Strange people stand very strangely

“Strange people stand very strangely” is a vibrant concert-show format performance designed for children, combining analog synthesizers with opera vocals and analog film projectors. At its core is Platon Buravick’s vocal cycle for baritone and analog synthesizers, composed with Daniil Harms’ poetry for children (translated by Kārlis Vērdiņš). The performance incorporates various contemporary composition techniques, which, combined with dance music rhythms, allow the audience to enjoy the charm of contemporary electronic music in an informal manner, while the projections of analog projectors serve as a reference to the light and video effects used in concert shows.

At the same time, abstract projections and “in camera” tricks ignite the imagination of the audience and introduce them to the simplest filmmaking techniques of the early cinema era. The performance features singer Armands Siliņš, composer and analog synthesizer operator Platons Buravickis, analog film projector operator Lāsma Bērtule, director and actor Klāvs Mellis, and choreographer Madara Luīze Muzikante. Lighting designer Niks Cipruss. Cinematographer Elīna Matvejeva.