El Cuco Projekt | Chile/Germany
Acts of Politeness
ca. 45 min
without words
Dance | Mask Theatre
Co-production: Barnes Crossing, supported by the Culture Office of the City of Cologne | Funded by Kunststiftung NRW
Choreography, performance, masks: Sonia Franken, Gonzalo Barahona | Composition: Javier Barahona Uribe | Light: Garlef Keßler | Artistic advisors and thanks to: Carla Jordao, Barbara Fuchs, Neville Tranter, Jacqueline Gräf, Marcelo Omine, Benedetta Reuter
What happens if animals adopt human behaviour? If survival instincts meet polite manners? With humour but also weirdness, both performers act with naturalistic animal masks on stage. The duo plays with the perception and will, permanently defying the audience’s expectations. Choreographer Sonia Franken and performing artist Gonzalo Barahona were awarded the Fritz-Wortelmann-price (City of Bochum and German Forum for Puppet Theatre and Puppetry) for this Performance.
