“Musik im Bauch” for six percussionists and twelve music boxes is one of Karlheinz Stockhausen's most unusual endeavors. At MaerzMusik, Simon Steen-Andersen and Les Percussions de Strasbourg reinterpret it in an expanded version including scenographic concepts and technical elements.

Musik im Bauch
for six performers

composition – Karlheinz Stockhausen (1975)
concept, staging, electronics – Simon Steen-Andersen (2022)

Les Percussions de Strasbourg
Léa Koster – percussion
Youjin Lee – percussion
Olivia Martin – percussion
Vanessa Porter – percussion
Lou Renaud Bailly –  percussion
Hsin-Hsuan Wu – percussion

Claude Mathia, Raffaele Renne – technical team
Albane Aubin – stage building
Les Percussions de Strasbourg – executive production and commission
Festival Musica, La Muse en circuit – co-production