- 22.06.2021, 7 - 9 p.m.Free entry. A slot for one person can be booked every 15 minutes.
- 23.06.2021, 7 - 9 p.m.Free entry. A slot for one person can be booked every 15 minutes.
- 24.06.2021, 7 - 9 p.m.Free entry. A slot for one person can be booked every 15 minutes.
- 25.06.2021, 7 - 9 p.m.Free entry. A slot for one person can be booked every 15 minutes.
- 26.06.2021, 7 - 9 p.m.Free entry. A slot for one person can be booked every 15 minutes.
A theatrical installation for one person in virtual space
A table, a place of community, of family, becomes a space of remembering with the help of a VR headset. The visitors can only sit at the table one at a time. Thus they experience what it means to be alone in a room that was shared with other people before the pandemic. How does memory work in virtual space? How can the experience of going to the theatre, which is traditionally based on sharing an experience with many people, be created in spite of the isolation forced on us by the pandemic? In his immersive installation, Frankfurt stage designer, video artist and photographer Philip Bußmann combines traditional theatrical means with modern digital imagery and acoustic worlds – sensorially simple and contemplatively intense at the same time.
Duration: ca 10 min
Language: German
World premiere
Admission is only possible with proof of negative Corona status (tested, vaccinated or recovered). Results of a test may not be more than 24 hours old at this event.
Your contact details (name, address, telephone number and e-mail address) will be recorded on location before the event in order to follow-up in case of a COVID-19 infection.
General rules of hygiene and physical distancing must be observed.
No entry without a medical mouth-nose covering! Disinfect your hands when entering the building or grounds. Wearing a mouth-nose covering is mandatory at all times, included in the seating areas.
More information on Hygiene and safety
Cast & Credits
Concept and implementation: Philip Bußmann
Dramaturge: Tatsuki Hayashi
Music: Laibach
Arrangement & production: Luka Jamnik
The project was funded as part of the cultural funding programme “Hessen kulturell neu eröffnen”. The research was supported by the Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and by a travel grant from the Goethe-Institut.
Biography
Philip Bußmann
Philip Bußmann is a video artist and stage designer, who has been working for dance and theatre productions all over the world since 1995. For many years, he worked with the Wooster Group, William Forsythe, Luk Perceval and Anselm Weber. He has also created work at the Thalia Theater Hamburg, the Münchner Kammerspiele, the Los Angeles Opera, the English National Opera and the Schauspiel Frankfurt. He has been a guest at Mousonturm several times with 2+, a platform for performance projects in collaboration with Célestine Hennermann.
philipbussmann.com