Caprichos-Desastres

Whims and Misfortune

Caprichos - Desastres reminds the audience of the madness we seem not to be able to escape. The absurd tableaus of Goya are more than weird fantasies: they are subtle comments on his time. Subjects that were urgent then—war, power of the church, freedom of speech—still are. In Caprichos - Desastres by Sauer, Post & Mulder the creatures of Goya's etchings come alive: deadened priests, maja's, inquisiteurs and donkeys. The performance links up scenes, peep-show tableaus with jumping chickens, a videowall providing commentary, geraushmachers and music.

Agenda

Premiere: January 12th to 20th, 2007, in the Rotterdam Schouwburg. See calendar for upcoming performances.

"The world is a masquerade: everything is deceptive in appearance. Everybody is confused and nobody knows each other."—Goya

Artists

• Performers: Arthur Sauer, Pauline Post, Nora Mulder
• Text and music: Arthur Sauer
• Video/Photography: René A. Hazekamp
• Decor: Quirijn Smits
• Lighting design: Paul van Laak
• Showcontrol/software: Jorg Schellekens
• Costumes: Sara Hakkenberg
• Coaching: Paul van der Laan