Dischord #10 - Text And Music (Adriaan Van Aken)

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Dischord : Figuring Out Musical Theatre

Arts


We speak to Adriaan Van Aken, the artistic director of Belgian company Het Nieuwstedelijk who give text and music equal emphasis in their work. We discuss their most recent show 'Last Call; which is currently playing at the Edinburgh Fringe. We discuss content and form, debate the Wooster group and Laurie Anderson, wonder how to merge distinct disciplines and try to figure out how to make musical theatre not feel fake.