You see what you think they are hearing. - Henry Wilt
The choreographic project Un après-midi happens in the space between score and interpretation. Every performance four unrehearsed drag kings interpret a score which they hear for the first time. The score is based upon a game of interrelated (mis-)interpretations, translations, and authorships. The composition written by Henry Wilt is founded on an earlier version by Antonia Baehr and William Wheeler. It is based on a musical score on the one hand (John Cage Solo for Voice Nr. 3) and a musical recording on the other hand (replays of Claude Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune). The texts encompass furthermore two photo-lovestories from teen magazines and a purely physical method to show feelings. Through this, Henry Wilt watches the construction of the love-couple under a feminist/queer light, and the performativity of female masculinity.
In English
After: Claude Debussy Prélude à l ́après-midi d ́un faune, John Cage Solo for Voice 3, Jamie Lidell Taught to box, Stefan Pente 4 Farben, LISSY Nr. 8/01, photo story Auf den Hund gekommen, BRAVO Nr. 8/02 Foto-Love Story Extra
Composition: Henry Wilt
Dialogue: Werner Hirsch (from the film “Kings & Disasters”)
Soundscape: Antonia Baehr
Sound collaboration: Paul Paulun
Additional music: Jamie Lidell “Taught to box“
Presented by Antonia Baehr and Werner Hirsch
Technical direction: Georgia Ben Brahim
Production Management Ulrike Melzwig
Alexandra Wellensiek / make up productions
With thanks to William Wheeler, Ausland Berlin and Festival “reich & berühmt“/Podewil 2003
