The Fuchsiad
based on Urmuz –– An Heroic-Erotic and Musical Poem in Prose –– Translation in German: Oskar Pastior –– A theatre installation imagined by Helmut Stürmer, assisted by Silviu Purcărete
The Fuchsiad, a "heroic-erotic and musical poem", as the author himself described it, shows the odyssey of Fuchs, starting with his birth: "Fuchs, upon being born, chose to come out through one of his grandmother's ears, his mother having no musical ear to speak of". Fuchs has musical talent, so he becomes a piano virtuoso. One night he travels with his piano and gets to a dark area where, for three hours, performs "various exercises of legato, staccato" dedicated to the Vestals of Pleasure. Venus hears the music, feels drawn to Fuchs and invites him for a night in Olympus.
Duration: 01:10
Cast
Rareș Hontzu
Little Fuchs, White Clown
Silvia Török
The Pleasure Vestals
Isa Berger
Enikő Blénessy
B. Emília Borbély
Eva Danciu (a. G.)
Andreea Elena Giurgiu
Richard Hladik
Ioana Iacob
Etelka Magyari
Emese Simó
Ruxandra Stanciu
Mónika Tar
Oana Vidoni
Anne-Marie Waldeck
The Three Graces
Andreea Elena Giurgiu
Richard Hladik
Mónika Tar
Venus 1
Daniela Török
Venus 2
Anne-Marie Waldeck
Venus 3
Dana Borteanu
Algazy
Horia Săvescu (a. G.)
Grummer
Harald Weisz
Turnavitu
Olga Török
Circus' Director
Franz Kattesch
Black Clown
Boris Gaza
Announcer 1
Ida Jarcsek-Gaza
Announcer 2
Konstantin Keidel (a. G.)
Clown Brothers
Tatiana Sessler-Toami
Helmut Stürmer (a.G.)
assisted by
Silviu Purcărete (a.G.)
Set and Light Design
Helmut Stürmer (a.G.)
Original Music
Vasile Șirli
Choreography
Florin Fieroiu (a.G.)
Masks
Ilona Varga-Járó (a.G.)
Costumes
Corina Grămoșteanu
Video
Andu Dumitrescu (a.G.)
Director Assistant
Dana Borteanu
Dramaturgy
Andrea Reisz
Set Assistant
Zsolt Fehérvári (a.G.)
Costumes Assistent
Ioana Popescu
Technical direction
Costinel Stănescu
Co-repetition
Valentina Peetz
Roxana Ardeleanu (a. G.)
Prompter
Make-up
Ramona Dinescu
Lucia Preda (a. G.)
Press excerpts
"As noticed before, the ensemble of The German State Theatre Timişoara, along with the actresses invited from the Hungarian Csiky Gergely State Theatre, proves once again its commitment and professionalism, its rigor and discipline, its art in theatrical expression. As in Moliendo café, the team works as one, although individuals stand out. The threads of the story are gathered by Fuchs, played by actor Rareş Hontzu, expressive and precise, graceful and poetic, in the complete bizarreness of his character. Now and then this part is doubled by Little Fuchs (later the White Clown, with a touch of satire) suggestively constructed by actress Silvia Török with the help of movements and sounds – gasps and onomatopoeia."
Maria Zărnescu in Yorick, September 2015, Romania
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