Betontanc & The Original Tempo
Avdicija za življenje
Področje: gledališče
11. 6. 2012 21:00 – 15. 6. 2012 21:00
Japonsko-slovenska koprodukcija o tanki liniji med življenjem in smrtjo
8. in 9. junij ob 20.00, Lutkovno gledališče Maribor
11. – 15. junij ob 21.00, Stara mestna elektrarna – Elektro Ljubljana, Ljubljana
Nekega lepega dne se Buda sprehaja ob obali lotosovega ribnika. Nenadoma se ustavi in med tančico cvetov ugleda nepričakovan prizor; pod njim zeva brezno pekla z Reko mrtvih in Goro bodic, ki ju uzre v kristalno čisti vodi. Pred njim se izriše podoba moža po imenu Kandata, morilca, roparja in požigalca, ki se skupaj z ostalimi grešniki zvija na dnu pekla. Kljub njegovim hudodelstvom se spomni, da je nekoč opravil dobro delo. Ker je prizanesel drobnemu pajku, se Buda odloči, da bo Kandato skušal rešiti iz pekla. Vzame srebrno pajkovo nit in jo spusti naravnost na dno pekla, v Jezero krvi, v katerem se Kandata skupaj z grešniki komaj drži nad gladino. Ko zagleda srebrno nit, se je oprime z obema rokama, se začne naglo vzpenjati, in ko ne zmore niti oprijema več, počije. In medtem, ko že misli, da je rešen, opazi, da se po niti kakor mravlje vzpenja nepregledna množica grešnikov. Prešine ga neznosna misel, da se bo tanka nit pretrgala in bo skupaj z ostalimi grešniki strmoglavil nazaj v pekel. Na ves glas zakriči: »Ta nit je moja! Kdo vam je rekel, da plezajte po njej? Vsi stran! Spravite se dol z nje!« Naenkrat se nit pretrga na mestu, kjer je trenutek prej visel Kandata. Še preden uspe karkoli reči, že pada kot vrtavka, strmoglavi v pekel in potone v Jezeru krvi. V zraku ostane le del odtrgane niti, lesketajoč se na nebu brez lune in zvezd. Buda nadaljuje svoj sprehod. Tokrat z obrazom, zgubanim od žalosti. Njegove oči so videle neusmiljeno srce. Lotosovih cvetov vse skupaj niti malo ne gane. Rašomon? Da! Zapleten in zavit, da sapo vzame.
Režija: Matjaž Pograjc, Masahiro Kinoshita
Dramaturgija: Andreja Kopač
Igra: Katarina Stegnar, Yuka Hyoudo, Ivan Peternelj, Branko Potočan, Syuichi Sakaguchi
Glasba: Silence, Marko Brdnik, Katsunori Takayama
Video: Yoshimitsu Kiyotaka
Oblikovanje tona: Jure Vlahovič
Oblikovanje svetlobe in scene: Tomaž Štrucl
Oblikovanje kostumov: Mateja Benedetti
Izvršni producent: Samo Selimović
Japonska producentka: Mea Inoue
Produkcija: Bunker Ljubljana, The Original Tempo
Projekt so omogočili: MIZKŠ, MOL, MARIBOR 2012, EU Japan Fest Committee, Japan Foundation
Avdicija za življenje
Betontanc & The Original Tempo
AUDITION FOR LIFE
(Slovenia, Japan)
World premiere in Maribor
In the frame of the European Capital of Culture Maribor 2012
8th and 9th June at 8 p.m. in Puppet Theatre Maribor
Performances in Ljubljana
11th – 15th June at 9 p.m. in Stara mestna elektrarna – Elektro Ljubljana
There are always two choices. And a thin line in between. Slow decisions don’t exist. And the fast ones will be punished. Get ready.
What is the noblest deed you have done in your life?
One day Buddha is strolling along the shore of a lotus pond. He suddenly stops as he witnesses an unexpected sight: underneath the water’s crystal clear surface, he sees the landscape of Hell, with the River of the Dead and Needle Mountain. Then, the figure of a criminal named Kandata comes to the forefront, squirming at the bottom of Hell along with other sinners. Buddha remembers that even though Kandata had committed many crimes, he had also proved himself capable of doing a good deed: he had once spared the life of a small spider. In return for this good deed, Buddha decides to try and save Kandata. He takes the spider’s thread and lowers it into the distant depths of Hell. Kandata grasps it firmly with both hands and quickly begins climbing up. Just when he thinks he’s been saved, he looks down and is filled with horror: a never-ending horde of sinners is following him up the spider’s thread, like a massive line of ants. He shouts out: “This spider’s thread is mine. Who asked you to climb it? Get down! Get off!” Suddenly the thread breaks with a snap and Kandata plunges back into Hell. Only a part of the broken thread remains dangling there, glittering dimly in a sky that is void of both moon and stars. Having taken in everything from start to finish, Buddha resumes strolling, his face marked by sadness. The lotus blossoms, however, are not concerned in the least about what has happened. Noon draws closer in Paradise.
Who gets to save himself?
Who gets a (-nother) chance? Who deserves one? Who knows how to see it when it’s there? Who knows how to share it when it’s there? STOP To take part or to walk away? To stay in or to cut loose? To climb or to crawl? STOP At what age is one eligible to commit robberies? STOP How many meters above the ground can one climb? STOP Would you sacrifice your friend to save yourself? STOP Are you more fragile than a spider?
Just how spacious is the space in between?
Following a sequence of co-productions – with the Dutch group Jonghollandia(2005), the Latvian collective Umka.Lv (2006), the French band Ez3kiel (2008) and the Belgrade National Theatre (2009) – the performance Audition for Life counts as the fifth big international co-production of Betontanc under the auspices of Bunker. Compared to other co-productions, however, this last one comes across as somewhat more distant, somewhat more exotic and somewhat more personal.
Audition for Life is the intertwining of many artistic genres, an encounter between two artistic traditions, a compromise between two visions and the excess that remains lost in translation. If Betontanc emerged out of cement, using movement as its expressive medium, then Original Tempo, on the other hand, grew out of the screen, addressing the audience with contact improvisation. Betontanc holds the status of a highly acclaimed physical-dance theatre collective in Slovenia with more than two decades of tradition, whereas The Original Tempo hit the Japanese theatre stages like a typhoon in 2002 and has since abolished several existing performing norms while setting up new standards in the performing arts.
We are inviting you to come and enjoy the performance with us!
[izvor informacije www.bunker.si]
