William Froysthe
Watched this group perform on Monday : i think William Froysthe used to lead the frankfurt ballet group, but was expelled due to his alternative works... He took part? of the group with him, and they perform around the world a mixture of installation/modern dance/theater. The one we watched last night was a theater cum dance. The topic was conflicts in homosexual relationships. The protagonists were a gay and a lesbian, two stories running in parallel.
Many parts of the monologues were very poetic (and very american)... beautiful enough to bring tears to the eyes. On top of that, they were using music from Bach (yes! with a live pianist).
The piece was organized such : the stage was split into different sections ("rooms") with true walls ... so it was not possible to view some of the rooms even. To make up for that, there were videocams everywhere, and at the audience, 8 projection tvscreens were installed (somewhat like chandliers..). And so the camera work was simply fab. Beautiful angles, where one could capture the faces, the people, the dance. Some parts of the play, there was even a life kaleidoscope effect of people, signifying conflicts. They also used fade in/out and fade into technics, and delay technics. It was definitely pleasing to the eye :).
The modern dance was further accentuated that we could see 1. from the stage, and 2. from a different angle from the projection screens :). Brutally modern though.
On part that I kinda liked was a scene where the guy is in a hidden room (so we only see from the projection screen), and on a bed. At some point things didnt seem like they were "normal" :) the water bottle was standing at an angle... at some point, he pulls at the bed and it collapses :) a cloth! :) This was so funny :).
So I thoroughly enjoyed myself, (not sure abt the people who went along, at least Julian and Almut mentioned that they were interested in going to another installation by them). Well, they are playing at the Hauptbahnhof (I call it an installation), so I think post-brunch activity is settled :) ! And! I will bring my camara!
Many parts of the monologues were very poetic (and very american)... beautiful enough to bring tears to the eyes. On top of that, they were using music from Bach (yes! with a live pianist).
The piece was organized such : the stage was split into different sections ("rooms") with true walls ... so it was not possible to view some of the rooms even. To make up for that, there were videocams everywhere, and at the audience, 8 projection tvscreens were installed (somewhat like chandliers..). And so the camera work was simply fab. Beautiful angles, where one could capture the faces, the people, the dance. Some parts of the play, there was even a life kaleidoscope effect of people, signifying conflicts. They also used fade in/out and fade into technics, and delay technics. It was definitely pleasing to the eye :).
The modern dance was further accentuated that we could see 1. from the stage, and 2. from a different angle from the projection screens :). Brutally modern though.
On part that I kinda liked was a scene where the guy is in a hidden room (so we only see from the projection screen), and on a bed. At some point things didnt seem like they were "normal" :) the water bottle was standing at an angle... at some point, he pulls at the bed and it collapses :) a cloth! :) This was so funny :).
So I thoroughly enjoyed myself, (not sure abt the people who went along, at least Julian and Almut mentioned that they were interested in going to another installation by them). Well, they are playing at the Hauptbahnhof (I call it an installation), so I think post-brunch activity is settled :) ! And! I will bring my camara!
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