Stranded: Jorn Weisbrodt

As part of Documentary Sunday, we are pleased to air "Stranded: Songs For A Desert Island" with Luminato Festival Artistic Director Jorn Weisbrodt

Jorn Weisbrodt brings to Luminato an international reputation for collaborating on landmark projects with some of the most prestigious arts organizations around the globe, including La Scala di Milano, the Spoleto Festival, the Barbican Centre in London, the Bolshoi Theatre, the Lincoln Centre Festival, and the Manchester International Festival.

Prior to joining Luminato, Jorn served as Executive Director for RW Work Ltd. representing and managing the work of legendary visual artist, theatre and opera director Robert Wilson. As Director of The Watermill Centre he was responsible for incubating exciting cross-disciplinary performances, installations and establishing new partnerships. He also oversaw the launch of an international artistic residency for emerging artists. Prior to his work in the United States, he held numerous positions within Germany, including Artistic Production Director at Staatsoper Unter den Linden, co-founder of Zwischenpalastnutzung, and Assistant Director at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. Jorn studied opera directing at the Hanns Eisler music conservatory in Berlin and had worked for McKinsey and Company.

Here is the complete list of Jorn's choices:

Ethel Merman / How Deep is the Ocean

Lhasa de Sela / I'm going in

Kate and Anna McGarrigle / Go Leave

Wild is the Wind / Nina Simone

Rufus Wainwright / Poses

Hildegard Knef / Fuer mich solls rote Rosen regnen

Peggy Lee / Is that all there is?

Philip Glass and Robert Wilson / Einstein on the Beach - Spaceship Scene

Mahler Abschied / Das Lied von der Erde - Bruno Walter with Kathleen Ferrier

Grace Jones / La Vie en Rose

For more information about Jorn and the Luminato Festival visit luminato.com