Appearance or Reality — Surrealism in Film

Short film evening – accompanied by music from Yulia Mun (flute) and Jenny Meyer (harp).
Moderation: Uta Pape

What happens when objects suddenly take on a life of their own and draw us into a world suspended between dream and reality?

Three short films from 1927 to 1982 show how the familiar loses its order and new connections emerge. From playful interactions with objects to dreamlike transformations, the films unfold a dialogue about imagination and the hidden inner logic of things.

The programme is complemented by music featuring works by, among others, Debussy and Tournier. Here too, the compositions dissolve fixed forms and unfold fantastical worlds.

Look forward to an evening that awakens the senses and the imagination, inviting you to rediscover the familiar in new ways!

After completing her artistic diploma at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts under Prof. Françoise Friedrich, Jenny Meyer went on to pursue a Master of Music Solist at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold with Prof. Godelieve Schrama, graduating with the Konzertexamen. She is a prizewinner of the Concours Europeen de musique en Picardie, the Le Parnasse-Salvi Competition, the competition of theVereinigung der Harfenisten in Deutschland e. V., the Hochschulwettbewerb, and the Interpretationswettbewerb für zeitgenössische Musik at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold. The Volksbank Paderborn awarded her the Förderpreis Junge Kunst, and she was a scholarship holder for five years of theYehudi Menuhin Foundation Live Music Now. Jenny Meyer performs as a soloist and chamber musician. She has appeared at, among others, the Festival Mitte Europa, the Polish-German Harfensymposium, the Mozartfest Würzburg, the Residenz München, the Schleswig Holstein Musikfestival, the Alten Oper Frankfurt, and on Hessischer Rundfunk. She teaches harp in Detmold and in the district of Paderborn.

Born in Novosibirsk, Russia, Yulia Mun began her studies in 2006 at the Purcell School of Music in England. She completed her postgraduate studies with distinction under Prof. Robert Winn at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Cologne. As a member of various orchestras, she has performed at venues including the BBC Proms, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and the Elbphilharmonie. As a soloist, Yulia Mun has given concerts at St. Martin in the Fields, the WDR broadcasting hall in Cologne, and other venues across the United Kingdom, Germany, and Russia. Since 2023, she has been a permanent member of the Nordwestdeutschen Philharmonie Herford, serving as Associate Principal Flutist.

Uta Pape comes from a family deeply rooted in the arts and music, which shaped her artistic path from an early age. After studying orchestral music and instrumental pedagogy with a focus on violin in Düsseldorf, she has been a permanent member of the Bielefelder Philharmoniker since 2001. Alongside her orchestral work, she has served for many years as a juror for the Jugend musiziert competition with the State Music Council of North Rhine-Westphalia. Both her CD recordingWalther-Westhoff-Bach and her editorial work on the new edition of Louis Spohr’s Reisesonate have received broad attention in the media and specialist press. In 2025, Uta Pape completed a part-time degree in cultural management. In addition to her work as an orchestral musician, she has been developing supplementary event formats for the Stiftung Ahlers Pro Arte since 2024.

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