Theatre, & Dance – up-coming events
Thursday 8 & Friday 9 May 2008
Battersea Arts Centre, London
Und by Doris Uhlich
As part of the BURST festival in London (8-25 May) the Austrian dancer and choreographer Doris Uhlich will present her final major project ‘Und’. This remarkable production brings together 9 actors between the ages of 60 and 86.
To produce the choreography Uhlich spent time with her cast, individually at their home or in the rehearsal space. This piece is an exploration of the language and expressions she observed and by starting with rudimentary movements like walking, standing, sitting, lying. Each performer creates an individual choreography testing the fragility and robustness of their older bodies.
Venue and Information
Battersea Arts Centre, London
Lavender Hill, SW11 5TN,
T 020 7223 2223 or www.bac.org.uk
Wednesday 14 May, 7.30pm
Swedenborg Hall, London
Eyewitness ‘38
Piers Burton-Page presents an evening of readings with music to mark the 70th anniversary of the Anschluss, Hitler’s annexation of Austria and its tragic aftermath.
Tickets: in advance from 01730 268635 / piers@freeuk.com
Venue and Information
Swedenborg Hall, London
Bloomsbury Way, WC1A 2TH
Thursday 12 June, 7pm
Austrian Cultural Forum London
Through Every Flood: Wilhelm Reich
Compiled and presented by Gerald Davidson
This performance will address the life, times and theories of the controversial and radical psychoanalyst and sexologist Wilhelm Reich. Reich, of Jewish descent and a communist, fled Europe and settled in the USA in 1939. In 1957 he was investigated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and eventually sentenced to two years in prison where he died just over fifty years ago on November 3,1957.
Venue & Information
Austrian Cultural Forum London
London 28 Rutland Gate
London SW7 1PQ
T: 020 7225 7300
E: culture@austria.org.uk
Tuesday 24 June, 7.30pm
Austrian Cultural Forum London
A2: the future of death
The future of death is an evolving body of work, re-created and filmed reflecting the time, place, concerns and abilities of the people involved in each performance. The work explores how the fear of death relates and translates across diverse cultures, faiths and communities. The Austrian Cultural Forum will host a screening of A2’s performance-installation, in which 40 Viennese participants are gradually buried under earth.
Commissioned by WUK
For more information visit www.a2company.org
Venue & Information
Austrian Cultural Forum London
London 28 Rutland Gate
London SW7 1PQ
T: 020 7225 7300
E: culture@austria.org.uk
Monday 14 – Monday 21, 2008
Leeds Jewish International Performing Arts Festival
Libby Skala: Lilia!
In Lilia!, Libby Skala tells the story of her grandmother, Lilia Skala, Austria’s first female architect and a member of Max Reinhardt’s theatre, who escaped the Nazis to become a celebrated actress in the US. Libby Skala’s performance continues the lifelong conversation between grandmother and granddaughter, recording the journey of a remarkable spirit.
www.leedsjewishfestival.co.uk ; T 0113-268-0899; www.LiliaThePlay.com