THE SONG OF A SOLDIER ON WATCH ( WW3 Lili Marlene) , performed on 18,19/05/2012 @ CSW / CoCA , Torun /Poland
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THE SONG OF A SOLDIER ON WATCH ( WW3 Lili Marlene) , performed on 15/10/2011 @ Bains Connective, Brussels / Belgium
Photos by Dominika Sobolewska
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Between September 25 and October 15 2011 Branko Miliskovic was invited for a residency at Bains Connective. He worked on his new live performance entitled “The Song of a Soldier on Watch” and was inspired by one of the most controversial but extremely popular German love songs, “Lili Marlene”. The song was written in 1915 by the German soldier Hans Leip from Hamburg. It was set to music by Norbert Schultze in 1938 and recorded by Lale Andersen in 1939. During the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia, Radio Belgrade became Soldatensender Belgrad in 1941, and broadcasted programs to entertain the German armed forces. This song was played frequently and was also very popular in other Mediterranean and European countries, on both sides of the front line. “Lili Marlene’’ was presumably one of the first songs of which one thought it could lead to an individual and collective resistance of the soldiers on the front.
Miliskovic was born in Belgrade and lives in Hamburg. In this performance he inhabits the body of both Lili Marlene and of the soldier/writer, aiming to achieve an extraordinary fusion of both genders and to create an androgenic type, or perhaps even more likely the WWIII-version of Lili Marlene.
This work is in life time progression.
Concept & performance: Branko Miliskovic Duration : 3 hours 2o min October 15, 2011 , Brussels / Belgium Song: “Lili Marlene”( Lili Marleen), written by Hans Leip (1915), set to the music by Norbert Schultze (1938), firstly recorded by Lale Andersen (1938), instrumental version composed by Anton Karas. Thanks to Radio Belgrade and Dejan Ivanovic for rare audio materials. Dianne Weller for the voice rehearsal. Special thanks to Dominika Sobolewska and Bains Connective crew. www.bains.be … Branko Miliskovic ( born 1982 in Belgrade ). He originally studied in Belgrade and eventually graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague. Communicating with the audience, both in a direct and tinged with mystification manner , the artist uses body and identity as the main media. Creating subsequent characters , he faces with their national background.Branko Miliskovic’s performance ‘’ The Song of a Soldier on Watch’’ was inspired by the controversial but at the same time very popular German song Lili Marlene. It was written in 1915 by a soldier Hans Leip . During the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia , Radio Belgrade was transformed into a radio station providing entertainment for German army. Lili Marlene was often played and gained popularity also in other countries on both sides of the front line. Someone even said that the song could lead to the revolt of the troops.In his performance Miliskovic ‘resides’ in the body of both Lili Marlene and the soldier – author of the song. He makes a junction of both sexes and creates a androgenic character.Description from Theatre of Life @ CSW / CoCA / Torun , Poland
Curated by Dobrila Denegri
May 18 – September 16 , 2012
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THE SONG OF A SOLDIER ON WATCH ( WW3 Lili Marlene) , performed on 20/11/2011 @Dimanche Rouge #10 , Les Petit Bain . Paris /France
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Concept & performance: Branko Miliskovic
Duration : 30 min November 20, 2011 , Dimanche Rouge #10 @ Petit Bains , Paris / France Song: “Lili Marlene”( Lili Marleen), written by Hans Leip (1915), set to the music by Norbert Schultze (1938), instrumental version composed by Anton Karas. Thanks to Matthieu Pilaud , DiDi Wang, Milena Jaksic & Dimanche Rouge crew. Photos by Melanie Boisvert … www.dimancherouge.wordpress.com
