For..To…Step…Next – A Theatre Performance at Schwere Reiter – Let’s Go!

I know I have not seen this performance yet but I went to the last one organized by Jasmine Ellis’ crew and I liked it so I’m guessing I will love this one since it is the same kind of thing.

Until then, here is the scoop about their performance this weekend:

Nov 17. – Nov 20. 2016

 

WHAT IS IT? 

Performance Experiment: Each evening, the performance is started from a quote or article from a news source printed on the day of the performance.

Every evening is lead by a different artist, involving: dancers,

actors and musicians in new situations and constellations. Their encounters and reactions determine the course of the performance.

 

Here are the details for each day:

 

For… | Thursday 17. Nov | 20hr | Schwere Reiter Munich

Lead by: Choreographers Cristina D’ Alberto & Ryan Mason

Performers: Jasmine Ellis, Daphne Horenczyg, Helmut Ott, Valerio Poleri, Katrin Schafitel

Musician: Leonhard Kuhn

To… | Friday 18. Nov | 20hr | Schwere Reiter Munich

Lead by: Choreographer Katrin Schafitel & Video Artist Diether Sommer

Performers: Cristina D’Alberto, Jasmine Ellis, Daniela Graca-Schankula, Helmut Ott, Katja Wachter

Musician: E.Z. Eriksson, Jan Kiesewetter

 

 

Step… | Saturday 19. Nov | 20hr | Schwere Reiter Munich

Lead by: Choreographer Jasmine Ellis

Performers: Cistina D’Alberto, Bui Rouch, Helmut Ott, Katrin Schafitel

Musician: Leonhard Kuhn

 

Next… | Sunday 20. Nov | 20hr | Schwere Reiter Munich

Open format

Performers: Cristina D’Alberto, Jasmine Ellis, Helmut Ott, Katrin Schafitel, Katja Wachter, Valerio Poleri

Musician: E.Z. Eriksson, Jan Kiesewetter, Leonhard Kuhn

Tickets: 12,- € / 8,- € reduced  (If you have a  Munich Artists card,  you get a ticket for 8 Euro)

Reservation: 089 / 721 10 15 or reservierung@schwerereiter.de

Schwere Reiter: Dachauer Straße 114, 80636 München | tram 12, 20, 21, Bus 53, Leonrodplatz

And Then The Ray Demski’s Photo Wall Began – I AM REAL LIFE

I went to the show last night featuring 5 dancers, a sketch artist, a musician, a writer and a photographer and I encourage you to go this evening.

Why am I asking you go to the theatre? Because I loved the interaction between the photographer and the dancers and I want you to see this. It is worth spending an hour in the theatre.

The photographer Ray Demski took photos and they were instantly projected on the wall and the prior photos showed as ghost image in the new photos.  I loved how the dancers interacted with the photographer and the images on the wall and each other.

I AM REAL LIFE – Photo credit – Photo: Ray Demski

I AM REAL LIFE Photo credit – Photo: Ray Demski

I AM REAL LIFE Photo credit – Photo: Ray Demski

I AM REAL LIFE Photo credit – Photo: Ray Demski

I AM REAL LIFE Photo credit – Photo: Ray Demski

I AM REAL LIFE Photo credit – Photo: Ray Demski

As a writer, I like any activity that includes a writer and last night, a writer got to be on stage with her words. During the performance, the writer wrote text and the text was projected onto a wall. The Writer interacted with what the dancers were doing and through her interaction influenced the decisions of the dancers.  It was interesting to watch this interaction especially when the dancers decided to make her mobile or when the writer decided the dancers needed to do something and then this would be captured by the photographer.

After seeing last night’s performance, I think a digital drawing board would help the drawing artist be more integrated into the performance maybe by using the photos as a starting point for his drawings.  It also would be interesting to have two or three photographers taking photographs and having them projected on the three walls of the theatre since each photographer would have their own visual voice.  Hopefully someone will continue to explore this idea because dancers and photographers belong together on stage.

Please go see the performance and let your creative minds explore the opportunities while enjoying the dance performance and some amazing live photography by Ray Demski.

Here is the blurb the artists sent me to share:

English:

I AM REAL LIFE. Is a live performance of art creation in Munich Germany at Schwere Reiter – Tanz Theater. Featuring 5 dancers, a sketch artist, a musician, a writer and a photographer co-creating in a 60 min performance.

The theme of the project investigates how different artists can take the same material ‘the dancers’ and create different lasting impressions.

What is it you see? What do you think you see? What do you relate to? What evokes what? What remains. Join us in the moment art is created.

• Schwere Reiter
• Fr. 29. und Sa. 30. April | 20 Uhr |  12€ |
• Dachauerstr. 114, 80636 München |

Artists: Christina D’Alberto/ Christof Kreutzer/ Daphne Weber / Helmut Ott/ Jasmine Ellis/ Josip Pavlov/ Katrin Schafitel/ Manuel List / Martina Missel/ Moritz Ostruschnjak/ Nik Bury/ Ray Demski

In cooperation with der Tanztendenz München e.V. und Schwere Reiter Tanz München

Deutsch:

I AM REAL LIF eine Live-Performance, die den Entstehungsprozess von Kunst ins Zentrum rückt.

• Schwere Reiter
• Fr. 29. und Sa. 30. April | 20 Uhr | 12€ |
• Dachauerstr. 114, 80636 München |
• In Kooperation mit der Tanztendenz München e.V. und Schwere Reiter Tanz München und freundlicher Unterstützung von Tanzbüro München

 

5 Tänzer_innen

1 Zeichner

1 Musiker

1 Schreiberin

1 Fotograf

Sechzig Minuten, die zeigen, wie Künstler_innen, die sich in verschiedenen Medien bewegen, das „Material“ tanzender Körper wahrnehmen, unterschiedliche Eindrücke gewinnen und das Erfahrene in ihren Ausdrucksmitteln reformulieren.

Was siehst du? Was glaubst du zu sehen? Wer oder was, beeinflusst wen oder was und was bleibt?

Werde Teil des Moments, vieler einzelner Momente, in denen Kunst entsteht.

Artists: Christina D’Alberto | Christof Kreutzer | Daphne Weber | Helmut Ott | Jasmine Ellis | Josip Pavlov | Katrin Schafitel | Manuel List | Martina Missel | Moritz Ostruschnjak | Nik Bury | Ray Demski