“la conversione di un cavallo”/“the conversion of a horse”
17 tableaux vivants dall’opera di Michelangelo da Caravaggio
registrato a Napoli il 24 Luglio 2006
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Scheda dello spettacolo:
http://malatheatre.wordpress.com/2006/07/01/la-conversione-di-un-cavallo/
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“Caravaggio: la conversione di un cavallo” (Caravaggio: the conversion of a horse)
this show is composed by 17 “tableaux vivants” from the materpieces of Caravaggio.
“La Conversione di un Cavallo” is a work of great visual impact yet extreme simplicity. Using the technique of “tableaux vivants”, the scenes are composed of minimal elements (fabrics of varied colors and texture, common objects) which are used by the actors as they “compose” the 17 canvases in front of the audience. Once constructed, the paintings created the scene that would have appeared in the artists’ studio. The costumes and fine drapery are transformed in seconds by the ability of the actors who each take on the role of model, scenographer, costumer and props manager. The action is immobilized as if illuminated by one lone flash of lighting as one moment, one “perfect” gesture brings to life the heart of the painting. The impeccable iconographic precision, the expressive force of bodies and faces in the characteristic lateral “cut” of light, fully bring out the “poetry of reality” which constitutes what distinguishes the works of Michelangelo da Caravaggio.
“Great painting gives the impression that God is in touch with a point of view of the world with a prospective, without either the painter or the painting’s admirer interrupting to disrupt the face to face. From here is the silence of great painting.
For this reason there isn’t great painting without sanctity or something very similar.”
Simone Weil
The performance lasts for a minimum of 30 minutes. It has a cyclical, sequential structure using the repetition of music which always begins after each first and last painting. The music is taken from operas of Mozart, J.S. Back, Vivaldi and Sibelius.
Caravaggio can suit in any kind of place: theatre, museum, outside a church, we even played in a big private house.
see the video at http://malatheatre.wordpress.com/2006/08/20/video-la-conversione-di-un-cavallo-promo/
the second show is Johnny and the seven red roses takes inspiration from the myth of Don Juan.
One gentleman with his butler makes a trip through the darkness of his soul in company of 7 women, sensual ghosts or poor actors?
Both shows are not spoken except some little speech in english, spanish or italian. This make them very enjoyable for all kind of audience.
contact us at mala@malatheatre.com