Hidden behind walls and windows we can imagine the present life of a community, while the past is written in their façades and the future prefigured in the concreteness of the constructions that will remain much after we are gone.
A city in its complexity is impossible to be “represented”, and even the most accurate film or theatre piece having a city as a background needs to erase its details, and direct the gaze of the audience by narrowing down the information around a particular story.
Aiming to create a third space in between theatricality and reality, ROOF brings the audience to a building terrace and place the actors/dancers scattered in the landscape. Helped by the sound coming from wireless headphones and binoculars, the public is invited to follow a “live movie”: an original script made to fit in this specific location with elements of dance, live re-takes of classic films, and documentary material previously gathered in the neighborhood.
The performance become in this way not only what the dancers/actors are doing, but also the resonance of their actions against a background that reaches the horizon line and involves in its trajectory many layers of association possibilities. Due to the shift of perception provoked by the piece, the city is suddenly transformed into a gigantic décor in which the categorization of real and fiction needs to be given by the spectator.
“(…)Roof a live movie/Napoli is not lacking of suggestion, in fact they come like a torrent in this precious and romantic performance placed in an absolutely innovative location.
As Totò directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini said, "we are a dream inside the dream", and if it went really like this last night on the roofs of the Academy, then be sure that there is no better dream to have.”
“Innovative and experimental the contribution offered on this occasion by Rodrigo Pardo to the audience of the Teatro Festival Italia. The kind of beautiful and risky ideas that contemporary theater needs to look towards the future.”
“The Accademia di Belle Arti welcomes the audience on the roofs for "Roof a live movie / Napoli" by Rodrigo Pardo, beautiful visions scattered all around, headphones recalling sounds and words and the binoculars allowing indiscreet glances. The fast game that you would like never ends close with a smile a Festival’s day.”
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ROOF a live movie / Napoli
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ROOF a live movie /
Amsterdam
Concept, script and direction: Rodrigo Pardo Original music: Simon Thierrée Performers/creators: Andrea Boll, Peter Kadar, Esther Mugambi, Luc van Esch, Alfredo Genovesi, Norberto Llopis, Cristina Cortés, Rodrigo Pardo Asistence-Brainstorming: Cecilia Vallejos, Sarah van Lamsweerde Production: Hans Mets-Rodrigo Pardo Ligth and video operators: Zinzi Kemper, Jeffrey Steenbergen Lenght: 30 min. (2 presentations per night) Private spaces provided by: Ad Wagemakers, Hank Bouerwmeester-Ana Hemker, Josien Booy-Renato Korony+Lindi, C Tefsen, Bobie Rossini, Martje Berg-Otto Schuurman, Haye Bouwman and Gerretz van de Wiel Supported by : Dasarts (Final Project), Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst and TheTheaterschool (NL) |
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