Heide
Script for the happening in Utrecht
17th – 18th May 2012
24 hours durational
18:00 BURY THE STAGE
the action of the sand fill
20:00 LECTURE-PERFORMANCE I
„Wood deserts and the conditions of the heathland: the dream of the untouched
landscape “
21:00 KNIT THE CURTAIN
the hanging of the curtain
22:00 RESURRECTION OF THE STAGE
the action of planting
00:00 GRAND OPENING OF THE LANDSCAPE
featuring Erica the mascot of „Heide“
2:00 SHEEP IN
spending the night in the heathland
(blankets will be provided)
8:00 MEET THE SHEEP
a guided tour through the landscape
(Start: 8.00 h, 9.00 h, 10.00 h, 11.00 h
Meeting point: sheep enclosure)
12:00 THE MISS UTRECHT AWARD
audience vote featuring the „Queen of Heather“
13:00 KAPSALON
shearing the sheep
14:00 LECTURE-PERFORMANCE II
„The Anatomy of a Sheep“
15:00 THE HEATHLAND BLOOMS
the action of painting the plants
16:00 LAST SUPPER
the action of sharing the sheep
17:00 THE HEATH DISAPPEARS
the striking down of the heathland and the return of the stage
Offer your help and take a plant home!
The concept of "Heide" won the pitch for designers, architects and visual artists. Huis a/d Werf set up the pitch in 2011 and asked to create a new interdisciplinary work.
concept, performance, dramaturgy, stage: Maika Knoblich & Hendrik Quast
illustrations & graphic design: Nils Knoblich
production: Astrid van Zon
assistance: Claar Schouwenaar
A production of Huis a/d Werf in Utrecht.
Supported by the Freundeskreis der Stadt Soltau, Kulturamt Gießen, HTA Hessische Theaterakademie, Gießener Hochschulgesellschaft
Sponsered by: Azerca West
Projekt
von Maika Knoblich & Hendrik Quast
Bisherige Aufführungen
- 17.5.2012, Premiere , Festival a/d Werf 2012: Theater Kikker, Ganzenmarkt 14, Utrecht, Niederlande