Lux Etaerna - quintet
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Choreography/concept/costumes/props/rigging/lighting design (with Jonathan Christman), scene design by Karola Luettringhaus
Dance: Andrea Lieske, Karola Luettringhaus, Rebecca Smith, Alana Stroud, Jocelyn Ladd Poetry by Konstantin Luettringhaus Music by Rhan Small/tapecase |
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..."give me what changes the mind
what occurs in a rhyme,
what dances like a candle,
to see, the sea of the mind."
“Lux Etaerna”, which translates to 'eternal light', is the story of a young man's life and his struggle with schizophrenia. We follow him through scenes from his dreams, childhood memories and delusions.
"Lux Eterna" highlights some of the incredible abilities the human mind has. From personal experience, I find that people with schizophrenia have intense personal power and are extremely caught up in their own version of reality, I guess we all are. Just a differnet understanding of reality. It is so real, that you truly start to wonder if they are actually right. To me, somehow, there seems to be a profound truth that lies deep within the imagination of someone who 'denies' the “normal/common” perception of the world, but I am not sure that I can understand that, much less put it into words.”"...so fang ich an zu sehen, kunterbuntes Farbenspiel, das nur die wenigsten verstehen." "So I start to see a hodgepodge play of colors only a few understand"People around the young man change from good to bad, from friend to alien. Innermost thoughts are revealed. The physical body experienced. Handheld cameras serve as mirrors of the soul. "Lux Eterna" does not intend to judge, merely to explore and show some possibilities in fairness and honesty.
In “Lux Eterna” acrobatic contemporary dance fuses with aerial equipment (such as bungie cord, ropes and climbing wall hooks), with film/video and live cameras to allow the person to go where the mind wants to take him. It is based on and created around poetry by Konstantin Luttringhaus. An original musical composition by Rahn Small accompanies the dance."tief betroffen von den Wehen eines Selbst, bin ich stark und bereit zu empfinden."
"Lux Etaerna" = Reality is a product of our creativity.
There is much resource material online on schizophrenia. Do take a look!
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/schizoph.cfm
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/Homepages/Pahaschi/wissen.htm
http://www.schizophrenia.ca/
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/chapter4/sec4.html
Premiere: October 9, 2002
ArtsIgnite Festival, Winston-Salem, NC
Premiere:
Quintet: May 29, 2003
Duration: 60 minutes (duet), 90 minutes (quintet)
what occurs in a rhyme,
what dances like a candle,
to see, the sea of the mind."
“Lux Etaerna”, which translates to 'eternal light', is the story of a young man's life and his struggle with schizophrenia. We follow him through scenes from his dreams, childhood memories and delusions.
"Lux Eterna" highlights some of the incredible abilities the human mind has. From personal experience, I find that people with schizophrenia have intense personal power and are extremely caught up in their own version of reality, I guess we all are. Just a differnet understanding of reality. It is so real, that you truly start to wonder if they are actually right. To me, somehow, there seems to be a profound truth that lies deep within the imagination of someone who 'denies' the “normal/common” perception of the world, but I am not sure that I can understand that, much less put it into words.”"...so fang ich an zu sehen, kunterbuntes Farbenspiel, das nur die wenigsten verstehen." "So I start to see a hodgepodge play of colors only a few understand"People around the young man change from good to bad, from friend to alien. Innermost thoughts are revealed. The physical body experienced. Handheld cameras serve as mirrors of the soul. "Lux Eterna" does not intend to judge, merely to explore and show some possibilities in fairness and honesty.
In “Lux Eterna” acrobatic contemporary dance fuses with aerial equipment (such as bungie cord, ropes and climbing wall hooks), with film/video and live cameras to allow the person to go where the mind wants to take him. It is based on and created around poetry by Konstantin Luttringhaus. An original musical composition by Rahn Small accompanies the dance."tief betroffen von den Wehen eines Selbst, bin ich stark und bereit zu empfinden."
"Lux Etaerna" = Reality is a product of our creativity.
There is much resource material online on schizophrenia. Do take a look!
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/schizoph.cfm
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/Homepages/Pahaschi/wissen.htm
http://www.schizophrenia.ca/
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/chapter4/sec4.html
Premiere: October 9, 2002
ArtsIgnite Festival, Winston-Salem, NC
Premiere:
Quintet: May 29, 2003
Duration: 60 minutes (duet), 90 minutes (quintet)
