TALLINN TREFF FESTIVAL 2015: LICHTBENDE (Amsterdam) / Tutu
Magic lanterns, dance, gramophone and live music all blend together into this mesmerizing family show of contemporary projection theatre. With this magic lantern performance Lichtbende carries you back a hundred years to the interbellum, or the period between the First and Second World Wars. With her red shoes, a young girl dances in all the styles from that period, from tango to tap dance, from vaudeville to ballroom, from classical to Bauhaus ballet. Spectators follow her joys and sorrows in a time of fundamental change. The dance, shaped in that period by the pursuit of individual freedom, rising technology and interest in other cultures, reflects her life. Lichtbende sweeps you away in a wonderful, rhythmical tale of dance, using magic lanterns projected on a giant screen. The projection images are created by manual and mechanical manipulation of everyday objects and materials and express a disarming lust for exploration. The players, two for the projectors and two for the music, stand in front of the screen with their projectors, magic lanterns and instruments so your can hear and see everything they do.
Performance arts group Lichtbende was founded in 2010 by artists Marie Raemakers, Rob Logister and musician/composer Axel Schappert who create contemporary art performances using magic lanterns in combination with live music. Lichtbende blends theatre, visual arts and music together into shows that mostly resemble the early stages of film. Vintage, analogue devices, such as magic lantern, barrel organ and gramophone, are revived in surprising ways. The kids' marvel, interest and experience with the images form one of the pillars in the creation of the shows. Lichtbende's shows are one of a kind in the world of object- and shadow theatre and they have already mesmerized audiences all over the world.
Authors, creator of images and technology, performers: Marie Raemakers, Rob Logister
Music: Axel Schappert, Helene Jank
Director: Jeannette van Steen
Projection-animation supervisor: Rop Severien
Supporters: Eesti Kultuuriministeerium, Eesti Kultuurkapital
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