ROOM 01
Lexolalia Descenticum
/ The Waste Land Project
THE WORK
Lexolalia Descenticum brings T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land into an encounter with the poetry and voice of Ahmad Shamlou.
Amsterdam Sinfonietta and ISH Dance Collective developed The Waste Land / Het barre land as an interdisciplinary production inspired by the composition.
PRODUCTION INFORMATION ↗PERFORMANCES
Amsterdam Sinfonietta & ISH Dance Collective
2022 (September-October) — The Waste Land / Het barre land — performances in the Netherlands.
2025 (February-March) — The Waste Land — Netherlands tour.
15–16 March 2025 — The Waste Land — Hong Kong Arts Festival.
PRESS & RECEPTION
“The Waste Land titillates the senses and provokes thought.”
“A breathtaking journey.”
“An incredible fusion of strings, choreography and acrobatics.”
INDEPENDENT RECEPTION / THEATERKRANT · 25 SEPTEMBER 2022
In her review of Het barre land (The Waste Land), Gina Miroula considers the meeting of string music, choreography and aerial acrobatics. She identifies Farokhzad Layegh’s music as a connecting thread running through the production’s five episodes.
GINA MIROULA / THEATERKRANT / REVIEW OF THE STAGE PRODUCTION
READ THE ORIGINAL DUTCH REVIEW ↗
ORIGIN
COMPOSER’S PERSPECTIVE
The emergence of “Lexolalia Descenticum” unfolded like a vision, sparked by the interwoven reading of T.S. Eliot and Ahmad Shamlu, fused with a fragment of my own creation that I had not yet fully heard or understood.
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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
WORK & PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
- Work
- Lexolalia Descenticum
- Published recording
- Hermes Records
- Instrumentation, duration and composition year
- Available on request
- Performance versions and materials
- Available on request