Collaboration with Robert wilson
CocoRosie have composed original scores for four full-length theatrical works by Robert Wilson: Peter Pan (Berlin, 2013), Pushkin's Fairy Tales (Moscow, 2015), Edda (Oslo, 2017) and Jungle Book (Luxembourg, 2019).
JUNGLE BOOK (2019-)
By Robert Wilson and CocoRosie
Based on "The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling (1894)
Opening on April 26, 2019 at the Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg, Luxembourg (French version)
Opening on October 19, 2019 at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, Düsseldorf, Germany (German version)
Visionary director Robert Wilson joins forces again with the surreal folk duo CocoRosie for a retelling of Kipling’s famous collection of stories, "The Jungle Book." A project initiated by Théâtre de la Ville Paris, it had its world premiere at the Grand Théâtre du Luxembourg in April of 2019. A cast of young musicians/performers inhabit the visual landscapes of Robert Wilson and the unique sound of CocoRosie in a music theater production aimed at family audiences.
Edda premiered in March of 2017 at the Norwegian Theater, Oslo, Norway.
Robert Wilson's Edda is based on Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse’s interpretation of old norse mythology, the religion that dominated Scandinavia until the 11th century. The sources for our knowledge about this religion are different icelandic scholars and authors written poems from medieval time. Fosse read the “Old Edda”- literature, and gave it his personal form. He created a dramatic dialogue with strong musical and rhythmic qualities, moving the stories nearer to us while keeping them different and remote. In this production for Oslo's Norske Teatret, Fosse’s fascinating and suggestive text meets the visual language of Robert Wilson.
Pushkin's Fairy Tales premiered on June 16, 2015 at the Theater of Nations, Moscow, Russia.
“In the evening I listen to fairy tales, thereby compensating for the insufficiencies of my accursed upbringing. How charming these fairy tales are! Each is a poem!” said Aleksandr Pushkin, expressing his enthusiasm in a letter to his brother in 1824, roughly 6 years before he started publishing his own five most important fairy tales. “Our language,” said Pushkin, “is inherently beautiful and nowhere has it such breadth of expression as in folktales.” Indeed, Pushkin did create a distinct voice within Russian literature by incorporating everyday speech into his works. The poetry of Pushkin’s language thrives in Robert Wilson’s setting, featuring music by indiepop duo CocoRosie.
Peter Pan premiered on April 17, 2013 at the Berliner Ensemble, Berlin, Germany
Robert Wilson staged Peter Pan as a musical tale for adults, where humor is mixed with fear. He adapts Erich Kästner’s version of James Barrie’s story, where Peter Pan appears more like a David Bowie type than like a chubby little boy. Featuring original songs and music by the Brooklyn-and-Paris-based "freak folk" band CocoRosie, this production has been playing successfully in the Berliner Ensemble's repertoire, as well as on several international tours.
ORIGINAL THEATER Works
The Angel show (2017)
“We waited patient
For the angel show
Infinite light pouring thru the ceiling
Is how it was suppose to go
We were told to be patient and behold
The angel show“
Written and Directed by Bianca Casady
The Angel Show is a multimedia theatre concert which takes you through the wake of "The Dead Mother" - a 3 day ceremony to witness and help process her life before her soul can fully leave her body. During these rituals and re-enactments of her past we will meet her family and cross dimensions of time and memory guided by Death herself.
Co-created with third year acting students and the third year scenography students at the Norwegian Theatre Academy (NTA)
Choreographed by Biño Sauitzvy
Produced by staff at NTA
Assistant director: Masha Kechaeva
Performances at Østfold University College/Norwegian Theatre Academy in Fredrikstad.
Thursday 12th October at 19:00
Friday 13th October at 19:00
Saturday 14th October at 15:00
Photo: J.M. Ruellan
Night Shift: A Feeble Ballet (2012)
Kampnagel (Hamburg, Germany)
Mother Hunting (Miracle of A Rose) (2015)
Norwegian Theater Academy, written & directed by Bianca Casady
