Seul au bain oder Das Geheimnis des Blaus

Vanessa Valk

Vanessa Valk is a graduate of the degree for figure theatre at the Stuttgart Academy for Music and Performance Art. The production, which recently had its premiere there, is not only her examination piece but also her first solo production.

»Seul au bain oder Das Geheimnis des Blaus«
Puppet Theatre

The story could also be called What I Saw in the Water, a story drawing its motifs from Jean Cocteau. Abandoned by her lover, a woman swallows tablets, yet she is unable to die properly and begins to explore her memory in her state of non-death. A bathtub in shades of cloudy blue becomes the vessel of past loves. A time for ghosts: Eros, for example, in the form of a tiny devil marionette with a giant penis; a skeleton with chunky ear jewellery... With every dream-image rising from the waters, she gradually regains her sense of self. The performance speaks of erotic dependence, of seduction, unfulfilled desires and solitude. A theatre collage for a female animator, figures and the watery element accompanied by the music of an African glass harp.

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direction: Frank Soehnle
performer: Vanessa Valk
live music: Stefan Charisius
when: Wednesday, June 5th, 7.30 p.m.
where: Waldschloss
duration: ca. 60 minutes