Jumping in Tanz.Tausch with a new Instrument!! 15.12.2017

Gravitaphon

Two men balancing a huge box, pushing it, dragging it on the empty stage. The surface of the black cuboid shines in the spotlight. The heavy object tilts slowly forward. A soft ring will sound. Only like a bell, then stronger. It comes from the inside of the crate. The more the object tends, the more pressing the sound becomes. Suddenly it falls silent and a low noise raises, summer rain falls over the room. The crate opens very gently.

Large as a cupboard, heavy as a human, delicate as a clockwork - the GRAVITAPHON. A new musical instrument. It can only be played with an enormous amount of effort. Tilt angles, tilt motions and degrees of rotation are the parameters that determine which acoustic sound will be heard. GRAVITAPHON is the development of a score, which is suited to the playing style of the instrument and applied directly to it's surface, on the ground, in the room. GRAVITAPHON is the development of a game style, a mixture of strength, choreography and craftsmanship. Physical exhaustion is a central component of the composition and the instrument is always unpredictable

A production of tatraum projekte schmidt, sponsored by the cultural office of the state capital of Düsseldorf and the Ministry of Family, Children, Youth, Culture and Sport NRW

Artistic direction: Christian Grammel

Instrument: Olaf Hochherz

Performance: Adrián Castelló

Composition + Performance: Sagardía

Choreografic Work: Slava Gepner

Technic Advice + Construction: Mathias Geoffroy

Foto: Grammel

A Production from Grammel+Hochherz+Sagardia in Coproduction with LOFFT – DAS THEATER, Stadt Leipzig, Kulturamt und der Kunststiftung NRW.

When:

Friday, 15th Dezember, 20 H (Premiere)

Where:

Alte Feuerwacher, Cologne

Further Info:

http://www.tanztausch.de/2017/10/18/mittwoch-13-dezember-2000-uhr/