KATALOG (ke stažení) - Prague Quadrennial

ancienne usine sidérurgique. Depuis plus de dix ans BEWTH donne des
représentations dans les lieux les plus divers: églises, usines, salles de
maněge, entrepots ou palais. A 1'aide ďéléments tels que la danse, la
pantomime, la musique et Péclairage le groupe crée un genre nouveau
qui ressort de la poesie visuelle.
Zénith est le nom ďune danse exécutée a 1'origine dans les dunes, chorégraphie
située sur une duně de 25 metres de largeur et 80 metres de
hauteur. Les éléments caractéristiques du décor naturel — sable, plein
air, hauteur et pente raide — sont utilisés le plus intensivement possible
lors de la representation.
Theatre which is Inspired by Scenography
In the Netherlands there is a theatrical movement which plays theatrical
performances in places which were not intended for this purpose. This
does not mean that any pláce can hold a stage for a theatrical performance;
but such places can be a source of inspiration for specific
stagings.
The architecture and atmosphere of a building or the nature of a landscape
thus create basic elements for the mutual interplay of actors, sounds
and light. The Netherlands Theatrical Institute here presents three
teamples of such performancesňn one choreographic elements predominate,
while the other two are movement plays. The Last Meadow (Het
laaste weiland) is a play which is inspired by the environment of a
slaughterhouse; as soon as the butchers who work there are doně with
their work, the Grifteater, as the group is called, takés over the avialable
space, in order to undertake, together with the audience, a trip across
a meadow, which leads to nowhere.
The performance by the BEWTH group takés pláce in a former iron milí.
BEWTH has neen playing in various such places for the last ten years:
in churches, factories, circuses, in warehouses or palaces. With the help
of such elements as dance, pantomime, music and lighting, the group
creates a new type of theatre, based on visual poetry.
Zénith is the name of a dance, which originally was danced in the sand
dunes. The choreography requires a sand duně 25 meters wide and 80
meters high. The main elements of the performance are natural sets:
sand, open space, a high and steep slope — they are made maximum
use of during the performance.
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