Tonight I Celebrate

On the depth and shallowness of the relationship between performer and audience

The title song “Tonight I Celebrate My Love” is the introduction to eight pop songs in which singer and performer Uroš Kaurin, accompanied by Tomaž Grom on double bass, declares his love for the audience: “Dear audience. I want to thank you. We have been through a lot. You with us and we with you. We have jumped naked on stage many times and we still do. We’ve dragged you to galleries and museums and made you play all sorts of games with us. We chased your money and made you bid for your money. We got you drunk on champagne and dressed you up between shows. We exposed our genitals, we urinated and masturbated in front of you and with you. You have endured a lot. There is only one reason why you are still with us. You love us. You must love us very much. More than we hoped, more than we expected, more than we can even imagine.”

Tonight I Celebrate

2009 • Via Nova
Concert performance • 45 min

Concept — Uroš Kaurin, Bojan Jablanovec
Direction and text — Bojan Jablanovec
Music adaptations — Tomaž Grom
Performers — Uroš Kaurin, Tomaž Grom
Light design — Igor Remeta
Producer — Špela Trošt
Production — Via Negativa

The performance used musical adaptations of the following songs: G. Goffin – M. Masser: Tonight I Celebrate My Love • Lennon – McCartney: Don’t Let Me Down • B. Gibb – R. Gibb – M. Gibb: How Deep Is Your Love • G. Goffin – C. King – J. Wexler: (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman • H. Vanda – G. Young: Love Is In the Air, B. Ram: Only You (And You Alone) • M. Albert – L. Gasté: Feelings • E. John – B. Taupin: Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word • B. Thiele – G. D. Weiss: What a Wonderful World