Inward Alchemy w/ Nana Le Vrai

TALENT NANA LE VRAI
PHOTOGRAPHY & DIRECTION JAN LOUIS HARTUNG,
MAXIMILIAN NERETIN
STYLING YONAS FERNANDEZ
WORDS ANTONIA VALENTINA
SPECIAL THANKS DEUTSCHES SCHAUSPIELHAUS HAMBURG

Nana Le Vrai is an emerging DJ and rapper from Hamburg who has quickly established himself as a remarkable artist in the scene. Strongly shaped and influenced by Black electronic music, his performances promise to be an extraordinary experience. His sets blend elements of Breaks, Grime, Dembow, UK Bassline, and Garage. He is also part of the Hamburg-based collective “Bombaclart Bass”, founded by Haaizey. The collective organizes events around music and art, as well as releasing music. Thanks to his musical talent as both a rapper and DJ, he has already performed in various cities across Europe, including Paris, London, Vienna, Zurich, Berlin, and more.

He created characters of extraordinary depth and complexity, reflecting every conceivable and inconceivable human emotion. His works spanned the full spectrum of human experience: love and madness, power and helplessness, betrayal and redemption. The artist was more than a playwright; he was an observer of the human soul.

William Shakespeare created one of the most complex life works in the history of mankind. Characterized by psychological depth, linguistic sophistication and ambiguity. He is often called a universal genius, placed alongside figures like Leonardo da Vinci, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Albert Einstein.

The word “genius” originates from Latin, where it once referred not to a person, but to a guiding, creative spirit, something that accompanied an individual rather than something one was. During the Enlightenment in the 18th century, however, the term was radically reinterpreted.

Since then, a genius has been understood as an exceptionally gifted person who is able to think and create beyond the usual human capabilities. But with this notion came another myth, the image of the isolated genius, lost in his work, consumed by his own brilliance. The underlying idea  is that extraordinary creative power often goes hand in hand with psychological stress, depression and loneliness. The fates of many renowned artists and scientists prove that an intense drive to create can lead to the edge of madness and beyond.

Current creativity research and modern psychology are increasingly questioning the concept of genius. Rather than focusing on the individual, excellence is now seen as a combination of talent, hard work, inspiration and favorable circumstances. Moreover, alleged “genius” is often the result of the collective work of several people. Few outstanding works would be created without interdisciplinarity, whether through direct collaboration or inspiration from earlier creators.

It is, therefore, hardly surprising that a longstanding theory questions the true authorship of William Shakespeare’s works. According to this thesis, the name “Shakespeare” was a pseudonym used by several different personalities to publish their works and may have been a protective shield for a group of writers and intellectuals who, because of the critical nature of their art, were too vulnerable in society to appear openly as authors.

Perhaps Shakespeare was not a single voice but a chorus of many. Perhaps true genius is not found in solitude but in connection. That’s why, in today’s attention economy, we must not surrender the stage to self-proclaimed geniuses but recognize the value of collective creativity, nurturing and cultivating it as a shared force. After all, nothing is more important than holding on to one another to keep from slipping into the abyss.

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