The plot might remind some viewers of Tristan und Isolde, as it also involves an older man standing in the way of two young lovers whose passion for each other costs them their lives. This piece nearly devoid of actual stage action unfolds in the borderlands between dreams and reality, which is exactly what piqued Debussy’s interest! An exciting pairing with this remarkable and somewhat surreal world will be the Danish ensemble Hotel Pro Forma founded by Kirsten Dehlholm, and their unique stylistic language. What they do is create productions that span branches of the arts and genres, merging the visual arts with text, theatre, installations and architecture, not to mention the many other forms they develop through their constant dialogue with each other.
AUTHORS
Libretto after Maurice Maeterlinck by......... Claude Debussy
Reorchestrated by....................................... Frédéric Chaslin
Director....................................................... Kirsten Dehlholm
Co-director.................................................. Marie Dahl
Visual concept............................................. Hotel Pro Forma
Set designer................................................ Maja Ziska
Costume designer....................................... Marta Twarowska
Lighting designer......................................... Jesper Kongshaug
Video designer............................................ Adam Ryde Ankarfeldt
Hungarian surtitles...................................... János Lackfi
English surtitles........................................... Arthur Roger Crane
Chorus director............................................ Gábor Csiki