Intra-Muros [IM Pasolini]
An ode to Pasolini; on politics, Utopia, power, sex, life and death
The composer Eric Sleichim and the writer Peter Verhelst join forces for a music-theatre ode to the Italian poet, film-maker and novelist Pier Paolo Pasolini. They are supported by two actors, a countertenor, a vocal quartet, a string quartet and electronics.
In Intra-Muros Pasolini directs his last film. He holds a monologue in which he considers politics, violence, power, Utopia, arbitrariness, sex, and life and death. His mother listens to him and comments. At times she appears to be possessed by another character who relentlessly describes erotic scenes. However, we are especially aware of an angelic voice, the voice of Pasolini’s young brother who died at a tender age. Is it possible that this is not Pasolini’s last film but the direction of his own death?
A number of elements remind us of Salò, o le 120 giornate di Sodoma, the confrontational film in which Pasolini ruthlessly analyses suffering and Fascism. As in Pasolini’s other films, here too music plays an important role. Eight young musicians, who represent the children of left-wing intellectuals who experience the vengeance of Fascism, have fused together with their instruments in such a way that they appear to give voice to the innermost part of the body.
composition & direction Eric Sleichim
texte Peter Verhelst
création décor Jan Versweyveld
avec Kitty Courbois, Hugo Koolschijn et contreténor Jonathan De Ceuster
adolescents BL!NDMAN [4x4]voice (soprano Iris Luypaers, mezzo-soprano Els Van Daele, ténor Dick Van Daele, basse Thomas Van Lede) & BL!NDMAN [4x4]strings (violons Vincent Jansen & Pieter Jansen, alto Kris Hellemans, violoncelle Romek Maniewski)
production Muziektheater Transaparant & BL!NDMAN
coproduction Toneelgroep Amsterdam & Concertgebouw Brugge
en collaboration avec Kaaitheater
electronics développé en collaboration avec Grame/Lyon
