Ottla

Ottla is a bird that not only sings beautifully but also vigorously flaps and squawks. Also known as a band that Bert Dockx formed to play together once to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Jazz Lab concert series. Fortunately, Dockx and the musicians he gathered for that anniversary sextet quickly found much enthusiasm and more opportunities to play together. In 2019, what initially seemed like a fleeting experiment transformed into composing, rehearsing, recording an album, and playing more.

Ottla is a bird that not only sings beautifully but also vigorously flaps and squawks. Also known as a band that Bert Dockx formed to play together once to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Jazz Lab concert series. Fortunately, Dockx and the musicians he gathered for that anniversary sextet quickly found much enthusiasm and more opportunities to play together. In 2019, what initially seemed like a fleeting experiment transformed into composing, rehearsing, recording an album, and playing more.

Le roman est construit autour de trois personnages-clés et méconnus : l'étudiant en médecine Robert Klopstock, sa concubine Dora Diamant et sa soeur Ottla Kafka. D'autres figures de la légende kafkaïenne sont également présentes : Milena, Max Brod et Prague. Le récit passe des sanatoriums austro-hongrois au New York des années 1970, en passant par les fantômes de la Mitteleuropa. …