Before anyone thinks this is the overture to a rock musical, we’ll reveal by way of comparison that this version of The Wizard of Oz by the rock band Anna & the Barbies will bear as much discernible resemblance to the original as Nina Hagen does to Dorothy. The restless-spirited songwriter siblings Anna and Sámuel Pásztor founded Anna & the Barbies more than eight years ago, since when the band has turned out a series of albums which, though diverse in genre, uniformly lend themselves to live pe...rformance in the rock idiom. Their psychedelic musical journeys and experiments have been a process of exploration as much for the band and its musicians as for its equally curious audience. In terms of plot development, The Wizard of Oz offers a striking parallel with the band’s own career. The traits of the story’s main characters can easily be matched with those of the band members, particularly if we consider their strengths and shortcomings as instrumentalists. Forming a team, the five friends embark on a long journey of struggles where their shared goal can only be achieved by helping each other. The road they travel builds character, musicality and community, and the arrival at the journey’s end is really only a brief stop to summarise and assess their achievements. They will be accompanied on this avant-garde musical adventure by their outstanding musical friends Catherine Offord, Frenk, János Horváth and Kornél Mogyoró. And who is Oz? Well, now… Presented by: Palace of Arts
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