Creation : 28/09/2000 – Münchner Kammerspiele
Scenography : Klaus GRUNBERG
Sound : Yves KAYSER
Light : Jean-Luc BAECHLER
Music and conception : Heiner Goebbels
Number of musicians : 6 percussionists
Duration : 54 mn
Rather than a performance, it ill be a conjunction of actions imbued with dramatic effect (with theatrical backin) but marked by an absence of actual theatricality. Many actions which will be scenic as such or set off by circumstance rather than by any intention to be played ; there will be calm meditative scenes and moments of movement and agitation. The key criteria for the music remains the scenic meaning behind the creation and the climate, colour, and overall impression offered by the layers of music. First and foremost, questions : how can the percussionists use their instruments without actually playing them in the traditional sense ? Setting into motion something that has been provoked by the instruments, while depriving them of their usual powers, perhaps playing on areas of their instruments that were not intended for that purpose ?