* Gipsy Pearls *
(Foto und Gestaltung Enisa Gracic)
Duo auf eine musikalisch-lyrische Reise und erzählt Geschichten die zum Lachen, zum Weinen und zum Träumen einladen.Gegründet wurde die Gipsy Pearls von der Dortmunder Theatermacherin Rada Radojcic und dem Belgrader Akordeon Virtuosen Dragan Mitrovic. Sie lernen sich 2008 auf dem Mikro Festival in Dortmund kennen, wo Dragan mit seiner damaligen Band KAL auftritt. Seit dem folgen mehrere gemeinsame Projekte: PRINZ FROSCH BLUMENHERZ (Musiktheater); EUROPA EXPRESS (Musiktheater); WUNDERLAND 600 (Tanztheater); THE PIGGELZ (Kinder- und Jugendtheater); Gipsy Pearls (Musik Duo)
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Sometimes good music only needs two ingredients, such as an accordion and a voice. In the group ‘Gipsy Pearls’, Dragan Mitiovic’s extremely multifaceted accordion plays around Rada Radojcic’s intense singing. The duo goes on a musical-lyrical journey across the different cultures, with the
Balkans being the virtuosic launch pad for their spacious excursions: for songs from the 20s to the 40s, Gipsy songs, Chansons, as well as Russian romances, and traditional songs from the Balkans. This colourful mix is further enriched with elements from swing music, jazz, and funk.
The theatre maker and singer Rada Radojcic and the great accordion player Dragan Mitiovic from Belgrad met in 2008 at the ‘Micro!Festival’ in Dortmund. Dragan was playing with the ensemble ‘KAL’ from Serbia – one of the best known bands from the Balkans. Last year, the two artists founded ‘Gipsy
Pearls’ which has led to other collective projects, especially on music for theatre. With their mixture of fiery, vivid, and stirring to slow and melancholic pieces, they tell stories that invite their listeners to laugh, cry, and dream.