Rotozaza

PENDULUM swinging into motion theatre series 3’
 

Length: 30’
You can participate in the game / performance in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Japanese, Slovene and Hungarian.
 

Please sign up for the performance in advance via rotozaza@trafo.hu
 

ROTOZAZA'S ETIQUETTE on Bloomberg 'Muse' News from rotozaza on Vimeo.

Etiquette is a half-hour experience for two people in a public space. There is no-one watching - other people in the cafe or bar are not aware of it. You wear headphones which tell you what to say to each other, or to use one of the objects positioned to the side. There is a kind of magic involved - for it to work you just need to listen and respond accordingly. Etiquette is theatre at its most raw; it is live, insightful, philosophical and incredibly unique. The participants are both the actors and the audience, and the show offers the fantasy of being able to speak without having to think what to say.
 

The writer and director Anthony Hampton formed Rotozaza in 1998 and joined with performer Silvia Mercuriali shortly afterwards to make their second show [DUE] in Milan, Italy, 1999. They have been working together in different ways - and in different countries/languages - on over 20 Rotozaza productions since then, from early site-specific work in Milan and Paris, to a more recent strategy of selecting performers, different every night, who agree to take instructions, live and unrehearsed. And now the company is developing projects such as ‘Etiquette’ where the audience are both performer and spectator.
 

Press Quotes
 

"gripping... If the line between audience and performer seems blurred, Rotozaza’s 'Etiquette' erases it entirely." New York Times/Herald Tribune (Published 15.08.07)
 

“Etiquette explores the gap between language and meaning. In creating an entirely private space in a public setting, something extraordinary happens.” Lyn Gardner, The Guardian (Published 9.08.07)
 

“This is a magical, unthreatening experience… the act of relinquishing responsibility for thought, word and action is unique and the effect is unmissable.” British Theatre Guide
 

Original version produced by Paul Bennun (Somethin' Else)
Original version funded by Arts Council England
 

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