OP.1: HOMO FABER / new cross-disciplinary opera by Karmina Šilec

Op. 1: HOMO FABER blurs the traditional boundaries between craft /craftsmanship and contemporary music.

Performed by: male vocal ensemble, craftsmen, electronics, instruments

The work understands the various elements (sound, movement, image) that arise in craftsmanship as inspirations for the development of an inclusive composition. It includes unusual combinations of sound elements, juxtapositions of fragments of human activities from the past and present, and creates visual and sonic interactions through dialogues of music and words, analogue and digital sounds, historical and contemporary elements. The project is guided by the idea of linking seemingly unrelated media: music and sounds generated by work and tasks intertwine, layer and create a complex sonic event.