The Iliad
Performance by Felix Mathias Ott
In the frame of Open Spaces #1-2014
The construction of the Trojan Horse – a metaphor for transformations that succeed in upturning a world by fraud and unexpected deceptions. Felix Ott‘s new piece is more than just a recount of ‘The Iliad‘ by Homer: Three men are controlling the plot with archaic force and energy, creating Trojan spaces. A choreography of constructing and destroying turns into suggestive imagery and an acoustic and visual symphony, that entices the spectators to face their own desires. Collage-like ‘The Iliad’ is wandering from the current political stage to the ancient polity and back to the present, which is unmasked due to its invisible games.
Performance by Felix Mathias Ott | Artistic advisor: Helga Wretmann | Sound: Alex Kassian | Light design: Martin Pilz | Performers: Ante Pavic, Maik Riebort | Production: Inge Zysk | special thanks to Falko Purner, Holz Possling, Baubühne Gmbh
Performance by Felix Mathias Ott | Artistic advisor: Helga Wretmann | Sound: Alex Kassian | Light design: Martin Pilz | Performers: Ante Pavic, Maik Riebort | Production: Inge Zysk | special thanks to Falko Purner, Holz Possling, Baubühne Gmbh
Felix Mathias Ott
Felix Mathias Ott born in South Germany, has been living and working in Berlin for 15 years. He initially studied stage design and later contemporary dance, context and choreography as part of the pilot programme of HZT Berlin. Ott works as a performer and has been touring his own productions across Europe and Asia since 2011.His personal creation and research is supported by the European network APAP - advancing performing arts project. Felix‘ work tends to create reflexive, more than conceptual, spaces where the spectator is invited to discover the and his/her unconscious world. www.felixmathiasott.com
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