Respect Festival:
CocoRosie
Sister duo Sierra and Bianca Casady aka CocoRosie, who combine elements of pop, blues, electronica, hip hop and opera, known especially for their original poetics, will offer a concert with an extraordinary stage presence and unique sound that will delight fans and new listeners alike.
Sierra Casady is a classically trained opera singer and theater actress and Bianca Casady is a poet, theater director and visual artist. Together, the sisters use music, theatrical movement practices, fashion and contemporary art to create work that reflects the beauty and sadness of our collective experience. Through their art, they advocate for human rights, challenge social norms, and often play with various taboos.
In the past, they have collaborated with names such as Anohni of Antony and the Johnsons, the Kronos Quartet and avant-garde theatre director Robert Wilson. With a unique unplugged performance, CocoRosie will celebrate their 20th anniversary with a cross-section of their work to date, including their latest compositions.
With a committed global fanbase stretching across Europe, the United
States, South America and beyond, CocoRosie has consistently released
cutting edge studio records and performed to sold out concert venues
for two decades. Recording artists most recognized for their masterful
poetry and timeless harmonies accompanied by lo-fi toy folly,
classical instrumentation and genre defying rhythms, sister duo
CocoRosie continue to elevate their sound and art with each recording
project.
Sierra Casady is a classically trained Opera singer and stage actor
and Bianca Casady is a published poet and accomplished visual artist.
Together the sisters utilize theatrical practices of movement and
character study, high fashion and contemporary art to produce work
which reflects the human experience. Through radically subversive and
highly developed conceptual art, CocoRosie utilizes irreverence and
play to speak up for human rights and question unjust societal values.
Widely celebrated, often misunderstood, and always unwavering,
CocoRosie is a rigorously structured art and music project which
simultaneously looks at humanity’s ugly truths and shows us our
beauty.
In their 20 years as CocoRosie, the sisters have released seven
studio albums and are ready to release an 8th this year: Put The
Shine On (2020), Heartache City (2015), Tales of a Grasswidow (2013),
Grey Oceans (2010), The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn
(2007), Noah’s Ark (2005), and their first album La maison de mon
rêve (2004).
CocoRosie has composed original scores for four full-length
theatrical works by acclaimed director Robert Wilson: Peter Pan,
Pushkin's Fairy Tales, Edda, and Jungle Book - with another project
underway. For two years CocoRosie worked with the Kronos Quartet at
their Jazz Festival in San Francisco, creating a new collection of
songs ready to premiere as a collaborative album with Kronos.
In addition to CocoRosie album tours and festival performances
worldwide, Bianca Casady has had several solo art exhibitions
internationally including at Deitch Projects (2007) and Cheim & Read
Gallery (2012). Working within experimental theater, Bianca has
directed several plays including NightShift (2012) at Kampnagel in
Hamburg, Germany, Mother Hunting (2015) at the National Theater in
Oslo, Norway, and The Angel Show (2017) at the National Theater
Academy in Norway.
Sierra Casady created “Soul Life,” an Opera staged at the Donau
Festival in Krems (2012) and has arranged and performed music in
collaboration with the Symphony Orchestra of Amsterdam, The ICA in
London and The Sydney Opera House. Sierra is currently working on a lead role for an Opera written and directed by her sister, Bianca and
composed by both artists, slated to premier at the Manchester
International Festival.
Large auditorieum: free standing, seting on the balcony already sold out.
Theatrical smoke / haze effects