The Suitcase/Der Koffer
An exploration of instability, cultural roots and life somewhere in between
An exploration of instability, cultural roots and life somewhere in between
"Some moments in the theatre make me so fully glad to be human and alive in the room with the art breathing and dwelling in fullness with us. I watch so many artists in the mainstream swiping up awards and praise and then there are intimate corners of pure art like Der Koffer... I thought of shopping in places once bombed in Serbia, the suitcase as a buried child...the silence of nights after betrayal or bliss...Thank you Juanita and Ljiljana - for this respite and challenge you made to my nostalgia, and the shards of home unavailable to the 70.8 million refugees especially to the half who are children. Beautifully clear in every way. May we survive these dark rooms and find some tiny boat..." Ruth Margraff, writer.
Concept and Music Ljiljana Jovanović Direction and Text Juanita Rockwell
Chris Roberts, mezzo soprano Duo Crveno [Köln], Georg Wissel, alto saxophone and Dušica Cajlan-Wissel, piano
Allison Campbell, scenography and puppets
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Images courtesy of Lauren Scott, George Wissel and Ljiljana Becker
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Audio examples: Prologue (Lament) and
Erratic Blocks/Erratische Blöcke (White Noise) |
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