EXISTENCE THEATRE
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ÜBERLAUF
ENGLISH below | VIDEOS | EINSICHT | PHOTOS | SPANISH&FRENCH | Performance text for a Temporary Ensemble Eine Auftragsarbeit für das 24. Internationale SZENE BUNTE WÄHNE Theaterfestival für ein junges Publikum ÜBERLAUF basiert auf einem abstrakten Performancetext in deutscher Sprache von bello benischauer, der ins Englische, Französische und Spanische übersetzt wurde und in Form von Sprechakten…
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MOISTURISED
Text by bello benischauer & Performance by elisabeth m eitelberger .. From the start to the finish picturing my life…To grow and rise… And breathe in the air of passion… In my hand an abstract expression of communication… I have to recharge my phone… Only you, the flower and the tree… Two million sold… There has…
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NOT AT ALL
Performance by Elias Franz Benischauer Time isn’t really a matter of reality. What we believe in, feels real as well. This way we always create our own truth. If we are not quite sure, what to believe in, then we cannot connect with a higher deity. It wasn’t me, it wasn’t my fault, not at all.…
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SYNCHRONISATION TRIAL
nakedness – as a symbol and linkage to birth and human identity/alikeness: an artistic outcry to leave the comfort zone of a materialistic society how would it feel to stand there instead of the artists? written on their bodies = world population number at the time of their births on 18.12.1974 (left) / 15.06.1966 (right) below =…
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DO I BELONG
An old factory, resembling a spaceship in the galaxy, discovered by two different people, who face up to live in it or to reactivate it: A woman tries to move into the space, while a man, a previous workman of the factory comes back again and again to his old workplace, which he can’t face…
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STÖRUNGEN
STÖRUNGEN (Disturbances) by bello benischauer three live performances/interventions in public space at the Swizz Performance Art Festival PERFORM NOW! in Winterthur, Switzerland, 3 to 6 October 2013 with a Performance Lecture at the accompanying Symposium TRANS:SCRIPT – Kunsthalle Winterthur. Artistic idea (original text in German): People tell each other liesand spread the news onto the…
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NO INTERMISSION
… addresses cultural patterns and behaviour systemsin history and cross-culturesymbolisation of certain itemsin context to the human beinghow certain items receive iconographical relevancetend to influence our visual perceptionwhy do we see things the way we recognisethem considering particular cultural traditions The single video installations and particularly in their relation to each other and to the…
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FRÖNEND
… our doubts… are like a gate… that we have to walk through… every single day… If we breath calmly and connect with space… emotionally, we can manage to keep our wariness at bay… dreams are men’s elixir of life… FRÖNEND (German for the word “indulging”) is a video triptych in the style of the…
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HAUNTED
the human creature … tries to take first place … no matter what … without any compromise … we even accept tremendous efforts … to reach success, prosperity and prestige … and if for any reason … a tiny piece is missing … we panic … Haunted – video acts question how we can actively position us in this world but how…
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HUMAN RECYCLING PROJECT
What happens, when we can’t define and modify our immediate living environment? When we get dependent on the decision-making of others? When we leave our comfort zone to face paternalism, prejudice and/or degradation? This work, consisting of six separate video parts, plays with the viewer’s own imagination and individual perception (formed by knowledge/education/cultural background/…), linked…
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FAITHFUL NIGHT
to provide hope for this world to find peace to prove to oneself that it’s never too late to raise your concern about global issues the belief that religions, races and peacemaking powers will finally unite, does exist a rogation to Jesus, a conversation with Allah, a connection to Krishna we must make a conversation…
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IT’S FINE NOW
They show ironically and on a metaphorical level, how we handle/tend to ignore our actions’ multiple repercussions. Pretending to care, we use a gun to make peace; we help to protect certain animals, but eat meat; donate money to the Third World while indulging in a mass consuming habit; nourish and cherish a house plant despite…