Le singe danse - der Affe tanzt

Description

A fairy tale fantasy with baroque music - loosely based on Kafka's "A Report for an Academy" At the beginning of the 18th century, the monkey Rotpeter falls into captivity. To escape the agonizing confinement of his cage, he sees only one way out: to become a human. In a drunken stupor, he learns to speak, and the baroque dance art to the music of Lully, Couperin, and Marais makes him socially acceptable. His rise takes him to the court of Louis XIV. In the splendor of Versailles, the Sun King becomes his shining role model. Just as Louis XIV. denies his human nature to be a king, Rotpeter denies his animal nature to be fully human. In doing so, he unwittingly witnesses a declining era. Concept & Text: Christopher Zimmer

Highlights

• Concert with scenic reading
• Ensemble "Le Parfum du Roi" and Michael Wolf
• Baroque music by Lully, Couperin, and Marais

General Information

The event "Le singe danse - der Affe tanzt" takes place at the Euterpe club in Allschwil. It is a fairy tale fantasy that combines Kafka's work with baroque music and tells the story of the monkey Rotpeter.

Location

Fabristrasse 10, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland

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