LIFE IS REAL ONLY THEN, WHEN I AM (2013) Multimedia Music-Theatre/Opera/Performance
For baritone (voice), flute, trombone, cello, piano, video projection, sound, lighting.
Duration: Approx 42 Minutes
Composer, librettist, mise en scène, video, sound, lighting: Gio Janiashvili
The composer invites you into the intimate experience of his thought process through the musical work, which is a journey that philosophically questions what is 'I' and what is reality.
Video/audio excerpts from the first performance of the piece on 13 September 2013, Blackheath Halls, London, UK - the presentation for the Master's Degree at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Direction: Gio Janiashvili, Baritone (Voice): Nicolas Simeha, Flute: Jenni Hogan, Trombone: Jonathan Heeley, Piano: Maria Nemtsova. Violoncello: Austen Scully.