To Define Happiness

music for the theatre work by Peeter Jalakas for soprano and ensemble

text inspired by Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time"

soprano and ensemble

Edition: Performance material

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Gavin Bryars collaborated with Estonian producer, director and playwright Peeter Jalakas to write To Define Happiness. The idea grew out of a workshop at the Von Krahl Academy in Tallinn, Estonia on the theme of cosmology. The work is inspired by physicist and philosopher Stephen Hawking’s book A Brief History of Time, and encompasses multiple art forms including music, theatre, dance, sculpture, film, light and environmental art. The work questions some of the fundamental questions of life: what do we know about the universe, and how do we know it? Where did the universe come from, and where is it going? What is our place in it?

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Title:

To Define Happiness

music for the theatre work by Peeter Jalakas for soprano and ensemble

text inspired by Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time"

Language:

Estonian, English

Edition:

Performance material

Publisher/Label:

Schott Music

Year of composition:

2007

Duration:

80 ′

World Premiere:

April 8, 2007 · Tallinn (EST)
Valior's Warehouse
Kädy Plaas, soprano · Conductor: Olari Elts · NYYD Ensemble
Costumes: Reet Aus · Set desing: Kirke Kangro · Choreography: Stanislav Varkki / Peeter Jalakas
Organizer: Von Krahl Theatre
(scenic)