beckett, beer and cigarettes - Felix Bürkle / starting point // trailer

trailer (3´40´´) of the performance ´beckett, beer and cigarettes´

Premiere 19/12/2007 at kc nOna, Mechelen, Belgium

BECKETT, BEER AND CIGARETTES

FELIX BÜRKLE / starting point

Three male actors on stage. A nondescript room with only chairs, a table, bottles and cases of beer. The men do nothing but wait. Isnt this boring for the audience? Not even for a second.
The three actors pass the time in a clever, artistic and comical way with just their beer cases and empty bottles. Indeed, Felix Bürkle (choreographer) and his Swedish partner Niclas Stureberg have a circus background. The third man in the Beckettesque waiting room, Jannik Elkær Nielsen from Denmark, found his way to dance through martial arts. All three find very imaginative ways to spend their time waiting. This makes for an exciting performance, from the first moment to the last.
The musician and composer Nils Ostendorf accompanies the action on the stage with trumpet and electronic sounds.

Concept and direction
Felix Bürkle

Choreography and performance
Felix Bürkle, Jannik Elkær Nielsen, Niclas Stureberg

Choreographic and production assistance
Paulo Guerreiro

Composition and live music
Nils Ostendorf

Light design
Lutz Deppe

Photography
Oliver Look

Video
Pipo Tafel



Co-production: tanzhaus nrw, Theater op de Markt
Sponsored by: Kunststiftung NRW, Fonds Darstellende Künste e.V., Kulturamt der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, Stiftung van Meeteren Düsseldorf
With friendly support from: kc nOna, PACT Zollverein/Choreographisches Zentrum NRW
Research in residence: Centre national de la danse im Rahmen von IDEE / Carte Blanche, tanzhaus nrw/Düsseldorf (EU Culture Programme 2000)

more information at: www.felixbuerkle.net

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• performance
• object manipulation
• dance