Hibernation
Belma Beslic
Music theatre for a commanding insomniac and hibernating crew, 2009
SYNOPSIS
Year 2053.
The commander of a space shuttle, a genetically engineered insomniac, freights the cargo: hibernating human beings. In their imposed dreams, they are travelling through an unknown dark space, unaware of their final destination, unaware of the reason(s) of their voyage, unaware of the time that passes. Awakening, so it seems, is impossible and the main question remains an unsolvable enigma: to whom belongs and what is reality?
DESCRIPTION
HIBERNATION aims to explore the limits of the audience’s perception. By using intermedial means of artistic expression, its intention is to carry the listener/viewer through different states of awareness. Further, it is a demonstration of belief that our own realities are just our own projections, a result of subjective, personal perspectives. Ultimate truth is unreachable.
In „HIBERNATION“, the sound projection has the function of a bounding tissue between different conceptual components. It is a fundamental parameter, one that directly influences all other components. One main aspect is a voice recording of George Byron´s poem ‘Darkness’. The video part reflects the subconsciousness of the hibernating beings, the emotional void of the commander, as well as the vortex of time. The minimalist stage lighting symbolizes openings in the space-time continuum.
FURTHER INFORMATION
http://hibernation2009.blogspot.com/
OVERVIEW
Duration: 27 minutes
Video requirements: Video projector plus projection screen, VGA cable (5m or 10m)
Audio requirements: PA stereo system (loudspeakers, stage mixer)
Light: self-provided
Scenography: height: 180cm, width: 100cm, length: 160cm (design T.Tadic)
Premiere: Sarajevo, BiH – Sartr, April 21st, 2009
Add. performances: TKT festival Tuzla, Narodno pozoriste RS Banja Luka, SKC Beograd – April 09