salto.lamento
or the nocturnal side of affairs
A drawer opens – Secret messages escape and lure creatures – half man
half beast, like Centaurs. They are forcing their way into the back rooms of
memory where they meet with a multi-faced death – effortlessly, dancing,
almost skipping.
Reflecting the artistic tradition of the Dance of the Dead from medieval
iconography, a ring of poetic and bizarre metamorphoses unfolds. A trio
of music, puppet and dance.
The figuren theater tuebingen has been collaborating with the duo
rat'n'X for 15 years. Their music has given a strong musical imprint
to the development of the theatre. For the first time, this new pro-
duction features the musicians Stefan Mertin + Johannes Frisch
live on stage with puppeteer Frank Soehnle.
Performer and puppets: Frank Soehnle
Music: rat'n´X (Johannes Frisch and Stefan Mertin)
Directed by: Enno Podehl, Karin Ersching, Frank Soehnle
Costumes: Sabine Ebner
Lighting design: Karin Ersching
Assistant Choreographer: Karin Ould Chih
Premiere 7 December 2006, Zimmertheater Tuebingen
Drac D'or (golden dragon) 2008
for Best Show, Best Dramaturgie,
and Best Adult Show (audience prize), Festival Lleida (E)