage is also reflected in the music composed by Axel Goldberg [ sic ]: Pop melodies and orchestral arrangements are the basic ingredients, in between rap and Latin grooves as well as timeless blues."
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Musical "Beats!" in Hagen: A breath of fresh air in the opera house ( Memento from April 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.derwesten.de/kultur/herzklopfen-ein-traum-wird-wahr-id6556666.html
- ↑ http://theaterpur.net/theater/musiktheater/2012/04/hagen-beats.html
- ↑ http://www.theaterhagen.de/veranstaltung/beats_248/1275/show/Play/
- ↑ http://www.prestage.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/BEATS!_Programmheft.pdf
- ↑ Musical "Beats!" in Hagen: A breath of fresh air in the opera house ( Memento from April 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.derwesten.de/kultur/herzklopfen-ein-traum-wird-wahr-id6556666.html
- ↑ http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/hagen/hoher-herzschlag-bei-beats-id6555973.html