Relâche noir
CHOREOGRAPHY/DANCE: BÉATRICE JACCARD, PETER SCHELLING, MASSIMO BERTINELLI , IVAN WOLFE MUSICAL ADAPTATION OF "RELACHE" BY ERIK SATIE : CLAUDIA RUEGG COSTUMES: CLARISSA HERBST LIGHT DESIGN: FRANCOIS GENDRE SET: OLIVIER SUTTER OUTSIDE EYE: DOMINIQUE RUST MASK: SYLVIA TOMMASI SOUND: STUDIO ERNST THOMA
Premiere 1997 THEATERHAUS GESSNERALLEE ZUERICH
Based
on the Dada Ballet "Relâche" by Erik Satie and Francis Picabia. The
compagnie drift shows in their very own movement language and with
perfect precision and careful preparation the chaos and that which can
not be predicted. With this contradiction a constant tension is created
in a world in which tragedy can very easily turn to comedy and to the
absurd...
...and in which the step leading from normality to the grotesque is but a small one.
Press excerpts
Politics and poetry in Alexandria
‚...fresh
and exhilarating, with the added benefit of being alternately sad and
hilariously funny was ‚Relâche Noir’ by the swiss company Drift...’
Alexandria Weekly 13.01.05
"...The
four dancers frolicking with wit and precision so elegantly over the
stage are all sad acrobats representing human existence. The piece is
composed of increasingly menacing scenes, starting with dandyish
slapstick and culminating in a furious balletic ride to Hell. In
between are grotesque and touching illustrations of the interdependence
in human relations..."
Basler Zeitung, Basel
"...
A simple step leads instantaneously to the absurd - the perfect
coordination of the movements becomes a mechanism of the incalculable.
From seemingly sterile surfaces gleam fantastic colours..."
Tages-Anzeiger, Zürich
"...The quartet master their art to perfection and with abundant creativity. The images are those of pure beauty..."
La Liberté, Fribourg
"...The
absurdity of the banal... Four wonderfull performers form the compagnie
drift . They convince with their astonishing playfullness and abundant
imagination..."
Frankfurter Rundschau, Frankfurt
"...Breathtaking
dance. Poetic moments, even very funny ones, all of a sudden take on a
psychedelic dimension. A very delightfull performance..."
Badische Neueste Nachrichten, Karlsruhe
"...the compagnie drift shows elegant images of benighted beauty..."
Giessener Anzeiger, Giessen
"...the compagnie drift is one of the most interesting groups of Switzerland..."
Nordwest Zeitung, Oldenburg
"...a plesurable evening full of surprises...the 4 dancers create vivid images of dreams and nightmares..."
Basellandschaftliche Zeitung, Basel