‘’Darkness’’ and its poetic, philosophical and introspective aspects are the main topics in which the experimentation delves.
A single actor on stage, out of the context of his own body, reinvents different possible lives. He becomes live installation, immersed in a dark and sonic liquid. Time and man become variables; limits vanish and open up in turn to sensorial awareness, crisis, endurance, urge to escape, and exploration. We assist to a suspension, an inner pause, which recalls quietness and the searching for different possible truths. It is a travel that, like a wave, pushes away from personal microcosms to come back with new awareness and fullness.
97hz develops the relationship man-darkness with the intent to break down structural and
psychological barriers, while exploring a fertile and virgin landscape, where light stops to rest and time flows freely. In the performance all of the artistic languages involved are intertwined: video, sound, theatre and dance sculpt darkness to its intimate, deep, naked and fragile core.
And above all the query hovers: are we tangible beings or images, shadow or light, body or spirit?
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Stage The ideal set is a silent and completely darkened space of at least 6X6 m. Two video-projectors will be needed. One will hang perpendicularly from the ceiling. One will be installed frontally (ideal distance 8m) Lights: - 1 strobo - 3 par LED or 3 PC with flags (with color filter frames and barn doors) - 2 profile spot 500 - filters: 201 for every light - 2 tripods for profile Video: - 2 video projectors at least 3500 ansi lumens (they might be provided by the company) - in case of not ideal distance to cover the two surfaces of the set (fondale 4mX4m, stage 4mX3m), wide-angle optics, projectors are needed, ideally projectors with shutters to cut off light completely during dark passages. 2 vga cables for video and 1 composite cable long enough to cover the distance between pc and video-projectors. Basic video and audio cable equipment. Audio: 1 full range professional quality powerful stereo system with subwoofers - 1 audio mixer 6ch, 2 aux; Audio multi-plugs to connect the stage to the video and audio mixer - 1 wireless microphone for voice with a clip Electricity at least 5 KW Other technical requirements: 3 tables (at least 100X 50), not on the set, to place audio and video mixers. 4 chairs 1 changing room Technical personnel: 1 technician