Name: In the Penal Colony
Start: 2021-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Bühne am Park

Organization

Sångare

Bass-baritone

Kai Wefer

The Officer

Tenor

Gustavo Mordente Eda

The Visitor

Regissör

Angelika Zacek

Dirigent

Yuri Ilinov

Kostym designer

Peter Lehmann

Scenograf

Video designer

René Grüner

Dramaturg

Jannike Schulte

Sophie Jira

Theater Altenburg Gera

Orchestra

Philharmonisches Orchester Altenburg Gera

In the Penal Colony

Gera

Tyskland

Bühne am Park

Theaterzelt

Public

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da Gambist

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Chorus Director

Dansare

Exekutiv producent

Extra

Hårstylist

Illustrator

Kompositör

Koreograf

Kör

Körledare

Librettist

Ljud designer

Ljus designer

Orchestra Operations

Orkester

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetitör

Skådespelare

Sminkartist

Stage Manager

Teacher

Tolk

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Soprano

Baritone

Bass

Mezzo-soprano

Countertenor

Contralto

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

In der Strafkolonie · Interview · Theater Altenburg Gera

"The principle on which I decide is: there
is always no doubt about the guilt." Officer

A convict is to be killed. The executive organ is an officer who does not question traditional execution practices. The new commander of the penal colony has ordered a visitor to witness the execution. The officer meticulously describes the functioning of the execution apparatus to the visitor - idea, construction and finally the method. This method is the cruellest and most inhumane one can imagine. The officer explains all the details in a passionate and objective manner. He is convinced that the machine transforms the condemned; when he sees the reprehensibility of his offense, he regrets it. However, while awaiting his execution, the convict is unaware of his sentence or the type of punishment. The visitor is increasingly appalled by

Written in 1914, Franz Kafka's (1883-1924) story continues to fascinate today with its enormous variety of interpretations - historical, biographical, literary, legal, philosophical, religious ...

Philip Glass' (* 1937) congenial setting for two singers and a string quintet creates a very special musical atmosphere with the repetitions that are characteristic of him: the minimalist sounds dig into the flesh like the needles of the execution apparatus.

English

In the Penal Colony by Glass, Från (2021/2022), Regisserad av Angelika Zacek,, Dirigent Yuri Ilinov, Bühne am Park, Gera, Tyskland

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Ensemble

Program, Om & Synopsis

Videoklipp

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