a total theatre and dance show freely inspired by Alberto Giacometti
on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of his birth
with Alberto M. Guinaldo, E (Alberto Giacometti)
Mariann Mikkelsen, DK (Maren)
and 18 dancers of the Royal Ballet School in Holstebro, DK (creatures of the forest)
dramaturgy and direction
Giuseppe L. Bonifati, IT
choreography Melody Putu, ZA
original music
Claudio Passilongo, IT
animated video promotion
Four 55 ltd, UK
set design
Linda Sugataghy, HU
a partnership DOO performing arts group (IT) / Det Flyvende Teater,
Marens Venne-Laug, Balletskolen Holstebro, Holstebro Kunstmuseum, Tilsted.com (DK)
supported by
Kulturministeriet – Slots og Kulturstyrelsen, Holstebro Municipality, Færch Fonden, William Demant Fonden, Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond, Knud Højgaards Fond, Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium (DK)
winner of
MOVIN’UP SPETTACOLO – PERFORMING ARTS 2020
promoted by MIBACT Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism – General Directorate for Performing Arts and GAI Association for the Circuit of the Young Italian Artists together with TPP Puglia Public Theater – Apulia Region and GA/ER Association Young Italian Artists of Emilia-Romagna (IT)
A journey in the imaginary world of the eminent artist Alberto Giacometti through a total theatre show with music and dance, exploring the connection of the artist and the man with the eternal and earthly art. His sculptures, whether in their original plaster or final bronze forms, occupy a liminal space between life and death. This coexistence of distance and proximity demands our respect and forces us to confront our own fears, as the sculpture Woman on Cartdid for all these years, simply by standing among the citizens in the town of Holstebro. Maren became a symbol of the cultural blossoming and of the city as such. How can we bring her to life after 50 years? To find this out, we will awake the Artist’s figure and confront both of them with the new generations. The show will transform the visions of the past, striving to inspire the talents of the future.
World premiere: 11-12 June 2021 h. 21.00
Open air stage at Lystanlægget, Holstebro (DK)
