Power | Guilt | Sacrifice | Isolation | Preserve Humankind: Are YOU a chosen one?
This video gives insight into LONELY MARS, a strongly physical and emotionally energetic performance that engaged with audiences on various levels. While reconnecting to images of mothers of heroes and fallen troops, collective emotions and the archetypes of good and evil were responded to. The initial concept: The year 2242. Mars had been explored to send test females to breed a new generation to preserve humankind. Would it be possible to break the cycle of human failure? And on what terms would we possess a future?
Once again Existence Theatre looked into extremely timely matters by speaking up about social isolation, gender/culturally concerned power, oppression and environmental destruction and it was reflected on the multi-faceted guilt that we would carry within. The site-specific project was developed at the Old Girls School in Perth for FRINGEWORLD 2020. Humanity managed to destroy the earth once and for all, natural disasters helped to wipe out the rest. There is hardly a space left to continue life as we used to know it.
Audience members are invited to meet cast and crew to exchange experiences about the work after the show.
ART IN PROCESS | Existence Theatre Production 2020 – 70 min
in 8 languages: English/French/German/Hebrew/Korean/Polish/Slovak/Spanish
written, directed, video and sound by bello benischauer
performed by Elisabeth Eitelberger, Jemma Fleming, Injeong Hwang, Karolina Koziara, Mila Leighton, Daniela O’Mara, Johanna Valency
ABOUT: Strongly physical and emotionally energetic performance that takes performers to the edge of exhaustion. Prepare to switch from witness to participant! Be reminded of the mothers of heroes and fallen troops, think of Picasso’s Guernica, get immersed in collective emotions and the archetypes of good and evil. Mars has been explored to send test females to breed a new generation that will preserve humankind. Is it possible to break the cycle of human failure? We write the year 2242. See for yourself, on what terms we possess a future. Once again Existence Theatre looks into extremely timely matters by speaking up about social isolation, gender/cultural concerned power and oppression, environmental destruction and how human existence is influenced by all the complex structures that shape our existence and the guilt that we carry with us.
THE ARTISTS BEHIND THE WORK: 2020 marks 20 years of ART IN PROCESS and 10 years of Existence Theatre Productions, co-founded by Australian/Austrian artists bello benischauer & elisabeth m eitelberger, who work site-specific with varying ensembles on interdisciplinary projects internationally. They react expressively upon contemporary socio-political issues under cultural considerations.
Undeniably influenced by developments and currents of European Postdramatic Theatre and Performance Art, they are known for creating immersive and multi-sensory experiences. Existence Theatre stands up against discrimination by creating poignant, powerful, engaging, critical, non-conventional, poetic and surreal plays and approaches the audience in a very unique way while breaking down the fourth wall.