Stillen
Stillen by Lotte van den Berg/Toneelhuis (Belgia) was a theatre production without words, but accompanied by simple piano playing. Onstage one could see an old man, a young girl, a young boy, an old lady and a young lady.
Information
(Objekt ID 8945)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | May 2, 2008 |
| Produced by | Toneelhuis, Sophiensaele |
| Coproducers | |
| Audience | All |
| Keywords | Theatre, Dance, Installation, Music, Post-dramatic theatre, Physical theatre, Multidisciplinary |
| Running period | October 26, 2006 |
| Website | Toneelhuis 10/11 - Stillen |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
Stillen (literally: Quiet) by Lotte van den Berg/Toneelhuis was in the program of Black Box Teater described as a production it is hard to describe:
"Stillen is a wordless performance about bodies in need of each other; for eating, drinking, loving and crying. Each body has its memories. Each body searches for something. Restless bodies shiver and shake, sometimes bubbling with a surplus of live, sometimes left, sometimes mild and tender, sometimes cruel.
Stillen is a production about the comfort in touch and about the painful in discovering one is alone. Despite it being without words it can’t be labelled dance, nor performance. Perhaps one could call it visual silent theatre. The result is a sentimental expression in which the whole production remains standing as an allegory over human longing. In short, it is theatre awakening emotions in the spectator."
The visiting performance was supported by Arts Council Norway.
Sources: Toneelhuis 10/11, toneelhuis.be, 15.11.2010, http://www.toneelhuis.be/productie.jsp?id=88
Black Box Teater Oslo (2008). Spring program 2008. Black Box Teater Oslo [Oslo].
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Lotte van den Berg | – Direction |
| Suzanne Jaeschke | – Dramaturge |
| Dries Verhoeven | – Stage design |
| Magdalena Musial | – Costume |
| Jorg Bittner | – Lighting design |
| Luc Boyer | – Performer |
| Annalisa Derossi | – Performer |
| Emily Elflein | – Performer |
| Stephan Jurichs | – Performer |
| Gerindo Kamid Kartadinata | – Performer |
| Lucia Meeuwsen | – Performer |
| Emma Simons | – Performer |
| May 4, 2008 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | visiting performance |
| May 3, 2008 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | visiting performance |
| May 2, 2008 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | National premiere, Norway |