Leo
Kees
Currently on Tour
Holy
Wood
A Physical Theatre Performance
Holy Wood is a highly physical performance between a woman and a man, seeking to reverse the archetypal relations of power, control, and dominance between genders. By exploring bodily rituals and practices as diverse as martial arts, couple’s dance and music videos, the performers engage in a stage exploration that seeks emotional extremes, absurdity, humour, and compassion. They play games, compete, fight, challenge, and trust each other while destroying and reconstructing iconic images drawn from pop culture, the Beaux-Arts, and horror films.
TEAM AND CREDITS
Idea and Direction: Leo Kees | Performed by: Alejandra Jenni and Wayne Götz | Choreography: Leo Kees, in collaboration with Alejandra Jenni and Wayne Götz. | Music: Hans Zimmer, Nina Simone, Fiona Apple. | Dramaturgical Collaborator: Max Böhner
Supported by : Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media within the program NEUSTART KULTUR, NRW Landesbüro Darstellende Künste, Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes NRW, Kunststiftung NRW.
STAGE REQUIREMENTS
Surface: 8 x 8 Meters. • Blackbox: the show is performed on a black box stage. Including the floor. • Set up time: After the lights are set up, the team needs the stage for a minimum of three hours before the show. Less than this is possible, but it needs to be talked about in advance. • Break down / Dismantling: 60 minutes for set design. Less than this is possible, but it needs to be talked about in advance. • Monitors: 2 speakers for stage sound monitoring.
• Local Technician: A well trained local technician is needed to run the show. Cues are given by a member of our team. • Rigging: Pre-rigging is advised, one day before the show. • Rehearsal Studio: A space for warm-up and rehearsal is necessary for the performers. It has to be warm (over 22 degree Celsius), with a very clean floor, sound equipment with Bluetooth conection and access to toilets. In case the studio is not in the same Venue, the presenters have to organise the transport for performers and -if needed- stage manager.