Kappkino

Kappkino – Cinema in your head – invites everyone to a special show that plays inside the mind.

A project of Openscreen a.s.b.l., Kappkino brings to the public a series of audio pieces for adults. Kappkino lets the audience experience each piece in a particular setting – a dark space with no visual stimuli. This helps the listeners to immerse themselves into the story, detaching from the constant feed of digital connectedness.

The multicultural backdrop of Luxembourg suggests diverse approaches to the creation of the pieces. Led by the belief that every language and audience matters, we don’t put boundaries in the creative process and remain open for exploring new spaces and possibilities.

Until recently, Luxembourg was offering mostly audio productions for children. Through Kappkino we aim to create more meaningful content for adults. By combining a nice story, music and theatre, we are bringing to the audience a new kind of experience.

Apart from live performances and radio broadcasts, every Kappkino audio play is also released as a vinyl record. Check out our releases in the store.

The open nature of the project, including the different languages and approaches involved in it, gives Kappkino more chances for reaching diverse publics outside of Luxembourg.

Wou ginn Elteren Nuets hin/ Where do parents go at night (2017)

The first edition of Kappkino – Kappkino 1 “Wou ginn Elteren Nuets hin/ Where do parents go at night”, was created in partnership with Opderschmelz and CNA in 2017. It was presented on different stages – Opderschmelz, Neimenster, Escher Theater, Kulturfabrik Esch, Kulturhaus Mersch and Kulturhaus Niederanven.

Kappkino 1 was subsequently recorded at Opderschmelz/CAN and released on vinyl in 2018. The record was then showcased at the book fairs in Frankfurt and Leipzig. The choice of the vinyl was also influenced by the wish of giving the audience the best possible experience. You do not listen to a vinyl the same way as an online source. It is available for purchasing here.

The record is available in Luxembourgish and German. As one of the goals of Openscreen is to bring more like-minded people together a French and English translation are at the disposal of everyone who would wish to understand better Luxembourgish and in an optimistic manner – to learn some phrases in it.

On Easter Monday of 2020 the Kappkino 1 piece was broadcasted on radio 100.7 and published for download afterwards on the website of the media, available for everyone to enjoy it for two weeks.

The artistic team behind the creation of Kappkino 1 is:

Story: Claudine Muno
Performance:Betsy Dentzer
Music: Nataša Grujović, Misch Feinen
Director: Daniel Tanson.

Eng Geschicht ouni Baart (2020)

During the 2020 lockdown we produced a special edition of Kappkino. It was created by a super reduced team, with core members Claudine Muno, Betsy Dentzer and Misch Feinen. They were a substantial part of the first edition of Kappkino, and proved to work amazingly well together.

The Special Kappkino piece was presented to the audience on the National holiday of Luxembourg, 23 June, broadcasted on radio 100,7.
“Eng Geschicht ouni Baart” is a co-production with CNA, in partnership with Radio 100komma7 and Kulturfabrik. The piece is called “Eng Geschicht ouni Baart” (A story without a beard). This story is written by Claudine Muno, inspired by the H.C. Andersen’s tale “The shadow”.
At the time, we had to adapt to the “new normal”, therefore Kappkino “Eng Geschicht ouni Baart” remained a record, without live performances.

The superheroes team that was able and willing to create this piece in the very difficult times of corona, is:

Text: Claudine Muno
Claudine Muno is a prolific writer and musician. Having worked with her Text “Wou ginn Elteren nuets hin?“ on our very first production, it was a pleasure to commission her very own version of the H.C. Andersen tale “The shadow”.

Storytelling: Betsy Dentzer
Betsy Dentzer works on big stages like the Philharmonie de Luxembourg, the Rotondes or the Wiener Konzerthaus, mainly in plays combining music and stories. She studied Applied Theatre at the Universität der Künste in Berlin.

Music: Misch Feinen, percussion & objects
Misch Feinen is a true multitalented artist, working in sound and concrete in the true sense of words.
He is an accomplished musician dwelling with pleasure in experimental jazz and is complementing perfectly Betsy’s mesmerizing voice.

Sound: Ken Nnganyadi
Ken was responsible for the brilliant sound, recorded and mastered at Philophon studio. With Philophon we have the right entity on board with a profound understanding of the format.

In “Eng Geschicht ouni Baart” Mathilda Meiers plays the trumpet. Director and producer of Kappkino Special is Tanja Frank.

Radio Sunshine (2021)

In March 2021 Openscreen released “Radio Sunshine”, a music record composed by Núria Bonet. The special gold coloured vinyl, bundled with a digital download code, is the first Kappkino music vinyl.

Music created for Kappkino, music that brings images in the listener’s mind without the need of projecting movies. Hear and imagine the story behind the compositions of Núria Bonet in “Radio Sunshine”.

We were curious to know more about Núria’s world and creative views. That’s why Openscreen produced its first podcast series dedicated to “Radio Sunshine” and the composer, performer and researcher Núria Bonet.

Listen to the podcast here:

Fais Dodo (2022)

In 2022 Openscreen produced its third audio play from the series Kappkino – “Fais Dodo”.

The main characters in Jana Montorio’s story are a sister (Alice) and a brother (Pavel) who have had a difficult relationship and dark episodes in the past, related to childhood trauma. The plot touches important topics such as addiction and domestic violence.

Alice and Pavel have had different life trajectories. She has a successful career and a beautiful house in a rich quarter of the city. Everything in her life seems in order. Her brother is a drug addict and nobody around Alice knows about Pavel’s existence. One day he comes to her begging for money again. She is tired of all his tears and threats. She wants to forget about the past. Both of them need to overcome what happened then and find reconciliation. Would it be possible?

Playwright: Jana Montorio
Producer: Openscreen a.s.b.l. (Luxembourg)
Director: Lucie Orbók
Actors: Catherine Dauphin (as Alice) and Igor Orozovič (as Pavel)
Composer & Performer: Grégoire Baumberger
Sound/mixing and mastering: Charles Stoltz/Holtz Sound studio/
Concept, photo and layout: Tanja Frank
Co-producer: Divadlo Unlimited
Partners: Halolalune (Belgium), Trifolion (Luxembourg)
With the support of: Fonds Culturel National Luxembourg, Ministère de la Culture

So far “Fais Dodo” was aired on several Belgian radios and there are more to come. It was presented as a listening event at two festivals – French culture festival “Bonjour Olomouc” in Czechia and “La Semaine du Son” in Belgium.

There will be a live Luxembourgish premiere of the audio play at Trifolion in June 2024.

We are working on other possible live performances in Belgium, France and Czechia.