The Emperor’s death
Musical drama
Choregraphy
Josef Nadj
Performers
Joszef Sarvari – The Emperor
Denes Debrei – The Fool
Marie-Hélène Mortureux – The little Saint
Gyork Szakonyi – The Doctor
Laszlo Hudi – The Magician
Kathleen Reynolds & Cécile Thieblemont – The women
Frédéric Lescure & Josef Nadj – The servants, The Philosophers
Music
Gyôrgy Szabados
Performed by
the musicians of MAKUZ from Budapest:
The Court orchestra
Tamàs Kis Kobzos/Vocal
Istvàn Grencso/Saxo, flute, clarinet
Mihàly Dresch/Saxo, flute, bass clarinet
Zsolt Vasko/flute, piccolo
Ferenc Kovacs/trumpet
Miklos Mako/trumpet
Robert Benko/bass
Attila Lorinczky/bass
Tamàs Geroly/percussion
Istvàn Balo/percussion
Gyorgy Szabados/piano
Libretto
Gyula Kodolanyl
Lights
Rémi Nicolas
assisted by Sylvie Vautrin
Scenography
Goury
Costumes
Catherine Rigault
Technical direction
Benoit Madelin
Light engineer
Raymond Blot
Stage manager
Michel Tardif
Production
Théâtre JEL
Coproduction
Le Quartz- Brest, Théâtre de la Ville – Paris, L’Hippodrome – Douai, Centre de Production Chorégraphique – Orléans
Supports
Fondation Beaumarchais – SACD, Alpha-Fnac
Creation
Le Quartz – Brest, november 1989
“There will never be a common identity between ideas and their potential implementation, for Man is only capable of designing and struggling within the limits of his mind. When God creates.”
“Evil spirits from the tales of ancient China come to life again, in the theatrical ritual of an impostor, where everything is illusion, mystification, duplication and simulation. Gathered around the fake emperor, a madman, a saint, a doctor and a magician weave, with the emperor’s courtiers, the frame of an imaginary chronicle, outside the boundaries of time.”
History :
8-10 août 1990
Festival Szene
Salzbourg (AT)
3-4 août 1990
Kampnagel Sommertheater
Hambourg (DE)
9 juillet 1990
TNDI Fondation Chateauvallon
Ollioules (FR)
20 juin 1990
L’Arsenal
Metz (FR)
12-16 juin 1990
Théâtre de la Ville
Paris (FR)
8 juin 1990
Centre d’action culturelle Pablo Neruda
Corbeille-Essonne (FR)
30 mai-1er juin 1990
De Singel
Anvers (BE)
6 décembre 1990
Carré Saint Vincent
Orléans (FR)
1er décembre 1990
L’Hippodrome
Douai (FR)
9-10 novembre 1989
Le Quartz
Brest (FR)
