The return of ulysses guest performance at the edinburgh festival was created for the royal ballet of flanders, and woyzeck after georg buchner was premiered at the norwegian national ballet oslo. Choreography christian spuck musical director michael zlabinger stage and costume design emma ryott lighting designer reinhard traub dramaturgy. He left the work incomplete at his death, but it has been variously and posthumously finished by a variety of authors, editors and translators. There is a tremendous amount of religious imagery in the play, which i think is often overlooked by some. Marie, woyzecks mistress and the mother of his little boy. Jan casier as woyzeck with dancers of zurich ballet.
Marcia haydee als penelope, a 25minute dance film featur. Woyzeck was written in 183536 by 23yearold german playwright, medical student. Franz woyzeck is a conscript fusilier, a poor, simple soldier with a peasants slow mind and a peasants superstitions. Johann christian woyzeck had a tough upbringing, as well as being raised into poverty woyzeck had a unsettled life, aimlessly drifting through a variety of professions. Woyzeck is based on a true account of a poor man who was executed for stabbing his wife, marie, to death. Aalto ballett theater essen, april 27, 2008 woyzeck, from georg buchner, a 2011 play by three portuguese young actors, antonio mortagua, catarina rosa and vera barreto. The zurich ballet and christian spuck celebrate georg buchners anniversary with woyzeck at the zurich opera house. Woyzecks woe the ribbon round your neck against your skin thats pale as bone it is my favourite thing youve worn the band is playing our song and we wont go home, til morn listen to audio excerpt of woyzecks woe as performed in the theatre play woyzeck. Woyzeck and marie have a child outside of wedlock woyzeck can be argued to be this christlike figure, who has done no harm to anyone, and who has been abused in. A tragic story, spucks choreography and emma ryotts costuming and stage design build the perfect balance between emotion and form, abstraction and natural movement. In recent years christian spuck has extended his artistic reach to film and opera.
Leonce et lena, a ballet production inspired by woyzeck by christian spuck world premiere. Zurich ballett in christian spucks woyzeck by bachtrack for. Oper in oslo eine abendfullende tanzproduktion nach georg buchners woyzeck. After all, woyzeck is born on the day of the feast of the annunciation, which. Everything goes to hell anyhow, man and woman alike. Best known as the libretto for alban bergs opera wozzeck performed 1925, the work was published in a revised version in 1922. Zurich ballett in christian spucks woyzeck by bachtrack. A tragic story, spuck s choreography and emma ryotts costuming and stage design build the perfect balance between emotion and form, abstraction and natural movement. Buchner became fascinated with the case, so much so that he used it as inspiration for the play that would culminate his short literary. Woyzeck shares his visions of destruction with his companion.
This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of woyzeck by georg buchner. Christian spuck has produced further choreographies for several renowned ballet companies in europe and the usa. Ultimately, the bleakness of both woyzeck and the sun shining on her hands is most powerfully summarised in a line of maries. It is loosely based on the true story of johann christian woyzeck, a leipzig. The text was followed precisely through a scenic arrangement where the audience. Johann christian woyzeck, a key figure in a murder case that took place on june 3, 1821 in leipzig, germany. Christian spucks adaptation premiered at the zurich ballet in 2014. Choreography christian spuck musical director vello pahn stage and costume design emma ryott lighting designer reinhard traub dramaturgy michael. International festival in 2009 and woyzeck 2011 for the norwegian national ballet in oslo. Woyzeck georg buchner source wikipedia woyzeck is a stage play written by georg buchner. Christian spuck was appointed resident choreographer of stuttgart ballet in 2001. He directed his first opera, berenice by johannes maria staud, for the theater heidelberg in 2005.
Christian spuck and the zurich ballett pay homage to the writer with a ballet inspired by his last work, woyzeck. An individuals struggle between society and religion holly fulkerson follow this and additional works at the fsu digital library. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading woyzeck. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Woyzeck has become one of the most performed and influential plays in the german theatre repertory. There is a rejection of all christian expectations. Johann christian woyzeck was publicly beheaded on this date in 1824 for fatally daggering his lover in a jealous wrath. Choreography by christian spuck in opera house zurich juliette brunner as marie performed 27th october 20. Start studying original performance conditions of woyzeck 19. The murder case dragged on for years after, becoming sensational news. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Read through the scene together first, then, on a second reading, in groups or pairs, make a note of all the images that occur. Christian spuck has also worked with numerous renowned ballet companies in europe and the usa. The only happiness he has in his wretched existence comes from his. Specifically, buchner uses the figures of christ, the virgin mary to underscore his points about human nature and suffering. Augmented reality performance installation and masters project.
For the royal ballet of flanders he created the return of ulysses 2006 with guest performance at the edinburgh international festival in 2009 and woyzeck 2011 for the norwegian national. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. A hearty, earthy person, she takes the drum major as her second lover, defying woyzeck when he discovers her infidelity. Despite all this, i was drawn to revisit christian spucks woyzeck written for the. I liked the parts of woyzeck klaus kinskis a m a z i n g performance and werner herzogs brilliant direction but for some odd reason i didnt wind up loving the sum of said parts. Woyzeck and andres, two soldiers, are out in the woods, collecting kindling wood. The sun shining on her hands is at the bread and roses theatre until december 12. He was a rudderless orphan to whom the napoleonic wars gifted the stopgap profession of soldiering, but once the fighting stopped, woyzeck wandered back to his native leipzig and gave rein to his many vices. Franz woyzeck kinski is a hapless, hopeless soldier, alone and powerless in society, assaulted from all sides by forces he cannot control. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Woyzeck, a play by georg buchner, first premiered in munich in 19. Johann christian woyzeck was titled as a criminal after he confessed to stabbing his 46 year old wife to death.