The Stanislavsky Electrotheatre continues it's program of streaming theatre performances, and lectures of the School of Contemporary Spectators and Listeners. The new contingent opens with Heiner Goebbels Week, which will offer archival footage of meetings and conversations with the director, as well as the presentation of his book The Aesthetics of Absence, the installation Fading Apocalypse, and his production, Max Black, or, 62 Ways of Supporting the Head with a Hand. In the last two weeks of April, we will offer streams of Boris Yukhananov’s multi-part performances — The Blue Bird and The Golden Ass. Streaming will take place on the Afisha website, the Culture.ru portal and VKontakte on the theatre’s page.
Each day we will post live links before the evening's webcast. If you see something in the schedule that you wish to watch in the future, come here before showtime for the link.
April 13, 7 p.m.
A lecture by Heiner Goebbels at the Electrotheatre
The stream will take place on the Electrotheatre's VKontakte page
April 14, 7 p.m.
Conversation between Boris Yukhananov and Heiner Goebbels: Criticism of Representation and Narrativity in Theatre
The stream will take place on the Electrotheatre's VKontakte page
April 15, 7 p.m.
Presentation of Aesthetics of Absence, a book by Heiner Goebbels
The stream will take place on the Electrotheatre's VKontakte page
April 16, 7 p.m.
Theatre Institute: “Action as music,” a conversation between Heiner Goebbels, Alexander Manotskov and Vladimir Gorlinsky
The stream will take place on the Electrotheatre's VKontakte page
April 17, 5 p.m.
Discussion: Electrotalk regarding Max Black, or, 62 Ways of Supporting the Head with a Hand
April 17, 7 p.m.
Performance of Max Black, or, 62 Ways of Supporting the Head with a Hand
The stream will take place on Afisha.ru and the Electrotheatre's VKontakte page
Director and composer Heiner Goebbels moves away from traditional drama into a world where machines, fire and electricity, noises and melodies tell stories on a par with a person - they become tools for creating polyphony.
April 18, 17:00
Fading Apocalypse
The stream will take place on the Electrotheatre's VKontakte page
Faading Apocalypse is an installation created by director Boris Yukhananov in collaboration with artist Yelena Koptyaeva as a reflection of the identities of three outstanding contemporary artists, directors Heiner Goebbels, Theodoros Terzopoulos and Romeo Castellucci. Each enters into dialogue with Boris Yukhananov as they apply water with a brush to a small stone board. The unpredictability of “fading” water gives rise to various thoughts associated with their work on various performances. This reflects the unpredictable nature of creativity.
April 20, 7 p.m.
The Blue Bird. Journey
The stream will take place on Afisha.ru and the Electrotheatre's VKontakte page
In the first part of the trilogy, Tyltyl and Mytyl set out on a journey. Actors Vladimir Korenev and Aleftina Konstantinova recall their childhood in war, their parents, the filming of the legendary film Amphibian Man and their theatre colleagues.
A webcast at Afisha.ru will be available till April 25, 7 p.m.
April 22, 7 p.m.
The Blue Bird. Night
The stream will take place on Afisha.ru and the Electrotheatre's VKontakte page
In the second part of the trilogy, Tyltyl and Mytyl find themselves in the Palace of Night. Vladimir Korenev and Aleftina Konstantinova recall their own wedding, Korenev's wild fanatics, the Moscow Art Theatre's production of The Seagull, and the 1991 coup.
A webcast at VKontakte will be available till April 25, 7 p.m.
April 24, 7 p.m.
The Blue Bird. Bliss
The stream will take place on Afisha.ru and the Electrotheatre's VKontakte page
Tyltyl finds himself in the Gardens of Beatitudes, but prefers the warmth of the Home Hearth, where Mytyl awaits him. Korenev recalls a tour to the provincial city of Ivanovo, where he almost became the erotic victim of some overzealous seamstresses.
April 27, 7 p.m.
The Golden Ass. The Open-circuited Workspace
Composition "Shaggy"
A webcast will be available till May 2, 7 p.m.
Psyche travels the world in search of her lover, Cupid, who left her to punish her for breaking her vows. Contrary to the instructions of her invisible husband, she disobeys her sisters and, thinking Cupid a monster, resolves to cut off his head with a razor. But a daring lamp illuminates the secrets of the bed, and Psyche sees Cupid, the god of love, resting peacefully on his bed.
April 29, 7 p.m.
The Golden Ass. The Open-circuited Workspace
Composition "White"
A webcast will be available till May 2, 7 p.m.
Cupid, who left Psyche, spends time at the mansion of his mother. Angry and annoyed, his mother threatens to take away his bow and arrow – “the great god's kind-hearted weapon,” and swears she will adopt a slave and give him all this weaponry. The reason for the family quarrel is the secret marriage of the son with a mortal woman, Psyche. Cupid's mother does not wish to tolerate her hated daughter-in-law, and she sends her to the kingdom of the dead instead.
May 1, 7 p.m.
The Golden Ass. The Open-circuited Workspace
Composition "City"
A webcast will be available till May 2, 7 p.m.
Lucius appears for the first time in the magical city of Thessaly. He brings a letter for his uncle Milo, one of the city's most influential people. He is met on the threshold by the seductive servant Fotida who escorts Lucius to the guest room. After a warm welcome, Lucius intends to go to the baths, but first goes to the market to get dinner, and there he meets his old friend Pythia, with whom he studied in Athens. He also meets his aunt Byrhhena at the market, who tells him about the city and invites him to a feast.
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