Die Zauberflöte
05–08–2022
- project: Die Zauberflöte
- partner: BOA Berlin
- venue: Alte Münze Berlin
Stage design and Media scenography for BOA, Berlin Opera Academy Festival.
A central stage layout 12x12m square-shaped configuration, the audience are located on the two sides of the stage, thus optimally facing the panoramic screen and enjoying the actors immersed in 180-degree canvas storytelling, as if subjects of an abstract painting.
Die Zauberflöte, W.A.Mozart,
Stage and Video design for the BOA, Berlin Opera Academy Festival at Alte Münze Berlin.
An unusual stage design for Die Zauberflöte,, where the performers are immersed in an imaginative dreamlike backdrop, running on a square-shaped catwalk, like a fashion show while singing close to the audience. A central stage layout was designed to meet several challenges and maximise the space normally used as an event venue, with a 180-degree panoramic screen and concrete walls. Using 90cm raised platform solution, the orchestra is positioned in the centre, in the pit, to enhance optimal sound bounce for the singers as well to surround the both sides audience. With this 12x12m square-shaped configuration, the audience are located on the two sides of the stage, thus optimally facing the panoramic screen and enjoying the actors immersed in 180-degree canvas storytelling, as if subjects of an abstract painting. Following Mozart's music and diving into this dreamlike, surreal, masonic world, full of controversy, comes the choice of using colour gradients and pastel tones as video projections. Almost closing their eyes and letting themselves be carried away by the music, the spectators start from the overture on an abstract journey with a multitude of meanings.
Musical direction: Matthew Toogood
Directors: Beverly Blankenship, Alaina Viau, Juliana Berezhnaya
Choreography: Niall Fallon
Stage Design: Simone Serlenga
Video Design: Simone Serlenga, Francisca Armando, Camilla Tassi
Costumes: Saghar Bazargan, You-Jin Seo
Lighting: Steffen Hoppe
Photos: Detlef Kurth
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