I Apologize
I Apologize by Gisèle Vienne (France) is a puppetry performancein which a young man reconstructs different versions of the course of an accident. The stage is filled with wooden coffins and dead dolls in this staged role play between puppets and humans in which forbidden fantasies are central.
Information
(Objekt ID 13023)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | 2004 |
| Produced by | De l’Autre Côté du Miroir, Gisèle Vienne |
| Coproducers | Les Subsistances, WP Zimmer |
| Audience | Adults |
| Keywords | Puppetry, Theatre, Music, Dream Play, Multidisciplinary |
| Running period | 2004 |
| Website | I APOLOGIZE |
I Apologize by Gisèle Vienne uses a female and a male actor as tools, plus a number of humanoid puppets which are practically similar to approximately 12 year old girls.
Gisèle Vienne writes on her webpage that the production examines the mentality of violence in humans, with paedophilia, death longing, sexual perversions and murder as underlying themes.
Peter Rehberg has written the music for I Apologize, while the American writer Dennis Coopers has written monologues and poems, read by himself in sound recordings throughout the performance.
I Apologize was supported by Centre Choréographique National de Grenoble as part of Accueil Studio 2004, Ministère de la Culture/Drac Rhône-Alpes, Conseil Régional Rhône-Alpes, Conseil Général de l´Isère and ske/Autriche. It was also supported by L´Institut International de la Marionnette and Compagnie des Indes.
Sources: Black Box Teater, blackbox.no, 28.04.2011, http://www.blackbox.no/content/festivalTitlePresentation.php?tid=2070
Gisèle Vienne, g-v.fr, 28.04.2011, http://www.g-v.fr/index.htm
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Dennis Cooper | – Text |
| Gisèle Vienne | – Concept/Idea |
| Gisèle Vienne | – Direction |
| Peter Rehberg | – Music |
| Patrick Riou | – Light |
| Jonathan Capdevielle | – Actor |
| Anja Röttgerkamp | – Actor |
| Jean-Luc Verna | – Actor |
| Jonathan Capdevielle | – Puppeteer |
| Dennis Cooper | – Voiceover |
| Raphaël Rubbens | – Puppet maker |
| Gisèle Vienne | – Puppet maker |
| Dorothéa Vienne-Pollak | – Puppet maker |
| Rebecca Flores | – Mask design |
| Arnaud Lavisse | – Technical director |
| Léonor Baudouin | – Administration |
| Rachel Ciora | – Administration |
| Alix Sarrade | – Administration |
| Anne-Cécile Sibué-Birkeland | – Administration |
| February 27, 2011 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) (Marstrand) | Show |
| February 26, 2011 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) (Marstrand) | National premiere, Norway |
| 2004 | Worldwide premiere |
| Marstrand | February 26, 2011 |