Be prepared for ME and the
FLEA
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The performance
'Me and the Flea'
You are going to see a performance made by 4 people; two artists, an
actor and a musician. Together they are Lichtbende.
The performance takes place in a dark room. On a screen you see shadows
and light images, which are called projections.
The projections in this performance are made with very old devices. They
are called magic lanterns. They come from days when the television,
the cinema and film did not exist.
During the performance you can see the magic lanterns. They
stand in front of the screen, on which the projections can be seen.
The musician is next to the screen.
She makes live music that matches the images. |
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The magic lantern
This video shows what the magic lantern looks like and how it
works.
In the video you see a puppet sliding into the magic
lantern. When the light of the lantern is turned on,
the projection of the puppet become visible on the screen. Lenses in the magic lantern reverse the projection.
The magic lantern is a very old device. But there are still
devices that function like a magic lantern. With which
modern device would you compare the lantern?
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Animation
The story "Me and the Flea" is told without words.
Figures are made alive by moving the magic lantern
projections across the screen. That is called animation.
In the next video you can see how that is done. |
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EXERCISE 1.
Read the following
sentences.
Which images and pieces of music match?
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The Amsterdam canals by night. |
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The wind blowing through the streets. |
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A stray dog is looking for food. |
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Jumping fleas are hidden in his fur. |
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EXERCISE 2.
Which words and which sounds correspond to the following pictures?
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cycling - falling - vacuuming - washing -
fighting - marching |
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Fleas
If you don't
know what fleas are. This film tells it all! From cheerful flea circus
to terrible man eaters. |
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A look behind the scenes
What needs to be done to play in a
theater: building screens, connecting projectors, adjusting the light
and sound. Building and breaking down the set lasts about four times
longer than the performance itself. |
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