2002 - euro-scene Leipzig

2002

Roots & Visions

12th Festival of Contemporary European Theatre and Dance 05 Nov – 10 Nov 2002

Theatre and dance from old and new Europe Under the patronage of: Flemish and French Community of Belgium – Marie-Henriette Timmermans, Delegate of the French Community and the Walloon Region, and Dr Edi Clijsters, Representative of the Flemish Government

Festival Director: Ann-Elisabeth Wolff

Programme 2002

Das beste deutsche Tanzsolo (Best German dance solo)

Competition within the fringe programme of the Tanzplattform Deutschland (Dance Platform Germany)

ROSAS danst ROSAS

In 1983, the Flemish choreographer reached a turning point in her work: »Rosas danst Rosas«, a company danced itself and thus made a statement which had an impact on subsequent productions. It not only had an impact on the ROSAS Company, it has influenced the whole of the European dance scene.

Because I sing – The film

Now to a film, a documentary. »Because I sing – The Film«, which is based on the unique choral event featuring 16 different choirs staged in London's Roundhouse with two live performances at the end of March 2001. Platel's production thoughtfully brings together choral groups comprising over 500 voices conducted by Orlando Gough. Both artists scoured the boroughs of London for voices of character and brought together amateur urban choirs, sacred and secular, side by side with singers from Armenia and the Congo, housewives, Jews, gospel singers, children and young people, to name just a few of the participants.

Die zertanzten Schuhe (The shoes that were danced to pieces)

When this year's Leipzig euro-scene endeavours to give a rendition of »Roots & Visions«, it shows that there can be no hope without children, without the next generation. The fact that children are curious and in a certain sense disobedient in their insistence on going their own way is perhaps the source of the continual evolution of all existence.

Stadt – Bühne – Bauwerk (City – Stage – Building)

When the stage inspires movement and rhythm, and simultaneously ensnares and releases the dancer from a spatial complexity; the essence is externalised, the building can also become the city theatre. Its size and choreography are able to create an artificial landscape which presents itself to the user and reveals the sequences which draw urbanity into its centre.

Auf dem Land (The country)

Richard and Corinne move to the country away from the London metropolis, the grime, noise and problems. The girl Rebecca, found at the roadside turns small talk into a duel. A play by the Englishman Martin Crimp in a production by Enrico Lübbe.

Club Astrid

A young generation caught between nonchalance and seriousness. The door in the club remains slightly ajar, they enjoy their freedom but are not always up to it. New aesthetics push back the genre boundaries. The Victoria Company returns to Leipzig with this piece by Lies Pauwels – known for »Bernadetje« and »Allemaal Indiaan« (»Everyone's an Indian«) by Alain Platel.

Miałem taki sen (I had duch a dream)

A piece of action theatre, images without language, full of melancholy. Dreams in the midst of the daily routine and a return to one's own past, imbued with humour and surrealism. In a production by Zbigniew Szumski, the Teatr Cinema portrays people caught between the routine and absurdity of life. (on 17. Nov. followed by audience discussion)

Rain

Rain – the eternal river of life and time. Ten people whose bodies are entwined and poised between a leap and a fall. The choreography by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker is in a close dialogue with the music by Steve Reich, in the midst of bands of rain that shine like pearls and provide protection from the wide world. A wonderful, extremely sophisticated dance performance, sustained by purity and harmony. The ROSAS company makes a welcome, long overdue return. (on 16. Nov. followed by audience discussion)

Looking through eardrums

A triumvirate of varieté, dance and concert. A filigree choreography for juggler Toon Schuermans and dancer France Perpête who move in the realm of fantasy with four musicians. The composition by Pieter Schuermans forms the backdrop of sound for a play that oozes charm, in which flying balls determine the tempo and movement the spatial order. A new company from Belgium is making its first appearance in Germany.

Alibi

What are theatre and dance? The boundaries are as fluid as they are between artist and actor, between the play and terror. Our daily routine is characterised by power, violence and manipulation, on an intellectual or practical level. Do we need an alibi for our own play? Meg Stuart is one of the greatest European choreographers and is making her first appearance in Leipzig with her company Damaged Goods. (on 15. Nov. followed by audience discussion)

Tagwerk – Werkstatt – Tanz (Daily work – Workshop – Dance)

An evening of dance in Leipzig. We wish to emulate »Tanzplattform Deutschland 2002« (»Dance Platform Germany«) and explore the potential of the Leipzig dance scene and give it fresh impetus. »Tagwerk« (»Daily work«) accordingly represents the first work phase, the research phase, the collection of material. It is planned to follow the festival presentation with a second phase in spring 2003 and a project developed for euro-scene Leipzig 2003. Four teams work with four mentors and around 15 dancers – an evening of focused ideas and exciting concepts. (followed by audience discussion on both days)

The Queen is dead

Four Spanish women, temperamental and beautiful. Passionate, poetic theatre that portrays the understanding and rivalry between the women. There are no men, yet everything more or less revolves around them. The Matarile Teatro is making its first appearance in Germany with the production by Ana Vallés.

It’s your film

Four-minute piece special. Play, fairground, film and »peepshow« – it‘s all »It's your film«, a remarkable experience for just one spectator at a time. Although shrouded in darkness, the spectator nevertheless witnesses a crime story in the rain, in a cafe, at night – the hit at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2001.

Metapolis Project 972

A modern, first-rate ballet. The individual in the city – a journey through light and darkness, companionship and loneliness. 15 dancers in an excellent choreography by Frédéric Flamand, who still have a sense of neoclassicism and yet leave it way behind them. A sumptuous performance in an ecstasy of film, colour and form. The sets by top architect Zaha Hadid are a work of art in themselves.

Festivalbüro

Hier keine Tickets erhältlich.

euro-scene Leipzig
Harkortstraße 10
04107 Leipzig
0341 980 02 84
info@euro-scene.de

Festivalkasse

Festivalkasse im IntercityHotel Leipzig
Tröndlinring 2
04105 Leipzig
Kartentelefon 0341 21 716 48
tickets@euro-scene.de

Hauptförderer

Partner

Kultupartner