English:
Imagine a physical place between life and death. A mountain as a place of pilgrimage, for anyone who has lost someone or fears the end. A mountain that you can climb, visit and leave again. Inspired by this mountain, theatre-maker Tim Hammer examines his greatest fear: our mortality. In De Berg van de Angst (The Mountain of Fear) we follow a lifelike doll during her last journey on earth. In combination with classical guitar, three puppeteers make her dance as if her life depended on it.
Set design:
Originally the set design was a large, white triangle combined with two large stands for the audience to take place on. Due to Covid-19 a lot of alterations to the scenography had to be done. Eventually instead of a shape on set the directors asked for a void. I got inspired by death's 'nothingness' so I created a large oval shaped pool that reflects vigorously. This way I like to think of the reflection as an echo of a person who can't let go of life, trapped in another dimension.
CREDITS:Concept & direction: Tim Hammer
Final direction: Floor van Leeuwen
Cast: Roel Goedhart (gitaar), Suze van Miltenburg, Ruben Mardulier en Tim Hammer
Set design: Juliette Mout
Costumes: Eleftheria Lavdaki
Technics & lighting design: Edwin Smits
Advice: Ulrike Quade
Puppetdesign & craftmanship: Matt Jackson
Photography: Erik Franssen & Edwin Smits
De Berg van de Angst is een coproductie van KASKO (voorheen Kameroperahuis) en De Nieuwe Oost. Tim Hammer maakt deze voorstelling naar aanleiding van zijn eigen reis naar de Japanse berg van de angst, en speelt mee als één van de drie poppenspelers. De Berg van de Angst is de tweede voorstelling in het kader van zijn Nieuwe Makers traject van Fonds Podiumkunsten bij KASKO en Ulrike Quade Company. Binnen dit traject doet hij onderzoek naar een nieuwe vorm van muziektheater en poppenspel, geïnspireerd op het Japanse traditionele Bunraku poppentheater.
Juliette Mout 