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'At the end of the world
Its as if nothing’s changed
But everything is infinite
And the cool air of evening
Can be enjoyed endlessly In the garden
Of cool air of evening
And LED manifestos
There is no more yearning
All possibilities have come about
All dreams are crystallised
There is no more sentiment
Like an endless holiday resort
Where there is no history
Everything is experienced
For the very first time'

Harmony tells the story of a timeless people who rise against the established order in search of new sensations.
Scent and taste were used as narrative devices accompanying the conventions of music and stage performance.

Drawing on Charles Fourier's Gastrosophy and his Theory of the Four Movements, Harmony proposes opera as a model for social organisation both in the way it was produced – particularly a non-professional cast and crew – as well as in the fictional space of the set, costumes, music, dance, libretto and edibles.


HARMONíA. Film 2014 from Machines Désirantes Buró on Vimeo.



Download the libretto here

Project Site here

A project by EspadayMonleón
Credits:

Idea original
ESPADA Y MONLEÓN

Libreto
BEATRICE LOFT SCHULZ

Música
BEATRICE LOFT SCHULZ
MAY KERSEY

Dirección artística
CARLOS MONLEÓN

Producción ejecutiva
MARÍA F. ESPADA

Diseño de escenario
LANGARITA Y NAVARRO ARQUITECTOS

Gastroescena
ESPADA Y MONLEÓN
ROBERTO SALAS

Escenografía
ALFREDO RODRÍGUEZ
ESTHER ZINGALE
GARAZI VALMASEDA
MARIANA LAÍN MILUCA SANZ
NORAH DELGADO






Diseño de iluminación
JESÚS XFLASH
MARTA OROZCO

Videografía
JOSE SALAS
MACHINES DÉSIRANTES BURÓVestuario
LUIS MANTEIGA
CALA FERNÁNDEZ-FÍGARES

Coreografía
VIRGINIA FEBRERO
FERNANDO SÁNCHEZ

Comunicación
MACHINES DÉSIRANTES BURÓ

Diseño de imagen gráfca y maquetación libreto
ELENA ALONSO

Ilustraciones
ELENA ALONSO
BEATRICE LOFT SCHULZ