A performance about political representation, where two actors propose themselves as candidates to be representatives of the audience.
Informed by notions such as participation and theatre, representation and acting, matters of concern and common affairs, Act 2 played from the idea that what represents us most is what we have in common.
The performance-play had three parts:
1- Getting to know you: candidates present themselves personally, where do they come from and imagine going to, why do they like some things more than others, who are the people they go along with, what are their guilty pleasures, how do they see themselves.
2 - How to represent: in a formal speech format, candidates describe how, as actors, they represent a character, from warm up to acting methods or interacting with colleagues on stage.
3 - Vote: candidates answer a round of questions posed by the audience. Audience is invited to elect one of the candidates on a voting machine placed on stage. The elected actor is announced.
photos by thomas lenden
Act 2 / directed by Pedro Manuel / With Johanna Biesewig, Jan Langedijk / Advisor: Petra Ardai / with and at DasArts, Amsterdam, 2011
this performance re-worked themes and processes from Political Representation project in Maputo (here)
Act 2 / directed by Pedro Manuel / With Johanna Biesewig, Jan Langedijk / Advisor: Petra Ardai / with and at DasArts, Amsterdam, 2011
this performance re-worked themes and processes from Political Representation project in Maputo (here)
