THE ACTOR AND THE ÜBER-PUPPET

Trial 15/16

“THE ACTOR AND THE ÜBER-PUPPET” For the 15/16 season, Øyvind Kirchhoff of the Research Station is in charge of the main experiment “Open exploration of the actor and the über-puppet”. It is a study of the theatrical expression of the actor and the puppet theatre and the fusion of both forms into a new theatrical…

The Aesthetics of Death

Trials 16/17

The Aesthetics of Death between actor and puppet, between life and death “The ideal is not flesh and blood but rather the body in a trance state. The body must be clothed in mortal beauty, while radiating its living spirit.” Edward Gordon Craig The Aesthetics of Death is a 5-day development project and a knowledge-sharing…