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To have done with the judgment of God
Aug 06, 2007 - Aug 11, 2007
Venue 45
Base Theatre presents "To have done with the judgment of Artaud" with
original music by Felipe Otondo. Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp4KBW2-Kgc
Two dancers, a composer and a vocal artist perform a gripping new interpretation of Antonin Artaud's legendary radio play, "To have done with the judgment of god." Originally commissioned by Radio France in 1947 but then banned for its strong content, the piece was the last work written and recorded by Artaud shortly before his death. The original work is an electrifying combination of political, and still relevant, denouncements, surreal ritualistic evocations of Artaud's life among the Tarahumaras indians of Mexico, and a powerful meditation on the idea of creativity and madness. Artaud's recording crackles with the rage of a man alienated from society, but his voice was to influence the whole future of theatre and artistry.
Taking as a point of departure the original script of the radio play, Base Theatre harnesses the inspiration of four talented artists from different disciplines - music, contemporary dance, installation art, and theatre - and brings them together in this uniquely absorbing experience. Their performance is a fascinating exploration of particular aspects of Artaud's ideas about movement and sound. An active development of the human voice connected to physical movement is counter-pointed by the use of radios acting as mobile sound sources from which the voice of Artaud himself echoes across.
Base Theatre is: Joanna Young 'An adventurous choreographic voice' (Dancing Times); Sarah Eldin, a member of Verve contemporary dance company; Felipe Otondo, lecturer in Electroacoustic Music at Leeds College of Music; and Omar Shahryar, an experienced experimental vocalist and performer.
Base Theatre is sponsored by The Northern School of Contemporary Dance and The Music Department of The University of York.
A complete description of projects by Base Theatre and biographies of its members can be seen at: http://www.otondo.net/fringe
Two dancers, a composer and a vocal artist perform a gripping new interpretation of Antonin Artaud's legendary radio play, "To have done with the judgment of god." Originally commissioned by Radio France in 1947 but then banned for its strong content, the piece was the last work written and recorded by Artaud shortly before his death. The original work is an electrifying combination of political, and still relevant, denouncements, surreal ritualistic evocations of Artaud's life among the Tarahumaras indians of Mexico, and a powerful meditation on the idea of creativity and madness. Artaud's recording crackles with the rage of a man alienated from society, but his voice was to influence the whole future of theatre and artistry.
Taking as a point of departure the original script of the radio play, Base Theatre harnesses the inspiration of four talented artists from different disciplines - music, contemporary dance, installation art, and theatre - and brings them together in this uniquely absorbing experience. Their performance is a fascinating exploration of particular aspects of Artaud's ideas about movement and sound. An active development of the human voice connected to physical movement is counter-pointed by the use of radios acting as mobile sound sources from which the voice of Artaud himself echoes across.
Base Theatre is: Joanna Young 'An adventurous choreographic voice' (Dancing Times); Sarah Eldin, a member of Verve contemporary dance company; Felipe Otondo, lecturer in Electroacoustic Music at Leeds College of Music; and Omar Shahryar, an experienced experimental vocalist and performer.
Base Theatre is sponsored by The Northern School of Contemporary Dance and The Music Department of The University of York.
A complete description of projects by Base Theatre and biographies of its members can be seen at: http://www.otondo.net/fringe