



Étude for an Emergency. Composition for Ten Bodies and a Car
by Florentina Holzinger
In Étude for an Emergency. Composition for Ten Bodies and a Car, Florentina Holzinger once again draws attention to the body as a spectacle – and to how it can be trained. A stunt is an unusual and challenging physical activity that requires special skills and is usually performed for artistic reasons for television, theatre or film. An aria in opera is the equivalent to a stunt in an action film.
Holzinger has created a musical study for ten bodies and a car with a mixed cast of stuntwomen, opera singers and performers. The 'emotional industries' of opera and film are dissected with anatomical precision and broken down into their technical aspects alone until nothing remains but the body's sounds. Florentina Holzinger deliberately pulls and pushes the boundaries between high culture and 'mere' entertainment. The result is a brutal parody of sensationalist images that we are familiar with from film, opera, TV and the internet. In a series of joint operatic rituals and orchestrated crash tests, the performers learn to master their bodies and voices and prepare for emergencies.
Holzinger has created a musical study for ten bodies and a car with a mixed cast of stuntwomen, opera singers and performers. The 'emotional industries' of opera and film are dissected with anatomical precision and broken down into their technical aspects alone until nothing remains but the body's sounds. Florentina Holzinger deliberately pulls and pushes the boundaries between high culture and 'mere' entertainment. The result is a brutal parody of sensationalist images that we are familiar with from film, opera, TV and the internet. In a series of joint operatic rituals and orchestrated crash tests, the performers learn to master their bodies and voices and prepare for emergencies.
CREDITS
Direction
Florentina Holzinger
By and with
Annette Paulmann
Anni Kumlehn
Julia Rutigliano
Linnea Tullius
Maria Helgath
Marie Bloching
Marie Dziomber
Shirin Lilly Eissa
Sibylle Fischer
Verena Konietschke
Stage and Costumes
Nikola Knežević
Music
Stefan Schneider
Light
Max Kraußmüller
Dramaturgy
Renée Corpaij
Helena Eckert
Stunt Coordination
Marc Sieger
Petr Dvorak
Music coach
Sibylle Fischer
Production assistance
Friederike Kötter
Artistic assistance stage
Nicole Marianna Wytyczak
Costume assistance
Victoria Dietrich
Co-Production
Münchner Kammerspiele
Spirit
Distribution
Something Great
Photographs: Étude for an Emergency: Composition for Ten Bodies and a Car © Nicole Marianna Wytyczak