In her own staged concept of Poulenc’s La Voix Humaine, soprano Aphrodite Patoulidou distills the work to its emotional essence, creating a raw monologue of the soul. Drawing on Butoh-inspired physicality and an installation of over 550 metres of cables, she moves through shifting states of attachment and disintegration with intense vocal and corporeal expression. Carefully stripped of all but the essential theatrical elements, the production returns to the primal power of the human voice and the fragile drama it carries.
Here is a glimpse into Aphrodite’s last interpretation of Poulenc’s “La Voix Humaine” in Frank Hilbrich’s direction with Errico Fresis conducting the Symphonieorchester der Universtität der Künste, Berlin.
APHRODITE PATOULIDOU 