When his brother David Schlaffke, a talented organist from Amsterdam asked Weimar based artist Markus Schlaffke if they would put Olivier Messiaens “Nativité” on stage in their childhood church in Mühlhausen, he was enthousiastic about the possibilities. Olivier Messiaen was known to be a synesthete and added descriptive colors to his compositions.
Markus developped a concept for a contemporary interpretation of the deeply religious work. Faced with the task to bring his vision into the neoromantic church of Mühlhausen he asked MXAV Artists Stefan Kraus and Florian Licht to support the production with their experience in spacial media and lighting design.
The concert was a huge success, the church was full to the last place and many of the parishioners were deeply moved by the combination of music, light and videoprojection that created a synesthete experience, previously unseen in Mühlhausen.
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La Nativité du Seigneur
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