The
Ensemble infiammabile
and composer Michael Stark explore our solar system with young audiences in an intergalactic baroque sound.
Content
A journey through the universe
Ensemble infiammabile explores the universe with recorders, Baroque guitar and Baroque cello – from planet to planet, on to the sun and the moon as far as the smallest stars. Composer Michael Stark elegantly combines Renaissance and Baroque melodies with contemporary sounds – infinitely remote, deep black and full of surprises! A Wiener Konzerthaus & Jeunesse Wien production staged by Christoph Steiner, the Styriarte “kids’ captain”.
With a sweet sound and burning passion, the young quartet explores early music and embeds it in modern elements and a cultural-historical context. The four musicians received their training at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz and have since presented their - often very young - audiences with elegance, liveliness and cheerfulness in a variety of projects.
Her artistic scenes open up adventurous perspectives on socially relevant topics. After studying stage design and performance in Graz, Vienna and Berlin, Leonie Bramberger has already attracted attention at the STELLA*21 Award and the Best Austrian Animation Award. With the Graz-based collective Das Planetenparty Prinzip, she has been realising plays on controversial issues of our time since 2015.
As an actor, writer, singer and Austrian poetry slam champion, Graz-born Christoph Steiner is at home on many stages and impresses both as a musical theatre performer at Graz Opera and as a permanent member of the ensemble at Next Liberty. As head of the children’s programme at Styriarte, he devises the most fantastic youth programmes for all age groups.
Creating extraordinary experiences through voice and sound is Michael Stark’s field of expertise. Since studying German literature and acting in Vienna, he has worked on German-speaking stages as a musician, actor and theatre composer. Stark has presented his experimental sound projects at the Vienna Festival and Wien Modern. At the Vienna Konzerthaus, the multidisciplinary artist hosts a concert series for young audiences.
