Sketches/Notebook undoubtedly occupies a special place in the oeuvre of Meg Stuart/Damaged Goods. In order to capture the ‘momentum’ of the work, Damaged Goods has made a short documentary entitled Inside the Magic Cave.
Using a compelling mixture of interviews (Hans-Maarten Post) and images (Stephane Leonard), the film explores the creative process, the borderless and open nature of dance and performance, and the way in which the audience experiences this. Each of the artists – performers, visual artists and musician – discusses his or her view on this ‘magic cave’; a sacred ritual, a playground, a sea of light, but above all: a personal perspective on the concepts of collectivity, creation and presentation.
https://vimeo.com/62060988
a project by: Meg Stuart
created in collaboration with: performers Jorge De Hoyos, Antonija Livingstone, Leyla Postalcioglu, Maria F. Scaroni, Julian Weber
musician: Brendan Dougherty
stage & video designer: Vladimir Miller
costume designer: Claudia Hill
light designer: Mikko Hynninen
assistant creation: Ana Rocha
project researcher: Nicola Rebeschini
assistant costumes: Kahori Furukawa
production: Damaged Goods (Brussels)
co-production: HAU Hebbel am Ufer (Berlin)
with special support of: Hauptstadtkulturfonds (Berlin)
in collaboration with: Uferstudios and Tanzfabrik - advancing performing arts project (Berlin)
thanks to: Michaël Borremans, Eric Andrew Green, Kroot Juurak, Laurie Young and Ada Studios (Berlin)
Meg Stuart & Damaged Goods are supported by the Flemish Authorities and the Flemish Community Commission
Filmed and edited by Stephane Leonard
Interviews by Hans-Maarten Post
Interviews filmed at Gessnerallee Zürich (CH), December 11th & 12th 2015
