Dr. Faustus
theatrical installation
In “Dr. Faustus” the Argentinean artists Emilio García Wehbi and Maricel Álvarez revive the medieval Faust myth and create a dialogue between the works of Goethe, Gertrude Stein, Lars von Trier and Marcel Duchamp. This theatrical installation proposes a counter-narrative to the classic German legend. Based on the formal structure as well as the conceptual and tonal possibilities of Stein’s libretto, five dancers, an old man and the voice of a German actress speaking in English provoke a clash of genres in this peculiar montage.
“Dr. Faustus” in Mexico City was supported by Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Difusion Cultural UNAM Teatro, El Milagro, Departamento de Humanidades Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa, Fundación BBVA Bancomer, CONACULTA FONCA.
“Red Light for Dr. Faustus” in Berlin was supported by the Free University of Berlin, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Akademie der Künste.
“Dr. Faustus” in Buenos Aires was supported by the German Embassy Buenos Aires, Fundación Szterenfeld and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
previously shown:
2013
Teatro El Milagro / Teatro El Galeón (INBA), Mexico City
2010
Akademie der Künste (Pariser Platz), Berlin
Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas, Buenos Aires
Mexico City
Concept, Staging & Direction: Emilio García Wehbi & Maricel Álvarez
Performance: Virginia Amarilla, Franghia Ballesteros, Ramón Barragán, Diana Gabriela Delgado Ojeda, Katharina Haverich, Stephanie Janaina, Jimena Luna Deschamps, Sara Montero Arce, Ana Zavala
Text: Gertrude Stein, Emilio García Wehbi
Costume Design: Rossana Aparicio
Music: Marcelo Martínez
Production: Estela Ortiz
Berlin
Direction: Emilio García Wehbi & Maricel Álvarez
Performance: Katharina Haverich, Angela Alves, Mariama Diagne, Elena Basteri, Olga Bogorodskaya, Elke Espert, Maritta Horwath, Julia Pohlisch, Eva Siegel
Buenos Aires
Concept, Staging & Direction: Emilio García Wehbi & Maricel Álvarez
Performance: Carolina Borca, León Dogodny, Alejandra Ferreyra Ortiz, Katharina Haverich, Paula Jurafsky, Margarita Molfino, Florencia Vecino
Text: Gertrude Stein & Emilio García Wehbi
Set Design Assistant: Julieta Potenze
Direction & Production Assistant: Paula Baró
Music: Marcelo Martínez