Percussions de Strasbourg
France
Ghostland
Directed by: Pierre Jodlowski
Text by: Territory of Shadows
Conception, composition, lighting and video: Pierre Jodlowski
Artistic and technical collaboration: François Donato
Musicians: Minh-Tâm Nguyen, François Papirer, Galdric Subirana & Flora Duverger
Handling of objects: Katharina Muschiol
Real-time electronics: Pierre Jodlowski
Sound diffusion: Kamil Kesla
Performance presented in German, with translation into Romanian and English.
Performance not recommended to audiences under the age of 12.
Duration: 1h
Date of premiere: 19.09.2017
Original title: GHOSTLAND
Commission: Percussions de Strasbourg
Co-production: Percussions de Strasbourg & Eole - studio de création musicale with the support of ADAMI.
With the support of: Ministère de la Culture / DRAC Grand Est - Ville et Eurométropole de Strasbourg - Mécénat Musical Société Générale - Région Grand-Est - lnstitut Français - SACEM - ADAMI - SPEDIDAM.
Written for 4 percussionists playing on 4 drums and virtual instruments, a puppeteer, interactive audiovisual device, this multimedia show deals with the concept of Ghost, in its various meanings: ghosts which are generated by memory; ghosts that our societies create, driving people in social isolation; ghosts in their more common sense - strange appearances linked with childhood.
In this one-hour show, the stage is no longer a simple performance space, but becomes an ambiguous place showing to the audience a strange sounding and visual ritual. Well-elaborated, the score brings out the breath-taking virtuosity that made the Percussions de Strasbourg so famous.
The three different parts constituting the show are structured around a dramaturgy evolving from shadow to light.