"Myrtia". Live en trio. Arles. oct 2009
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TRIO
Elisa Vellia Trio
Elisa Vellia : vocals, Celtic harp, electric harp
Krzysztof Majchrzak : bass
Yannig Noguet : accordion
New acoustic Trio MORE MOVIES live à Arles en octobre 2009 .
"Yes, there are real similarities between Brittany and Greece – landscapes rich in beauty with magnificent effects of light, regions of seamen and great travellers, their gaze turned toward the open sea. Greeks, like Bretons, are nurtured in music, poetry and dance. The first is an emotional talker and the second an emotional quiet man , like two sides of the same coin…."
Elisa Vellia.
The Two Seas
From Corfu to Cornouaille.
Elisa Vellia : Vocals, Celtic harp, electric harp
Yannig Noguet : accordion
Philippe Garcia : drums
Christophe Gauvert : bass
Haig Yazdjian : oud
Panos Dimitrakopoulos : canoun
Frank René : clarinette
Ronan le Bars : uilleann pipes
Guest : Annie Ebrel
Between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, between her native land, Greece, and her adopted land, Brittany, Elisa Vellia weaves her own musical universe. Her show The Two Seas takes us to the heart of her new album, Ahnaria, which means footprints in Greek. It reflects the oral tradition, transmitted from mother to daughter, the desire and love of travel, but also leaving, nostalgia and attachment.
The Two Seas is also the story of an encounter: Elisa’s guest is the singer Annie Ebrel, with whom she shares a common musical itinerary. Annie Ebrel has also made an album with the title “footprints”, in Breton, Roudennou. Thus, each in her own language will be singing new creations in a common emotional language, that of music, in which the Celtic and Greek souls are in tune.
"Ce voyage a commencé avant moi et continuera après moi. Ce sont les empreintes de cette femme qui traverse les siècles en silence... Je sens la poussière de sa longue marche couler dans mes veines. Je la suis.
J'ai quitté mon pays par choix, pour la quête du rêve. Mais entre ma terre de naissance et ma terre de vie, j'ai parfois le sentiment d'être en suspens, et que mes nouvelles racines restent superficielles par peur de fermer derrière moi la porte du retour..."
Elisa Vellia
EXHIBITION & CONCERT
The woman walking
Elisa Vellia : Concert solo
Laurent Rousseau : Photographic Textiles.
Elisa Vellia offers us a personal repertory inspired by the music of her country. She is surrounded by photographic textiles and the “niti” wall hangings of Laurent Rousseau, who transcribes in images the musical universe of this woman walking.
CONTENTS OF THE EXHIBITION:
40 photographs in colour and black and white printed on cotton fabric, stretched on painter’s frames. Variable dimensions.
3 “niti” wall hangings. Printed on prepared cotton fabric. Dimensions 130 x 300 centimetres.
Laurent Rousseau, independent artist photographer, has centred his work of the image around music in the oral tradition since the early eighties. He extends his domain of analogue photography to the stage and has created several musical presentations. His latest exhibition, “The woman walking” is part of a photographic and film project centred around songs written by the Greek author compositor Elisa Vellia.