Poufff

2012 – 55 min. – no language – all ages

A family show with magic lantern projections and brass music

The performance Poefff by Lichtbende is a very special introduction to rarely shown light images in combination with sounds and music made on the spot. The audience will experience the directly made projections and music fascinatingly and will be carried away into a fantastic and wordless world of surprising and mysterious images.

The 40-minute performance opens with the shadow projection of an elegant tree in which two birds are nesting. With a rising sun, the musical light image story of Poefff begins, a young bird that grows up as an orphan and goes in search of its own kind. Breathlessly you follow his poetic, exciting and funny light-air journey, to end with a deep sigh.

All image projections, which can be seen on a gigantic fluttering sheet, are accompanied by beautiful music of wind instruments and special sounds. Together they form an exceptionally unique performance for young and old (from 4 to 104 years).

The players stand with their projectors, magic lanterns and instruments in front of the screen, so that the audience can see and hear everything they do. Afterwards there is a short demonstration of the magic lantern.

Made possible by:

Production:

Marie Raemakers – Rob Logister – production, concept, technique and image
Axel Schappert – Alex Simu – composition music
Jeannette van Steen – final direction

Performers:

Marie Raemakers – Rob Logister – visual animation
Axel Schappert – Alex Simu – music multi instrumental

Reviews

Pablo Bujalance, Spain 2013

“It is in that delicate work of art, magnified by the light on the canvas, that – the real protagonist of the story – the child in each of us finds again the shoebox that was once his favorite toy. Here drama exists alongside visual art. A blessed imagination, uninhibited, lively and free.”

SUR

Óscar Romero, Spain 2013

“Magic with baroque technique. A loving story, magically told in a vital and sublime interplay with live musicians.”

Best performance award. Spain 2013

Theatre, music, audiovisual and visual arts merge with traditional techniques to create a contemporary performance.”

Media

photos – Christisan Mitrea – Rob Logister