Uraufführung

Datum der Aufzeichnung: 24.04.2007

Ort: Egypt

Im Rahmen von: Arts Center Bibliotheca Alexandria, Egypt & Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater, Cairo Opera House Small Hall

The new interpretation of a tale from “The Arabian Nights” by the egyptian writer Mahmoud Aboudoma, in which the inhabitants of a city are freezing to copper, („Letters from the Coppercity“), gives the base for a gloomy poetical parable on a civilisation gotten blameworthy by its silence and by looking away.

dance and acting, created in Alexandria/Egypt and Salzburg 2007

premiere 24 April 2007 at Arts Center Bibliotheca Alexandria, Egypt;

premiere of the second version 10 October 2008 at Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater, Cairo Opera House Small Hall

dance, creation: Zoé Alibert (FR), Barbara Motschiunik, Anna Maria Müller, Tomaž Simatovic (SI), Dante Murillo (CO), Editta Braun

acting: Ahmad Abou Kharma (JO), Khaled Raafat (EG), Sara Rashad (EG), Sherif Doussoka (EG)

composition: Thierry Zaboitzeff (FR)

light design: Peter Thalhamer

text, idea, puppets: Mahmoud Aboudoma (EG)

dramaturgy: Gerda Poschmann-Reichenau (DE)

choreography, directing, costumes: Editta Braun

A co-production of Brucknerhaus Linz, Alternative Theater Group Alexandria, Bibliotheca Alexandrina and editta braun company.

Touring: Brucknerhaus Linz, Szene Salzburg republic, World Performing Arts Festival Lahore/Pakistan, Amman International Theater Festival/Jordan, tanz_house Festival Salzburg, Festival Österreich tanzt, Festspielhaus St. Pölten, 24 heures de spéctacle de Kef, Tunisia, MomenTTum Festival Portoroz/Slovenia

dance and acting, created in Alexandria/Egypt and Salzburg 2007 premiere 24 April 2007 at Arts Center Bibliotheca Alexandria, Egypt; premiere of the second version 10 October 2008 at Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theater, Cairo Opera House Small Hall dance, creation: Zoé Alibert (FR), Barbara Motschiunik, Anna Maria Müller, Tomaž Simatovic (SI), Dante Murillo (CO), Editta Braun acting: Ahmad Abou Kharma (JO), Khaled Raafat (EG), Sara Rashad (EG), Sherif Doussoka (EG) composition: Thierry Zaboitzeff (FR) light design: Peter Thalhamer text, idea, puppets: Mahmoud Aboudoma (EG) dramaturgy: Gerda Poschmann-Reichenau (DE) choreography, directing, costumes: Editta Braun A co-production of Brucknerhaus Linz, Alternative Theater Group Alexandria, Bibliotheca Alexandrina and editta braun company. Touring: Brucknerhaus Linz, Szene Salzburg republic, World Performing Arts Festival Lahore/Pakistan, Amman International Theater Festival/Jordan, tanz_house Festival Salzburg, Festival Österreich tanzt, Festspielhaus St. Pölten, 24 heures de spéctacle de Kef, Tunisia, MomenTTum Festival Portoroz/Slovenia