»I´m Dancing in My Mind, Always« - Yoko-Ono-Abend mit Thomas Witte
With 12, 13 years old I became a Beatles fan.
At 14, I heard music by Yoko Ono for the first time, and I was confused.
Is this music, is this singing? I found these pieces interesting.
Then the albums "Feeling the space" and "Approximately infinite universe".....
Music that I really liked, catchy, rocky, New York of the 70s.
And the lyrics: Feminist, humanist, utopian, empathetic.
Lyrics where I experienced a female perspective on the world for the first time.
After all the "male music" I had listened to until then, it was a revelation.
I have remained loyal to Yoko Ono as a composer, musician, and singer to this day.
At some point, I no longer remember when, I discovered her art.
Action art, Fluxus, installations, films, and so on.
I have visited three exhibitions so far, and the one in Leipzig has particularly stuck with me: The Tree of Wishes, the refugee boat with comments from the audience.
Equally memorable was the concert for her eightieth birthday at the Volksbühne in Berlin. A concert where everyone involved treated Yoko Ono with such care and affection that this atmosphere transferred to us as an audience. Magical.
This evening, I would like to bring Yoko Ono a little closer to you with music, texts, and one or two actions. I look forward to your curiosity.
Thomas Witte