August 1st, 1989
Edinburgh International Festival, 1989
Macbeth
Choreographisches Theater Hans Kresnik
Hans Kresnik, Gottfried Helnwein
by William Shakespeare
First performance at the Theater der Stadt Heidelberg 10 Feb. 1989
Director, Choreographer: Hans Kresnik
Designer, Stage, Costumes, Make-up: Gottfried Helnwein
Musik: Kurt Schwertsik
Macbeth: joachim Siska
Lady Macbeth: Susana Ibanez
A choreographic adaption using images from Macbeth.
The clan violence of medieval Scotland was related to images of blood and fascist Germany.
Lady Macbeth
Scene from Macbeth
with Johann Kresnik, Volksbühne Berlin, 1995
Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Choreographisches Theater Hans Kresnik
Stage, costumes and make-up: Gottfried Helnwein — First Performance: Theater der Stadt Heidelberg 1988
Edinburgh International Festival , Edinburgh, 1989 -
The most controversial part of the festival this year is likely to be a West German ballet, Johann Kresnik's and Gottfried Helnwein's ''Macbeth,'' performed by the Bremer Theater from Bremen Aug. 15 to 17. This production is described in the festival literature as ''blood-boltered and violent, full of sadomasochistic images,'' and inspired not only by the Shakespeare tragedy but also by the more recent mysterious death of a West German politician in Schleswig-Holstein...
Title: Macbeth
Date of Event: Between 15 August 1989 and 17 August 1989 — Event Type: ballet
Bibliographic information:
Edited by Stanley Wells — Contributors: Jonathan Bate, Michael Dobson, Inga-Stina Ewbank, R A Foakes, Andrew Gurr, John Jowett, A D Nuttall, Lena Cowen Orlin, Margreta De Grazia, Terence Hawkes
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Scene from Macbeth
Macbeth and the three Witches
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth