“FALL AND RISE“is a transcultural interdisciplinary performance, research, and production by Alireza Ostovarin collaboration with Tember Ensemble and guests.
Artwork by Alireza Ostovar (2022)
Transculturality refers to a new culture created by combining different cultures and can be applied to electroacoustic music and performance art to create a new spectrum of interdisciplinary art. Combining music, images, and movement (of a dancer and musicians) in a designed interior space allows us to transform this space into a unique transcultural audiovisual space that offers new possibilities of storytelling, interaction, and artistic exchange with the audience during the performance. The audience can move, watch, and listen to the performance from different angles. The performance is inspired by a poem by an Iranian mystic poet, Molana (Rumi), translated into different languages, which is about spirituality, self-reflection, and the meaning of life and death. The performance and the unique transcultural space allow all of us (audience and artists) to question and rethink the belief and concept of life and death individually and in our society.
“Fall and Rise” Live 2022 -composed by Alireza Ostovar and self-released in September 2023- received a nomination in the “Electronic and Experimental” category, for the first long list of the 2024 prestigious “Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik” (PdSK) awards.
Maolana’s (Rumi’s) Poem: Ghazal 911 – When I die
program notes
The research process and documentation
Observation & true connection
I was observing my dear friend Nina B. in a deep connection to nature. #inspiration
I was observing my dear friend Nina B. in a deep connection to nature. I used these inspirations later working with a dancer for the creation of Fall and Rise (2022)
I was getting inspiration from Nature, Thanks Nina Bozicko for being part of these inspirations.
2nd part of the research: Sharing. Research in nature and recording video material
Dancing in nature
Sharing ideas, recording videos, and researching the movement based on the concept. in the picture, Marcelina is dancing and improvising in nature.
Creation process
Part of the research is in the nature and recording of video material. Marcelina Liebner is in this picture.
Part of the research is in the nature and recording of video material. Marcelina Liebner is in this picture.
video art by Alireza Ostovar (2022). Visual art, an abstraction from nature
video art by Alireza Ostovar (2022) visual art
visuals by Alireza Ostovar (2022)
Scenography by Shahrzad Rahmani
Movement research
In the picture, Marcelina Liebner is dancing. I was researching the visuals and discovering different perspectives and spaces in the performance room.
In the picture, Marcelina Liebner is dancing. I researched the visuals and discovered different perspectives and spaces in the performance room.
In the picture, Marcelina Liebner is dancing. I researched the visuals and discovered different perspectives and spaces in the performance room.
Marcelina Liebner | dancer. Photo by Alireza Ostovar (2022)
Photo by Alireza Ostovar, Marcelina Liebner is in this picture.
During the rehearsals
Marcelina Liebner | dancer. Photo by Nina Božičko (2022) “Fall and Rise” – Interdisciplinary Performance.
Marcelina Liebner | dancer. Photo by Nina Božičko (2022) “Fall and Rise” – Interdisciplinary Performance
Marcelina Liebner | dancer, Photo by Nina Božičko
Marcelina Liebner | dancer, Photo by Nina Božičko
In the picture, Marcelina Liebner is dancing. I researched the visuals and discovered different perspectives and space in the performance room.
Dressing rehearsal. In the picture, Marcelina Liebner is dancing. I researched the visuals and discovered different perspectives and space in the performance room. video art by Alireza Ostovar (2022)
Marcelina Liebner | dancer. Photo by Nina Božičko
Photo by Nina Božičko. Marcelina Liebner is in this picture.
Petros Tzekos during the rehearsal, Photo by Nina Božičko
Ali Ostovar playing live-electronics
Azin Zahedi and Petros Tzekos during the rehearsal
Talking during the rehearsal. Photo by Nina Božičko
Performance photos:
Fall and Rise – interdisciplinary performance by Ali Ostovar (2022) in picture: Marcelina Liebner (dance)
Fall and Rise – interdisciplinary performance – musicians from Tember Ensemble. In picture: Azin Zahedi (flute/santur) and Petros Tzekos (percussions)
Photo by Nina Bozicko (2022)
In the picture: Marcelina Liebner (dance)
Photo by Ali Ostovar (2022). in the picture: Marcelina Liebner (dance/performance)
