A Play for the Gods, a Play for No Good(?)

Project Description

A Play for the Gods, a Play for No Good(?) is a black shadow play and conceptual performance about invisibility and death. In a dim light, the black-clad puppeteer plays with (mostly) black figures agains a black shadow puppet screen, accompanied by a soundscape of newly written gamelan and electronic music.

Through several different stage images, the intangible and incomprehensible death is potrayed, people who struggle with their lives in silence are celebrated, attempts are made to recreate the one that was lost, and the meaning of everything is questioned. It is an evocative experience where the shadow play is not always easy to see, while the usually hidden underside is fully visible. The performance is a tribute to the invisible labour of people.

Credits

Sound technician: Agnieszka Lewalski & Sigge Krantz
Shadow play frame: Adam Gustafsson
Lighting assistance: Kundali Löfstrand
Video: Nicklas Wedin

Also with the helps of Adrian Benigno Latupeirissa, Roger Westberg, and Ghaliz Filkair Haris.

Funded by the Swedish Art Grants Committee and the generous supports of Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Stockholm, Dansmuseet, Elektronmusikstudion EMS, Transit Stockholm Kulturinkubator, SITE Sweden, and KKV.

Musical Sketches

A collection of musical sketches. The final version deviates so much from these sketches, making it almost a different composition.