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"Shangri-La, Projektionen von Utopia"
Scene 3: "Beyul Pemakö
Scene 5: "We / I"

Live at Circus/Linz09 - 14.8.2009

Video filmed by Gabriele Kling-Dorninger

Vocals: Loten Namling
Vocals: Yuki Streif
Guitar & vocals: Phil Lipps
Percussion: Georg Edlinger
Electronics: Wolfgang Dorninger
Scenic Realisation: Alexander Leiffheidt

More scenes will be uploaded soon.

Bookcover "Verschwinden Perspektive Utopie"

Dorninger's book "Verschwinden Perspektive Utopie" (base records 0809-15) on all three topics of the trilogy "Hisatsinom, über das Verschwinden", "Nasca, über die Perspektive" and "Shangri-La, Projektionen von Utopia" is now available at base shop or at BOD

Authors: Brigitte Felderer, Christiane Richter, Gerhard Dirmoser, Georg Edlinger, Mario Koch, Alexander Leiffheidt, Robert Misik, Dietrich Schulze & Wolfgang Dorninger.

Price 19,90.-€

Last night's show was absolutely spot-on - and we were luckier with the weather this time, so Yuki and Phil could play a fantastic pop intro outside in front of the tent. Watch this space for a video!

The tent was packed again. I don't have the box office figures yet, but by the looks of it we pretty much sold out for both shows.

So, this is it now. The Circus moves on, and we're all back on the road. Thank you Linz. It's been a great week, and a great show. I'm really pleased with what we achieved.

PS: actually, the Circus doesn't move on yet - it'll continue to be in Linz until 30th August. Have a look at the Circus programme for some other exciting events.

We've made it!

I'm still not entirely sure how - changing light cues an hour before doors opened while Fadi smashed up his brand new Western Digital Players (who were doing anything but that) and brought in Linux and Mac machines to the rescue, god knows where from. All that after four hours of sleep. If you ever thought doing a Fringe show was bad, try doing a multimedia show.

But it all came together in the end - Phil and Yuki performed an awesome opening Shangri-La medley that drew the crowds into the space, then Loten sang his first song and enchanted everyone - George gave a fantastic performance both at the sail and in his crazy flying percussion machine, while Fadi kept it all together with his magic sounds and videos.

I'm really pleased with the way everything turned out, and with the great team we put together in so few days: Milan our light designer, Roland the sound engineer, Ingo the video engineer, our great stage crew Verena, Maxi and Pascal, George who built the rigging, Joseph the percussion engineer - not least Iris, the production manager, and especially Gabi, without whom we all would have been utterly lost. Everyone worked great together and contributed with their own ideas and creativity to making it all happen. And the people loved it.

Good stuff.

...are going well.

There are online mags aplenty on the world wide web. What sets this one apart is its distinctive mix of rather superb short fiction pieces, fresh perspectives on the current state of the world and some other thing they call "Talking Heads".

About the latter all we can say is that apparently it does not require editor and founder Yascha to have a preparatory shave. Nor comb his hair. Nor even get out of bed properly.

Check it out:

I am glad to announce the final line-up of the "Shangri-La" performance-crew!

Vocals: Yuki Streif
Vocals: Loten Namling
Guitar & vocals: Phil Lipps
Percussion: Georg Edlinger
Electronics: Wolfgang Dorninger

All those who are working behind the scenes will be announced in the near future.

Georg Edlinger: and parts of his Shangri-La percussion set

You can buy this beautiful calendar "Mustang, The Hidden Kingdom" at Lulu with photographs from Wolfgang Dorninger.

A calendar that abducts you in the hidden and enigmatic kingdom Mustang (Lo). Lo is a part of Nepal, but culturally, religiously and through its landscape more Tibet.
Until 1992 the kingsdom of Mustang was not open for western people.

The whole benefit of this calendar is a donation to the Tsosher Manjushree School in Tsosher, Upper Lo, Nepal.