IN THE JUNGLE OF HISTORY. VARIETE

"In the jungle of history. Variete" is the second, after "Künstlerspiele. The scenes from The Great War", spectacle made by Teatr A Part with the background war theme and convention alluding to the style of cabarets from the first half of the last century, which this time is expanded with motifs taken straight from revue and references to the beginning of the cinema. As well as in case of "Künstlerspiele. The scenes from The Great War" the direct inspiration for the show was Polish-German cultural heritage of Katowice and difficult, filled with paradoxes history of relation between those two nations. The show is a co-production of Teatr A Part and Theaterlabor im Tor 6 from Bielefeld, Germany. It’s brought to life within the international artistic project "In the Jungle of History. European Theatrical Journey" associated with the hundredth anniversary of World War I. The show was created during the residence of the actors from Theaterlabor in Katowice.



Concept, scenario and direction: Marcin Herich i Siegmar Schröder

Performers: Yuri Brite Anderson, Natalia Kruszyna, Alina Tinnefeld, Monika Wachowicz, Thomas Behrend, Michael Grunert, Cezary Kruszyna, Lukas Pergande

Music: 
"Kashmiri Love Song" by Rudolfa Valentino, "Ramona" by Dolores del Rio, "Cheek to Cheek" by Freda Astera, "Chica Chica bum Chic" by Carmen Mirandy, music by Pablo's Eye and songsi: "Miłość ci wszystko wybaczy", "Unter den Pinien von Argentinien", "So ein Regenwurm hat's gut", "Raus mit den Männern", "La chanson de Tessa", "Musik, Musik, Musik" and"Oft, denk ich" (from "Kindertoteliender") by Gustav Mahler singing by actors of the team

Texts:
fragment of novel "Forbiden Zone" by Mary Borden, poem "Perhaps Stange" and "What A B what a b what a beauty" by Kurt Schwitters and fragment of drama "About Sea and Land and Sky" by Abigail Docherty

Duration: 65 minutes

First night performance: Katowice, March 2015


Next presentations:
*21th International Performing Arts Festival A Part, Katowice, June 2015
*International Seminar "In the Jungle of History", Bielefeld, October 2015