Performed by Clusterlab in Lisbon, Portugal (June 9, 2022)

This piece is centered around the concept of death. It was my hope to show two different perspectives, one being that of someone’s life ending, the other, that of the people who are left behind and forced to come to terms with the implications of loss. It addresses fear, hopelessness, acceptance and culminates in voices, tumbling over each other in conflicting thought, unable to entirely process the consequences of loss. They ask for purpose, for reasoning, for a way of comprehending. They reflect on loneliness, scream for help, and recite the stages of grief, over and over again.
“Help Me., Do we return to the ocean when we die?, This is the moment in which we are truly alone., I feel numb., I don’t understand., What we owe to each other is kindness., Back to the beginning., Why?, Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance., When is it time to go?, We wanna go home.” and finally: “Let it end.”
With this piece, I long to find understanding for and express a situation I cannot entirely grasp, as well as create a space of solidarity and kindness, to comprehend something we are forced to confront at some point throughout life.

what we owe to each other

-Composer: Petra Cini

Performed by Ensemble Klang

D3 = <Gentleman, Jack> (2021)

-Composer: Petra Cini

Commissioned and Performed by Ensemble Klang

Etude No. 4 (2021-2022)

-Composer: Petra Cini

-Piano and Electronics: Petra Cini

From 'A Meta-Musical Evening (Live At Splendor, Amsterdam, 25 March 2023'

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what we owe to each other

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