Quartet/The Razor

Heiner Müller's >Quartet< with >The Razor< by Annie Hsieh

Drawing room before the French Revolution.
Air raid shelter after World War III.
A collision of classical music and contemporary theatre.

Heiner Müller Quartet
(after Laclos Les Liaisons Dangereuses, translated by Carl Weber)
Quartet revels in the decadence and degradation of Liaisons, taking both to dripping modernist heights, as Laclos’ two protagonists switch characters and sexes in a roleplay of boundless fetish and the ruination of virtue.

Annie Hsieh The Razor
(after Haydn String Quartet in F min Op.55 No.2 “The Razor”)
An enervating new composition, which (as Müller departed from Laclos) carries with it the original Haydn in the face of two fewer players, and rejoices in the ensuing performative possibilities.

Two duos perform a double quartet: a rare performance of possibility and indulgence.

"eye-catchingly impressive...firmly places A is for Atlas in the ranks of companies to watch" – Alison Croggon, theatre notes

© A is for Atlas 2009

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Production Credits

'Heracles 5' text by Heiner Müller
Translated from the German by Carl Weber
Concept, disruption and original texts by Xan Colman and Gert Reifarth
Original music by Christopher Mildren
Directed by Xan Colman
Stage Design: Dayna Morrissey
Lighting Design: Richard Vabre
Costume Design: Katherine Hamer
Video Design: Nicholas Verso
Sound Design: Matt Adair
Co-director and Dramaturg: Gert Reifarth
Assistant Director: Nicole Smith
Performed by Jack Walters, Wes Snelling, Rebecca Ritters, Lee Mason, Moe Hammoud, Tania Lentini, Andrew Gray and Jim McDonagh
Band: Christopher Mildren, Tom Hoskins and Chloe Dempsey
Fight Choreography: Felicity Steel
Movement Consultant: Belle McDonagh
Voiceovers: Janine Watson and Tom Wren
Stage Manager: Rita Verrocchi
Operators: Kris Chainey, Lucas Silva-Myles and Jeremy Smith
Production Support: Michelle Barnett
Produced by Xan Colman and Grant Cooper

Performance Dates
23-26 June 2010 – Arts House, Meat Market (Melbourne)

Supporters

Arts House/City of Melbourne, Australia Council for the Arts, Arts Victoria, The Angior Family Foundation, The Hamer Family Fund, The City of Yarra, The City of Maribyrnong, JCDecaux, Design to Print, Yarra Trams, Millimetre, Plakkit, Printlinx and Crumpler.

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Heracles in Berlin

Heracles High 5 had a period of creative development at TanzFabrik Berlin in January 2010.