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4 unusual facts about Samstag aus Licht


Gae Aulenti

Aulenti also occasionally worked as a stage designer for Luca Ronconi, including for Samstag aus Licht (1984).

Samstag aus Licht

The work was composed in collaboration with Kathinka Pasveer in February and March 1983 at Diani Beach near Mombasa, Kenya (Stockhausen 1989a, 556).

The stage direction was by Luca Ronconi and Ugo Tessitore, with costume and stage design by Gae Aulenti.

The Saturday Greeting is performed from the four cardinal points of the theatre by 26 brass players divided into four choirs, two of which each have an added percussionist.



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