Eva Reiter/Jorge León: Mitra
Black Box teater
22/9, 15.00
Ticket: 250/150 NOK
(Also performed at 19.00)
Mitra is a hybrid project situated somewhere between music theatre, documentary cinema and installation. In the course of 70 minutes and on two screens, it presents the struggle of real individuals living in Iran and France, who are caught up in the psychiatric system. Live on stage in front of the screening are a dancer, a child and for two short live appearances, the internationally acclaimed American soprano Claron McFadden. An electronic soundscape is supplied by the Belgian Ictus Ensemble.
Mitra tells the story of Mitra Kadivar, a real life psychoanalyst from Tehran whose problems with the Iranian psychiatric system made international news. A story of one woman plus a few friends fighting together and from afar, through the unique power of words exchanged via email, to escape obliteration. Their truth, however, only finds its true expression when turned into fiction and put to music.
Mitra’s bravery, her uncompromising stance, and the almost antique beauty of her face marked by her trials, aligns her with a certain tragic figure of female heroism. Set in the confines of a nightmarish psychiatric hospital, Mitra is a story of the determination and solitude of a rebellious woman trapped within oppressive social codes.
Composer Eva Reiter is an Austrian artist-composer, flautist and viola da gambist. She performs with baroque ensembles and contemporary groups, including Ictus, the Belgian collective with whom Mitra was developed and premiered.
In collaboration with the Black Box teater.
Eva Reiter – Composition
Jorge León – Concept & direction
George van Dam – Composition chorus
Georges-Elie Octors – Musical supervision
Isabelle Dumont – Dramaturgy
Thibault Van Craenenbroeck – Scenography
Silvia Hasenclever – Costumes
Aliocha Van der Avoort – Video
Mitra Kadivar & Jacques-Alain Miller – Voices
Claron McFadden – Singer
Simone Aughterlony – Performer
Jorge León, Aliocha Van der Avoort & Thomas Schira – Image
Quentin Jacques, Pierre Armand, Etienne Graindorge – Sound
Peter Quasters – Light design
Alexandre Fostier – Sound design
Recorded music & performed by Ictus Ensemble
Michael Schmid (flute), Gerrit Nulens (percussion), George van Dam (violin), Eva Reiter (Paetzold recorder & bass viol)
MM soloists ensemble of De Munt / La Monnaie
Hanna Al Bender, Gwendoline Blondeel, Raphaële Green, Logan Lopez Gonzalez, Pierre Derhet (Doctor), Kamil Ben Hsain Lachiri. Choir coach Polina Bogdanova.
Presentation: Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Les Halles de Schaerbeek, De Munt / La Monnaie.
Production: Muziektheater Transparant & Ictus.
Coproduction: Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Les Halles de Schaerbeek, Théâtre de Liège i.k.v. IMPACT, De Munt / La Monnaie, Present Perfect vzw, The GMEM Marseille, Actoral Marseille en Les films de Force Majeure.
With the support of Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles, International Film Festival Marseille FID, Camargo Foundation, IRCAM, CNC DICRéAM, Thank you & Good Night Production, Interreg V Euregio Meuse Rhin, Wallonia & Tax Shelter van de Belgische Federale Overheid & Österreichisches Kulturforum.
