This "Solo For No Flag" is part of the performance LOVESONG (2021), where I follow the traces of the melody of the German national anthem. The associations awakened by melodies can become incredibly powerful. The melody of the German national anthem is irrevocably linked to the Nazi regime. Every time it resounds, history resonates as an auditory trauma.
National anthems are lovesongs, popular hymns and bloody songs of war devoted to the nation. They tell of a romantic love that always means the bloodshed of others. Namely, those who are not part of this "Schicksalgemeinschaft". The proclamation of a nation inaugurates the anthem as an acoustic monument. How to listen to such a monument?
Concept, editing - Daniel Dominguez Teruel
Choreography, performance - Lisa Schlaich, Trinh Vo, Gerhard Schlaich, Hans Konrad
Camera, Grading - Gajoub Amoun
Styling - Golo Pauleit
Lights - Dominik Willisch
Sound recording - Florian Vitez
Producer on set - George Williams