The production is based on the childrens book MOMO , by Michael Ende ,and will freely use this story to make a piece that deals with absence and presence, using visuals, movement intersecting with a moving "mecanical robotic turtle" that tells stories.
We started our rehearsals with a week of research in a Zen monastery in France. (Plumvillage, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. http://www.plumvillage.org/)
…and what better place to start the process for this piece.
A place where people dedicated their life to being present any instant of time.
It was fantastic and gave lots of impulses to the project, which we hope to share with you.
MOMO will have premiere April 4th 2008 in Copenhagen and thereafter tour in spring and autumn in Denmark.
actors: Nanna Hviid, Birger Bovin, Hanne Pedersen; direction: Vera Maeder; set design,light and music: Jacob Langaa-Sennek
The project is supported by the Danish Art Council, The Danish Actors Union's “Blankbåndsmedler”.The Planet
A interactive installation and roleplay project in different schools will start in December 2007 in Copenhagen. Pursueing the question of what is happiness, and what do we need to be happy? We will create a planet in two weeks time. An utopia. A reality that we inhabit together with the kids or youngsters for 3 days or longer.
HGO School Copenhagen, Fri Skole Rørvig and Esrom Skole participate in the project.
artists involved: Hanne Pedersen, Vera Maeder and Stine Worm /Sigrid Bennike
The project is supported by the Danish Arts Council´s " Huskunsterordning"