Sand animation combines the elements of painting, shadow theatre and dance.
Four actors are needed for a sand art performance: sand, hands, a glass surface lit from beneath and music.
The hands move the sand over the glass and the image is being projected on a screen.
The music decides the choreography: sometimes there is already an implicit story in a musical piece and sometimes it has to be discovered by the sand artist.
Piano & Sand
2021 the project Piano & Sand was initiated together with the pianist and dear friend, Sabina Hasanova.
Three programs are evolving within and beyond its playful frame so far:
Sand animation & piano solo
sand animation, piano solo & poetry
and
sand animation & neoclassical ambient with the violist Nikita Gerkusov.
Program details and upcoming concerts can be found on the Events page.
Performances
The Carnival of the Animals C. Saint-Saëns
Der kleine Prinz Christoph Zimper, Florian Willeitner, Alexander Wienand, Marie Spaemann, Nina Kazourian, Daniela & Nora Knaller
Lost Skin Christoph Zimper, Florian Willeitner, Alexander Wienand, Marie Spaemann, Nina Kazourian, Georg Blume
Сrisantemi G. Puccini
Pavane pour une infante défunte M. Ravel
4 danses caractéristiques from the Nutcracker Suite P. Tchaikovsky
Trois morceaux pour piano L. Boulanger
Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 J.S. Bach
The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross J. Haydn
Italian Serenade H. Wolf
Langsamer Satz A. Webern
Danse orientale S. Rachmaninoff
Vienna, 2019
Vienna, 2020