The performance group dissects the anatomy of visionaries and its medial staging in a kind of a theatrical installation. On stage the group’s music, visual effects, and puppetry manipulate and construct, in an analog/medial way, the illusion of the perfect moment. They analyze the potential of this picture that seems to be ideal and let us look behind the bright face of visionaries.
Music Joy Frempong Video/Stage Design Simon Krahl Acting Performer Rike Schuberty Puppets Suse Wächter Dramaturgy Christin Bahnert Costume Design Aurelia Paumelle Graphic Design Felix Weigand Press Pictures Alexander Schmidt
Press Review
„[…] a markedly successful fusion of installation, performance, concert, film, material and puppet theater. A hybrid of strange beauty; very atmospheric. Joy Frempong provides the foundation with sounds and songs, sometimes resembling Laurie Anderson but strictly more experimental. This harmonizes excellently with the video images created by Simon Krahl: Using a camera on stage he captures most various materials, visable on three movable screens in almost microscopical seeming magnification. A game of shifting sharpness and light focus, fooling and claiming perception at once. The emotional counterpoint to this appearance of the experimental is delivered by Rike Schuberty. […] Excellent.“ (Steffen Georgi, „Leipziger Volkszeitung“ April, 7th 2012)
Premiere Sophiensaele Berlin 2012
A production of d’arc visions and theaterkosmos53 in co-production with SOPHIENSÆLE, Berlin & LOFFT, Leipzig. Funded by „Regierende Bürgermeister von Berlin – Senatskanzlei – Kulturelle Angelegenheiten“ and „Kulturamt der Stadt Leipzig“. Supported by „ARENA Festival, Erlangen 2011“.