We all can easily come up with a \u2018first time\u2019 list: the first time we drove a bike without help, the first time our father told us we were to old to sit on his lap, the first time we were caught lying, the first time we kissed\u2026 We carry this list \u2013 consciously or unconsciously \u2013 with us and compare our present experiences with this inventory of originals. And when we do, often the present acquires a certain bleakness: there is nothing that equals the intensity and the brightness of the first experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leaving childhood behind is about learning to put experiences into context. \u201cChildhood is a country, childhood is an invented memory\u201d. Certain images of our childhood never fade. Or so it seems. Our memory is selective, manipulative and picky. Fictions are installed; facts are altered, storylines rewritten constantly\u2026 It is a human survival reflex to forget the bad and remember the good. Even our worst experiences gain a certain nostalgic glow over time because they made and shaped us and explain us who and what we are. We all are visitors of Neverland; we nurture our hidden Peter Pan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having Jewish roots, for Lisi Estaras Klezmer music is very strongly connected to childhood memories. Based on this musical tradition, composer and clarinettist Yom composes a new score. <\/p>\n\n\n\n