Der Letzte Klang ist der Erste Blick

‘This Is Not Lebanon’ gives artists a platform to contradict simplistic reporting on the situation in Lebanon and to develop nuanced perspectives on the country. The three-week festival from 26 August to 12 September 2021 in Frankfurt will primarily present leading younger figures in the fields of performance, visual arts, choreography and music.

The Ensemble Modern has devised a music program for the festival in several parts, providing commissions for both compositions and productions. One part is collaboration with the composer Saed Haddad – another is a commission from the Lebanese composer and visual artist Zad Moultaka. Within the program, other Ensemble Modern co-operations with the pianist, composer and installation artist Cynthia Zaven; with the sound designer and filmmaker Nour Sokhon; and between the jazz pianist Florian Weber and the jazz singer Rabih Lahoud.