SATURN
© Karl Van Welden

PROJECT

SATURN (2011)

SATURN is a series of performance installations, focusing on themes such as distance, intimacy, infinity, control and power in relation to the contemporary landscape. The site-specific project SATURN I – landscape explores the shaping powers of a natural landscape and is being developed parallel to SATURN II – cityscape, an installation for urban landscape, and SATURN III – townscape, which highlights a rural environment.

A circle of eight monolithically shaped observation points on a hill or a rooftop offers the audience a panoramic view on its environment. As a spectator you take place in an observational post, zooming in on details in the panorama through a lens. The gaze is guided towards isolated figures in the distance, who attempt to inscribe themselves in the world through small gestures, in an atmosphere of melancholy and vague menace. In the alienating tension between distance and intimacy, the visitor creates his own time, accompanied by an individual soundtrack. Through the very act of looking, he creates an in-depth perception of the landscape, as a mediator between human-size actions and their cosmic dimensions.

Past Dates

June 2018

01/06
Toneelhuis/SATURN II (Antwerpen)
02/06
Toneelhuis/SATURN II (Antwerpen)
03/06
Toneelhuis/SATURN II (Antwerpen)

June 2015

10/06
Østfold Kulturutvikling/SATURN III (Halden)
11/06
Østfold Kulturutvikling/SATURN III (Halden)
12/06
Østfold Kulturutvikling/SATURN III (Halden)
13/06
Østfold Kulturutvikling/SATURN III (Halden)

September 2014

19/09
Kaaitheater/SATURN II (Brussel)
20/09
Kaaitheater/SATURN II (Brussel)
21/09
Kaaitheater/SATURN II (Brussel)

July 2014

05/07
Expeditie Dansand/SATURN III (Oostende)
06/07
Expeditie Dansand/SATURN III (Oostende)

September 2013

12/09
Marseille Provence/SATURN II (Marseille)
13/09
Marseille Provence/SATURN II (Marseille)
14/09
Marseille Provence/SATURN II (Marseille)
15/09
Marseille Provence/SATURN II (Marseille)

August 2013

11/08
Metropolis Festival/SATURN II (Kopenhagen)
12/08
Metropolis Festival/SATURN II (Kopenhagen)
13/08
Metropolis Festival/SATURN II (Kopenhagen)
14/08
Metropolis Festival/SATURN II (Kopenhagen)

June 2013

28/06
Marseille-Provence/SATURN II (Istres)
29/06
Marseille-Provence/SATURN II (Istres)
30/06
Marseille-Provence/SATURN II (Istres)

May 2013

24/05
Marseille-Provence/SATURN III (Vitrolles)
25/05
Marseille-Provence/SATURN III (Vitrolles)
26/05
Marseille-Provence/SATURN III (Vitrolles)

June 2011

18/06
Oerol/SATURN I (Terschellingen)
19/06
Oerol/SATURN I (Terschellingen)
20/06
Oerol/SATURN I (Terschellingen)
22/06
Oerol/SATURN I (Terschellingen)
23/06
Oerol/SATURN I (Terschellingen)
24/06
Oerol/SATURN I (Terschellingen)
25/06
Oerol/SATURN I (Terschellingen)
26/06
Oerol/SATURN I (Terschellingen)

March 2011

15/03
Vooruit/SATURN II (Gent)
16/03
Vooruit/SATURN II (Gent)
17/03
Vooruit/SATURN II (Gent)
18/03
Vooruit/SATURN II (Gent)
19/03
Vooruit/SATURN II (Gent)
20/03
Vooruit/SATURN II (Gent)
23/03
Vooruit/SATURN II (Gent)
24/03
Vooruit/SATURN II (Gent)
25/03
Vooruit/SATURN II (Gent)
26/03
Vooruit/SATURN II (Gent)

Credits

Concept, direction, sound: Karl Van WeldenDramaturgy: Bart CapellePerformers: Stefaan Claeys, Sarah Eisa, Michael Helland / Carl Vermeersch / Rob Fordeyn, Siet Raeymaekers, Kevin Trappeniers, Fran VerstegenSound: Yannick Franckassistance, photography & technical co-ordination: Maarten De VriezeTechnical advice: Vincent MalstafProduction: wpZimmer (Antwerp) & United Planets vzw (Ghent)Co-production: Oerol, Vooruit (Ghent)With the support of: PACT Zollverein (Essen), the City of Ghent, the Flemish Community

Info

performance installation
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Press

Review: Compilation press 2011
Impression: Michéa Jacobi
Review: Libération
Review: La Provence
Review: La Stradda
Impression: Metropolis
Impression: Metropolis
Impression: The Art Markets
Review: Netudgaven
Review: Inferno
Announcement: Mouvement
Essay: Bart Capelle