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Rapport
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Written / Directed / Performed by Shade Théret and Magdalena Mitterhofer
PREMIERE
11. November 2023 Extended version - The Flying Dutchman
Tischlerei Deutsche Oper Berlin
Curatorial: Jan Koslowski
Overall stage concept: Lukas Kesseler
Photos: Amelie Kahn Ackermann
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"Rapport" draws inspiration from Richard Wagner’s opera "The Flying Dutchman," offering a contemporary reinterpretation.
The central figure, Senta, departs from her traditional portrayal as a romantic figure obedient to her father. Instead, she emerges as a choreographer rehearsing onstage.
Her intimate dreams and inner thoughts are live-projected, while her movements on stage reflect her pursuit of self-perfection and introspection.
Fragmented excerpts from Shulamith Firestone’s "The Dialectic of Sex," alongside compositions by Schubert and Ravel, serve as performative tools.
They provoke reflections on the fictionalization of history and challenge the notion that history is fixed.
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