Marco Polo, diary of mirages

At the gateway to the Orient, Venice dominated Mediterranean trade in the Middle Ages. As a result of these exchanges, the lakeside city was reminiscent of certain oriental cities: the markets were souks where Arabic words mingled with Venetian, and the architecture and art were largely inspired by the East... We are evoking musically this mix by combining the Italian baroque repertoire with Persian melodies inspired by Sufi poetry. Cocteau Mot Lotov's slam provides a literary counterpoint, a rhythmic setting of excerpts from Livre des Merveilles of Marco Polo, the Venetian merchant famous for his tales of travels to the mysterious Orient...

16.00€

Program details

1. Polo au rapport - Ciaccona, Johann Hyeronymus Kapsberger
2. Aller voir, aller vers - Ân Délbaré man, chanson perse
3. Coutume de la femme à l'étranger - Amarilli, Stefano Landi
4. On raconte moult fables, slam a capella
5. Cocacin - Se L'aura spira tutta vezzosa, Girolamo Frescobaldi
6. Bâzâ, poème de Abou Saeid Abolkheir - Toccata L'arpeggiata, Johann Hyeronymus Kapsberger
7. Le très grand désert - chant libre Navâ et Alâ Éy Piré Farzâneh, chanson perse
8. Les assassins - Passacaglia, Johann Hyeronymus Kapsberger / Passacaglia, Tomaso Antonio Vitali
9. Ma très grande douleur - Augelin, Stefano Landi
10. Pour les marchands - Éy Tir, chanson perse
11. La prison incrédule - slam a capella
12. Ghamé tô, poème de Hafez - La Bella noeva, anonyme

Cast

Franck-Emmanuel Comte, organ, arrangements and direction
Lionel Lerch (alias Cocteau Mot Lotov), slam, adaptation of Livre des Merveilles and writing
Nolwenn Le Guern, viola, violone and rebab
Nicolas Muzy, theorbo, lute and guitar
Navid Abbassi, tar and vocals
David Bruley, Iranian and Oriental percussion

Artistic team

Graphic design: Clément Bernis (alias Le Poisson)
Sound recording, mixing and mastering: Pascal Cacouault, studio de la Salamandre
Production: 1001 Notes