After 100 Springs
Scenography
Set Design
Lighting
Art Direction
Scenography
Set Design
Lighting
Art Direction
Credits_
Artist & Choreographer Cornelia Krafft
Set Design & Lighting Ismail Designs, Thea Khoury
Photography Alia Haju & Christian Moussa
Collaboration with Masrah Al-Madina
Supported by The American University of Beirut
Artist & Choreographer Cornelia Krafft
Set Design & Lighting Ismail Designs, Thea Khoury
Photography Alia Haju & Christian Moussa
Collaboration with Masrah Al-Madina
Supported by The American University of Beirut
A collective performance at Al Madina Theater in Beirut based on the original 1913 Ballet “The Rite of Spring” by Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky which was a model for total commitment towards the final and collective goal of sacrifice in order “to make the sun return!”.
The staging of “After 100 Springs” in 2014, in collaboration with the youth of Beirut, was an attempt to explore the severe situation in the Arab world, while searching for the spirit of hope.
In our performance, the symbols of the four elements (fire, water, earth, and air), the characterization of three generations, and the circular forms, were used to portray unity as it is achieved through the responsibility of sharing.
The staging of “After 100 Springs” in 2014, in collaboration with the youth of Beirut, was an attempt to explore the severe situation in the Arab world, while searching for the spirit of hope.
In our performance, the symbols of the four elements (fire, water, earth, and air), the characterization of three generations, and the circular forms, were used to portray unity as it is achieved through the responsibility of sharing.
"My hope is that the transformation of fire into a common light amongst us will allow our collective consciousness to break away from individualistic concerns, and to work towards erasing the failed system. The goal is peace beyond the concept of human sacrifice." - C. Krafft
