Restaging Brundibár: an Exercise in Resistance and an Antidote to Intolerance
um exercício de resistência e um antídoto para a intolerância
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Hans Krása, Holocasut, MusicAbstract
In 2007 I had the chance to direct Brundibár ,a children’s opera by the Czech composer Hans Krása, as part of a project carried out at the Juiz de Fora Military College (CMJF) in Brazil. At face value, it seems trivial: one more school music project. However, the context within which the opera acquired renown –that of the Holocaust –broadens the project’s reach. This context produced profound reflections on the links between ethics and aesthetics, particularly when it came to remember –with children – traumatic events that themselves involved so many youngsters. This article reports on that experience.
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