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Ea Wiimh is studying composition at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus and has chosen to write an opera as her final master\u2019s project: Solens sl\u00e6gt<\/em> (The Lineage of the Sun<\/em>). At this concert, a 30-minute excerpt from the new opera is presented; the work is still under development.<\/p>\n

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Ea Wiimh herself describes the opera as a national-romantic queer opera about the Nordic Bronze Age\u2014a new, microtonal electroacoustic \u201cwork in progress.\u201d She describes her project as follows:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

About the opera<\/h4>\n

After immersing myself in the Nordic Bronze Age, I have realized how deeply Christianity still permeates our society and how we are nowhere near as progressive as we tell ourselves we are as Danes.<\/p>\n

In the Bronze Age, sex was inextricably linked to religious rituals and the elite. Consider your own reaction\u2014and what it stems from\u2014when I put the religious sex rituals of the Bronze Age into a contemporary perspective: If we still practised the religion of the Bronze Age, Mette Frederiksen and Lars L\u00f8kke would have had sex live on TV every New Year’s Eve to ensure a prosperous coming year.<\/p>\n

Plot<\/h4>\n

We follow the two semi-divine twin brothers, Hengest and Horsa, and their sister, the sun priestess S\u00f3l, on their journey to the annual fertility festival. The vulnerable twin brother, Hengest, has long fallen behind in his religious duties. His jealousy toward S\u00f3l and Horsa grows as their bond strengthens in light of his inadequacy.<\/p>\n

The relationship between the three leaders becomes increasingly strained as they approach the festival’s climax: a religious ritual where they must engage in a love-filled intercourse, observed by the people. A ritual that ensures the world continues to exist and that the sun rises again the next morning.<\/p>\n

Target audience<\/h4>\n

Young Danes today are searching for identity and rarely identify with our cultural heritage\u2014some even actively distance themselves from it because it is perceived as conservative and right-wing. This is partly due to the radical right-wing adopting Danish cultural artifacts as symbols for their political agenda.<\/p>\n

I want to show that our national symbols\u2014at least those from the Bronze Age\u2014have nothing to do with conservatism. Quite the opposite.<\/p>\n

Moreover, we have spent long enough focusing on the Viking Age in terms of Danish self-understanding. The Bronze Age offers far more archaeological finds and has much more to offer.<\/p>\n

Agendas behind the work<\/h4>\n
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  • Encouraging people to reflect on their relationship with sexuality, gender, and social norms. What is a performance, and what is truly natural?<\/li>\n
  • Making Danish history and cultural heritage relevant to younger generations and showing them that their values can be reflected in the past.<\/li>\n
  • Presenting Nordic antiquity in a national romantic way\u2014without Christian and heteronormative lenses.<\/li>\n
  • Portraying Nordic antiquity artistically but with historical responsibility\u2014after all, we will never rid ourselves of the historical misconceptions Wagner has created.<\/li>\n
  • Depicting Danish antiquity elegantly and intellectually\u2014just as we view Greek antiquity. Our perception of Danish prehistory as primitive and barbaric stems from Christian sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Featuring<\/h4>\n

    Horsa and Sol and almost all in the orchestra are RAMA students.<\/p>\n

    ACTORS\/SINGERS
    \nHengest \u2014 Kim-Erik Ankler
    \nHorsa \u2014 Hans Christian Brun-Jensen
    \nSol \u2014 Julia Jacobson
    \nIngunis \u2014 Alma Alstrup
    \nSirene \u2014 Sofia Schmidt<\/p>\n

    ORCHESTRA
    \nFlute \u2014 Ditte Warrer Bech
    \nClarinet \u2014 Emilie Rasmussen
    \nFrench Horn \u2014 Lucas Bendtsen
    \nFrench Horn \u2014 Elena Mar\u00eda Mart\u00edn Alaminos
    \nViolin \u2014 Julian Ringsted Hartwig-Hansen
    \nViola \u2014 Asbj\u00f8rn Rokkj\u00e6r
    \nCello \u2014 Anna Helander
    \nDouble Bass \u2014 Asger Laursen
    \nGuitar \u2014 August Bjerregaard
    \nPercussion \u2014 Lise Hougaard Laursen
    \nPiano\/Keys \u2014 Emma Roesgaard<\/p>\n

    CONDUCTOR
    \nRasmus Beyer<\/p>\n

    SCENE
    \nCostume Design \u2014 Ida Voldsgaard
    \nScenographer \u2014 Helena Lindegaard Starup<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":38897,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSolens sl\u00e6gt - a \u200bnational romantic queer opera - Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/musikkons.dk\/en\/events\/solens-slaegt\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Solens sl\u00e6gt - a \u200bnational romantic queer opera - Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ea Wiimh is studying composition at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus and has chosen to write an opera as her final master\u2019s project: Solens sl\u00e6gt (The Lineage of the Sun). 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