This time she started from his last pieces: Der Abschied from Das Lied von der Erde and the 3rd movement of the 9th symphony, the Rondo-Burlesque. The last part of the piece is in silence. What interests Claire Croizé in Mahler’s œuvre is how man feels confronted with the world, its solitude and endlessness; a hymn a to life composed of solitude, the longing for a dialogue and the search for the absolute. The music creates the space, it suggests places, pasts moments, thoughts, feelings and emotions. It is a true mise en scène of emotions. The writing is romanesque, filled with desires and doubts.
The Farewell rests on a dialogue between the three scenic elements dance, music and light, designed by Jan Maertens, and wants to research how these mutually interpret, converge or diverge. Each form has to find its own space and freedom to exist by and for itself and experience its own solitude. The dramaturgy of The Farewell is set on the musical composition. Croizé wants to continue the romantic and dramatic aspect, the emotional content, and at the same time create the possibility for the audience to identify and make their own stories.
EXTRA INFO
Project year: 2009
CREDITS
Creation and dance: Claire Croizé
Light design: Jan Maertens
Artistic assistance: Etienne Guilloteau
Musical advice: Alain Franco
Music: Gustave Mahler
Production manager: Nathalie Schrauwen
Production: Action Scénique
Co-production: Vooruit (Départs), Buda and Workspace Brussels
In collaboration with: wpZimmer
Special thanks to: Felix Luque and Kunst/Werk, Alexander Baervoets
PROJECT DATES
08/12/2009, KVS/Working Title Festival, Brussels (BE)
09/12/2009, KVS/Working Title Festival, Brussels (BE)
21/10/2009, Monty/Amperdans, Antwerp (BE)
22/10/2009, Monty/Amperdans, Antwerp (BE)
24/09/2009, Vooruit, Ghent (BE)
25/09/2009, Vooruit, Ghent (BE)
26/09/2009, Vooruit, Ghent (BE)