Kulturarena Jena | Zaz

In the organizer's words:

Sometimes there is that one moment that turns your life upside down from one moment to the next or even changes it forever. This is probably what happened to one of the best-known representatives of French chanson when the song "Je veux" quickly became a worldwide hit in 2010. Isabelle Geffroy, better known as Zaz, sang her way into the hearts of millions of fans with her energetic, libertarian and anti-consumerist song and set the anchors for themes that we will hear from her again and again from now on: Humanism, solidarity, justice, freedom. And it is well received. Countless prizes, chart toppers, sold-out tours, television appearances, a highly symbolic session on Mont Blanc including a film production and award-winning albums are all part of her life's work. You have to digest that first.

Where does her magic lie? French newspapers often ask why Zaz is so successful abroad, especially in Germany. An attempt at an explanation: we love the French lightness, even if it turns out to be rebellion in and between the lines - critical messages, charmingly and lightly packaged. Perhaps some people don't even notice the rebellion, it just sounds so beautiful? But it could also be due to the break with typical clichés. No one here is dreamily skipping across fields of lavender in a fluttering dress and singing the praises of a beautiful pink life. We make the acquaintance of a woman who does not allow herself to be squeezed into conventions, prefers a colorful, wild style and always moves musically at the intersection of realities, uprisings, desires and joys. Voilà! A perfect liaison between modern romanticism and globalization-critical revolt.

So much turmoil in one's own life takes its toll. In the meantime, Isabelle Geffroy doesn't even want to know anything more about Zaz, wants to close herself off and find more of herself. "You can have 10,000 people who love you, but if you can't love yourself, you won't get through," she explains in an interview. Fortunately, she also manages the feat of a liaison here - between her artistic and personal self - because otherwise we wouldn't be able to look forward to her world tour, which is also making a stop in Jena with a fresh album in its luggage.

Price information:

Advance booking: € 45.00 Box office: € 50.00 Children's tickets required