Based in Brittany, Vóden brings together Marguerite Lersteau on nyckelharpa and vocals, and David Sévérac on alto hurdy-gurdy and kaval flutes from Bulgaria and Anatolia.
Their duo - sensitive and explosive - performs a traditional and composed repertoire, in line with their Scandinavian and Balkan influences.
Sounding like one entity, sometimes like a thousand, the illusion is given by the melodies and chords that intertwine around all their strings, sometimes gently and sometimes with great energy.
From Sweden to Turkey, from polska to kopanitsa, they give us the opportunity to listen to their common attraction for the exploration of popular music and the search for rhythm.
Produced by Simya Productions
Day breaks, the swallows swoop over the souk alleys filled with spices and oriental treasures. We are in Constantinople in 1353!
Five richly dressed young men are preparing for a long journey... Sigrid and her nyckelharpa, Asterios the hurdy-gurdy player, Bilal the drummer, Tancred of Malorti - the oboe player - and Mansueto Montaldo - the bagpipe player - have been commissioned by the emperor to go and collect the sounds of the peoples. They form a proud band ready for adventure!
Telling the story of their travels to curious ears, they offer their spellbinding music and invite you to dance.
Soon joined by the crowd, there were ten of them, then a hundred, laughing, dancing and clapping to the beat.
That's why they live! So that bodies can mingle and feet can kick up dust!
Alan Letenneur: Catalan oboe
David Sévérac: Alto hurdy-gurdy
Clément Le Goff: Veuze bagpipe
Gaël Martineau: Davul
Marguerite Lersteau: Nyckelharpa
Directed by Gildas Puget
Costumes by Anaé Barthélémy
Produced by La Forge Spectacle
