Show

Curon / Graun

OHT | Office for a Human Theatre

January 23 – 25, 2020

Duration: 50’

In 1950 a dam was built that led to the creation of the largest reservoir in the province of Bolzano. This colossal project, which local protests tried without success to prevent, caused the complete submersion of the village of Curon/Graun in Val Venosta. OHT tells its story through a hypnotic piece of musical theatre inspired by the music of the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. Presenting the audience with a space without actors, Curon/Graun employs a slowed-down narration that combines texts and images with live performance. The flooded bell tower is the fulcrum of the scene, while the bell’s ringing, evoked by Pärt’s tintinnabuli, brings vehemently to life the invisible forces of the Alpine landscape. A piece of visual intensity that reconnects the theatrical experience to its deepest roots.

OHT (Office for a Human Theatre) works within and outside the boundaries of theatre. Founded in 2008 by Filippo Andreatta, OHT engages with landscapes and with personal politics through their subtle treatment in both public and private spaces. The company works with national and international collaborators, including Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Fondazione Haydn, ONDA / NYC Artists’ Salon, Romaeuropa Festival, Whitechapel Gallery, the Latitudes Contemporaines festival, Centro S. Chiara, MAXXI museo delle arti del XXI secolo. In addition, Centrale Fies and MART Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto are regular partners.

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Credits

A performance by: OHT | Office for a Human Theatre and Fondazione Haydn Stiftung With: Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi Music by: Arvo Pärt (Fratres for string quartet, Fratres for strings and percussions, Fratres for violin, strings and percussions, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten) Directed by: Filippo Andreatta Set design: Paola Villani Lighting design: William Trentini Filming and editing: Armin Ferrari Set construction assistant: Massimiliano Rassu Producer: Laura Marinelli International promotion: Laura Artoni Graphic consultant: Letizia Tempesta Filisetti Decoration: Nadia Simeonkova, Silvano Brugnara Produced by: Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento | Haydn von Bozen und Trient Orchestra Co-production: OHT, Centrale Fies Winner Project: OPER.A 20.21 FRINGE Editor: Universal Edition AG Italian representative: Casa Ricordi, Milan