Brides reloaded
The project
THE BRIDES RELOADED
Co-produced by Collettivo Teatro Siena and David Glass Ensemble
The Brides Reloaded is a new furiously dynamic piece of mythic theatre drawing from the traditions of Contemporary European Physical and Visual Theatre. Ten women in bride outfits celebrate, fight, dance, sing and worship at the end of the history. Locked in a rotting palace – the Palace of Survival- no groom ever comes and the seasons move from Spring to a brutal Winter, when the brides transform into wolves, tare the beating bloody heart out of the Princess bride and hang her body in a bridal gown bag filled with ice. Then wait for another Spring that may never come. After its debut as a work in progress in Spring 2017, the show will definitively debut on January the 23rd, 2018 in Siena at the Teatro dei Rozzi before embarking on a national and an international tour in 2018/2019
Devised by the company and directed by David Glass.
Up to now the project has been almost completely financed by the performers participating in it, and partially supported by the Municipality of Siena and Fondazione Toscana Spettacolo.
The fundraising in progress will be destined to fund the production of the show until the 23rd of January (modifications to the scenography, costumes and objects used during the performance), and to plan and promote workshops, both in Italy and abroad. The workshops for young people are focused on the empowerment of the condition of women and are meant to have a social impact. That is why we need to support flight tickets, transfer, food and accommodation for the teachers, so that workshop fees will be very low, and also people with difficult economic situations can participate.
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Project creator
Biography
DAVID GLASS
David Glass si è esibito, ha diretto spettacoli e ha insegnato in più di 70 paesi. Formato alla scuola di Leqoc a Parigi, ha studiato inoltre con Augusto Boal, Growtowsky, Peter Brook, Alvin Ailey and Mike Alfreds. Glass sta formando con il suo Ensemble una nuova generazione di artisti di livello internazionale, in un momento di grande cambiamento storico. Fondato nel 1990, il David Glass Ensemble ha lavorato in oltre 70 paesi in tutto il mondo. L’Ensemble continua a radicarsi in una comunità collaborativa di artisti, designer, scrittori, compositori e produttori. David Glass sta adesso lavorando per traghettare l’insieme di queste competenze ed esperienze verso le prossime generazioni, per coinvolgere i giovani di tutto il mondo affinché diventino artisti e cittadini appassionati. Al centro di tutto il lavoro dell’Ensemble vi è un apprendimento creativo basato sulle proprie capacità nel campo delle arti teatrali messo a disposizione dal Centre For Creative Practice. L’Ensemble al momento collabora con partner creativi ed educativi in tre continenti, lavorando con migliaia di partecipanti ogni anno.
David Glass Has performed directed and taught in over 70 countries. Trained at Leqoc school in Paris, he also studied with Augusto Boal, Growtowsky, Peter Brook, Alvin Ailey and Mike Alfreds. Glass is bringing his Ensemble for a new generation internationally, at a time of great historical change. Established in 1990, the David Glass Ensemble create inspiring and extraordinary theatre for a world stage. Having worked in over 70 countries worldwide, David and the Ensemble are bringing current and revived work to a new generation. The Ensemble collaborates with the best of performers, designers, writers and composers, mixing established talent with the upcoming. David wishes now to pass on these skills, provocation and values to a new international generation, engaging young people around the globe to become passionate citizen artists. Central to the all Ensamble’s work is creative and skills-based learning both in the arts and through applied theatre, facilitaded by the Centre for Creative Practice. The Ensamble now trains and teaches with educational creative partners in three continents, working with thousand of participants each year.
COLLETTIVO TEATRO SIENA Composto da numerosi e poliedrici artisti e compagnie teatrali di Siena, il Collettivo è una nuova compagnia dinamica impegnata a rompere gli schemi attraverso un vibrante processo creativo e innovativo, destinato alla scena teatrale internazionale del 21° secolo. Attraverso un percorso comune e interconnesso di formazione, apprendimento e interscambio il Collettivo ha saputo creare un potente teatro fisico e visivo con radici profonde nella comunità, nel suo patrimonio e nell’impegno sociale ed educativo, con una particolare attenzione all’empowerment femminile e giovanile. Regista: David Glass. Assistente di regia: Hester Welch, Wendy Bollard
Artisti coinvolti: Elisa Bartoli, Silvia Priscilla Bruni, Rita Ceccarelli, Lucia Donati, Alessandra Fantoni, Margherita Fusi, Lok Kan, Olimpia Marmoross, Alberto Massi, Simona Parravicini, Stefania Tacconi, Vittoria Vigni.
Drawn from a wide range of polyhedral artists and theatre companies in Siena Italy, Collettivo is a new dynamic company committed to breaking the mould creating, producing and touring vibrant international theatre for 21st century. The company will use training learning and collaboration to create powerful, physical an visual theatre rooted in living heritage, community, social and educational engagement with a particular emphasis on female and youth empowerment. Whilst rooted in the theatre cultures and drawn from a wide range of artists and theatre companies in Siena Italy, the Collettivo Teatro Siena sees itself as an international and forward facing new theatre initiative that seeks partnerships around the world. Director: David Glass. Assistant of director: Hester Welch, Wendy Bollard Involved artists: Elisa Bartoli, Silvia Priscilla Bruni, Rita Ceccarelli, Lucia Donati, Alessandra Fantoni, Margherita Fusi, Lok Kan, Olimpia Marmoross, Alberto Massi, Simona Parravicini, Stefania Tacconi, Vittoria Vigni.